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Michael Petricone✓

@mpetricone

Govt Affairs at CTA. Techno-Optimist. Citizen of DC and Red Sox Nation. All opinions = my own

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  1. Michael Petricone✓@mpetricone
    AI critics tell stories about the lives AI might someday take, while ignoring the lives it’s saving now. With 170 AI-designed drugs already in human trials, the danger isn’t moving too fast. It’s letting fear and politics slow down breakthroughs @erwin1854 @IsabelleAliciaa 🎯
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    RT @ProgressChamber: D.C. today: 48% say make robotaxis legal, 37% say no. San Francisco, where they're part of daily life: 60% to 28%. The more people see them, the more they want them.
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    Amazing new startup Bombadil uses AI to help us talk to plants. Extra points for the LOTR reference - Tom would approve 🌱
    Justin Mast @justinmast
    1/ Today we’re unveiling Bombadil, @electricplantco's foundation model that reads the electrical signals of living plants and turns them into a continuous view of their physiology. Trained on 7M+ hours of plant electrical signal across 125+ species. That makes Bombadil the most species-diverse model of directly recorded electrical biosignals in existence. The animal equivalent would be one model that reads the brainwaves of blue whales, horseshoe crabs and fruit flies.
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    1/ Today we’re unveiling Bombadil, @electricplantco's foundation model that reads the electrical signals of living plants and turns them into a continuous view of their physiology. Trained on 7M+ hours of plant electrical signal across 125+ species. That makes Bombadil the most species-diverse model of directly recorded electrical biosignals in existence. The animal equivalent would be one model that reads the brainwaves of blue whales, horseshoe crabs and fruit flies.
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  6. Michael Petricone✓@mpetricone
    $25B…from a single state 😂🤦‍♂️ This should be DEFCON 1 for every innovator in America. We need one single national privacy law, not 50 state AGs competing to see who can impose the biggest fines.
    Bloomberg @business
    With one landmark courtroom victory this week against Meta, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is poised to bring in almost double the state’s annual revenue.
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    With one landmark courtroom victory this week against Meta, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is poised to bring in almost double the state’s annual revenue.
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    RT @adamkovac: A touch-grass moment for the "AI and data centers are huge issues in the midterms" people
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    Just when you thought CES couldn’t get better 🙌
    Waymo @Waymo
    Las Vegas, your travel just got easier. ✈️ 🎰 Waymo is now at @LASairport! Starting today, Waymo riders in Las Vegas have airport access, and we’ll welcome more riders in the coming weeks.
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  10. Waymo@Waymo
    Las Vegas, your travel just got easier. ✈️ 🎰 Waymo is now at @LASairport! Starting today, Waymo riders in Las Vegas have airport access, and we’ll welcome more riders in the coming weeks.
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  12. Michael Petricone✓@mpetricone
    🤔 Why wouldn’t we want consumers using AI agents to make smarter financial decisions and get better returns on their own money?And who exactly benefits from stopping them?
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    RT @jrhuddles: .@dr_inserra and I have a new paper out today. In it we look at youth online safety policy such as age verfication about the 6 clear potential harms/costs that should be weighed against any purported benefits. You can read the full paper here:
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    RT @AVGregR: Who's actually trying to ban AVs in DC, and why? The "People First Transportation Alliance" claims to represent the interests of the people - but can't even name who works there. They did name 13 "founding members" – four of them falsely. Yikes.
    Liam Scott @liamjscott
    An anti-robotaxi group called the People First Transportation Alliance has become active in DC in recent months. But exactly who is behind the group remains unclear. My latest for @washingtonpost
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  15. Liam Scott@liamjscott
    An anti-robotaxi group called the People First Transportation Alliance has become active in DC in recent months. But exactly who is behind the group remains unclear. My latest for @washingtonpost
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    RT @YaelOss: Robotaxis are an amazing innovation in transportation and technology The people lining up to oppose them are definitely on the wrong side of history But if they're just stooges and made-up unions, that makes sense too Enough with this. Let consumers ride!
    Kevin R Kosar @kevinrkosar
    Good WaPo reporting on shady doings. The mysterious group campaigning to block robotaxis in D.C.
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  17. Kevin R Kosar@kevinrkosar
    Good WaPo reporting on shady doings. The mysterious group campaigning to block robotaxis in D.C.
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    RT @adamkovac: The Biden Administration waged war on tech based on the theory that it was going to win back working class votes. Not only was that dead wrong (we lost working class share), but it shrunk the Democratic tent and turned off Silicon Valley Democrats.
    Michael Scherer @michaelscherer
    NEW: The big tech midterm realignment could have huge implications in 2028. Trump has made his party the defenders of Silicon Valley execs. Democrats see a populist windfall. The proof is in the ad spending data.
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  19. Michael Scherer✓@michaelscherer
    NEW: The big tech midterm realignment could have huge implications in 2028. Trump has made his party the defenders of Silicon Valley execs. Democrats see a populist windfall. The proof is in the ad spending data.
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    RT @bricaul: Adam's research validates a lot of what I've seen firsthand. Both good and bad faith opposition to AVs benefit from the public's unfamiliarity with the technology. But once AVs are actually on the streets, much of that skepticism quickly disappears.
    Adam Kovacevich @adamkovac
    I ran an analysis of the local press, regulatory filings, and city records in every market Waymo has entered (Phoenix, SF, L.A.) The key finding: Robotaxi opposition peaks before anyone has ridden. Then it collapses. Same four phases - but the cycle is speeding up ⬇️
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  21. Adam Kovacevich✓@adamkovac
    I ran an analysis of the local press, regulatory filings, and city records in every market Waymo has entered (Phoenix, SF, L.A.) The key finding: Robotaxi opposition peaks before anyone has ridden. Then it collapses. Same four phases - but the cycle is speeding up ⬇️
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    RT @JamesCz19: I just find this amusing. People can oppose autonomous vehicles. I disagree with them. But if you’re going t to oppose AVs and actively work to influence legislation on it, maybe make sure your astroturf group is making accurate claims. Great reporting by @washingtonpost
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  23. Michael Petricone✓@mpetricone
    Trying to block a technology that could save thousands of lives is immoral. Full stop.
    Liam Scott @liamjscott
    The mysterious group campaigning to block robotaxis in D.C.
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    RT @liamjscott: The mysterious group campaigning to block robotaxis in D.C.
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    RT @adamkovac: Candidates can *say* that certain issues matter, but their ad campaigns are an x-ray for which issues they're really betting on. Tech/AI issue ranked tenth as a midterm ad topic -- though sixth among Dems.
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