Waymo made a virtual human driver to improve its robotaxis, Seattle will impose a year-long ban on large data centers, and Kalshi will require employment info for some bets
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The episode discusses Waymo's virtual human driver, Seattle's ban on large data centers, and Kalshi's new employment information requirement for bets.
-Waymo's ReD is based on a neuroscientific concept called active inference, which posits that people are always trying to minimize surprise. -The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a moratorium on the construction of new large AI data centers for one year. -Kalshi will require users to disclose where they work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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