What does political freedom have to do with AI safety?

On Thursday, Oct. 8, from 5 to 6 p.m. PDT, the Rule of Law Speaker Series will feature “AI and Political Freedom,” a discussion with Matthew Botvinick, Anthropic’s lead on AI and the Rule of Law.

Botvinick will examine ...Read morewhy AI safety depends on the political freedom democracy secures — and how AI could place unprecedented pressure on democratic institutions.

The event is co-sponsored by the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law and the Stanford Law AI Initiative. His book, “AI and Political Freedom,” will be available for purchase at the event.
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Permitting reform need not come at the expense of environmental protection or public participation.

In a new essay, Professor Deborah A. Sivas, JD ’87, co-director of the Environmental Law Clinic, examines federal permitting legislation and California’s Proposition 45. She argues that ...Read moreboth measures would make sweeping changes to cornerstone environmental laws, including NEPA and CEQA, while narrowing opportunities for communities to seek judicial review.

The path to faster, more equitable infrastructure and housing development, she writes, requires evidence-based reforms that build trust, transparency and shared benefits — not broad rollbacks of environmental safeguards.

Read the essay: https://brnw.ch/21x6bhp

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Permitting “Reform” Legislation Would Take a Meat Axe to Environmental Law, When What We Need Is a Surgical Scalpel | Stanford Law School

The “Abundance” agenda took a major step forward last week when four U.S. Senators introduced the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Ac

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