The year in 5 questions
Politico December 20, 2024
Hello, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Future in Five Questions. We’re devoting this last Friday of our newsletter’s year to the tech thinkers, policymakers and developers who taught us the most about the digital future. This year saw profound upheavals in artificial intelligence, politics and enforcement … and with Silicon Valley set to effectively take power in Washington, it’s worth taking a beat to review:
On AI
When I started looking at AI from a policy standpoint in D.C. in February of 2018, AGI was something that people whispered about in dark rooms, and those who did [speak about it] out loud were considered quacks and charlatans. So to hear industry leaders say they think it is...