I've always wanted to live in San Francisco. It's the beating pulse of AI, and there are so many insanely ambitious and talented people to be surrounded by. You can literally walk into a coffee shop and end up in a two-hour deep dive conversation about AI agents or someone's YC application. Everyone's dreaming big, and you can feel that optimism in the air. It's a nice place to build a startup.
For federal employees caught up in the current shutdown, there's not a lot anyone can do but wait. Offices are closed, projects are paused and even email inboxes have gone dark. But while the government may be standing still, your skills don't have to be. Now might be a great time to take some of those comprehensive classes that you never had time for, especially if they teach critical skills like how to effectively program and employ artificial intelligence.
Parents have one burning question: Does AI collapse the world of possibilities for their kids, or does it open up new ones? I spent two hours in a room with around 30 adults to learn about what it means to raise children with the help of AI. The event took place during Pulse NYC AI Week and was hosted by Build First, an AI workshop company. Concern, confusion, and excitement were the main emotions circulating around the tiny Upper East Side school auditorium
When Alicia Lyttle canceled all her appointments, shut her doors, and took a two-week sabbatical in late 2022, it wasn't burnout; it was curiosity. ChatGPT had just launched, and she wanted to understand the tool inside and out. That decision would forever change her life, earning her the title "The Queen of AI" and making her one of the most sought-after voices in technology.
The remarks were made at the second White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education meeting and were accompanied by pledges from government agencies and the private sector to advance AI education, as mandated by the order. "We are here today to talk about our future in the most real sense imaginable: how America's children can be prepared to build our country tomorrow with the cutting edge tools of today," White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said during the meeting.
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