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🌱 Why AI limits in war matter to Air Force Academy cadets now

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  • Why AI limits in war matter to Air Force Academy cadets now

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Democratic senators push for AI guardrails on military in NDAA (thehill.com) — Vice President JD Vance recently warned graduating cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs that life‑and‑death decisions in future wars must stay in human hands, not machines. His remarks come as Democratic senators push to add strict guardrails on the Pentagon’s use of artificial intelligence, especially for nuclear weapons, surveillance, and autonomous targeting, in this year’s major defense policy bill.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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