🔮 The AI executive order; Krispy Kreme’s sugary crash; disruptive transition; Amazon’s boo-boo ++ #447

Hi, I’m Azeem Azhar. As a global expert on exponential technologies, I advise governments, some of the world’s largest firms, and investors on how to make sense of our exponential future. Every Sunday, I share my view on developments that I think you should know about in this newsletter.

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Source: AI Snake Oil

The AI Safety Summit in the UK and the Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the US signal an intensification of government intervention in artificial intelligence. Both events demonstrate a growing commitment to address concerns about AI risks that have entered the public consciousness. 

The US took broad and sweeping action to regulate AI, covering many areas of civil society. The scope is vast — for a brief overview, check out the fact sheet h…