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

About this episode

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

Topics covered

• robotaxis
• data centers
• employment information
• AI
• technology news

Keywords

• Waymo
• robotaxis
• Seattle
• data centers
• Kalshi
• employment information
• AI
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waymo, Seattle City Council, Kalshi

Products: ReD

Places: Seattle

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