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Silicon Valley’s Trumpiest podcast now has one man in the White House.&nbsp;

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Silicon Valley’s Trumpiest podcast now has one man in the White House.&nbsp;

David Sacks, one of San Francisco’s <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/05/donald-trump-san-francisco-campaign-fundraiser-tech-david-sacks/">loudest and proudest conservatives</a>, will serve as the White House&#8217;s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social.

Meet tech&#8217;s biggest Trumper: How David Sacks became the GOP&#8217;s Silicon Valley money man

David Sacks, one of San Francisco’s <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/05/donald-trump-san-francisco-campaign-fundraiser-tech-david-sacks/">loudest and proudest conservatives</a>, will serve as the White House's artificial intelligence and crypto czar, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social.

David Sacks, one of San Francisco’s <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/05/donald-trump-san-francisco-campaign-fundraiser-tech-david-sacks/">loudest and proudest conservatives</a>, will serve as the White House&#8217;s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social.

Sacks is the founder and a partner at venture capital firm Craft Ventures and a member of the so-called PayPal Mafia, an influential alumni network from the payment technology company that includes billionaires Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, and Elon Musk.

Sacks is the founder and a partner at venture capital firm Craft Ventures and a member of the so-called PayPal Mafia, an influential alumni network from the payment technology company that includes billionaires Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, and Elon Musk.

But Sacks is better known for his involvement in the “All-In” tech and politics podcast, on which he appears weekly with three fellow investors, including Chamath Palihapitiya. 

But Sacks is better known for his involvement in the “All-In” tech and politics podcast, on which he appears weekly with three fellow investors, including Chamath Palihapitiya.

Trump appeared on the podcast in June, shortly after Sacks rolled out the red carpet for a fundraiser at his Pacific Heights mansion, where tickets for couples reportedly cost <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2024/06/04/trumps-awkward-fundraising-swing-00161367">$500,000</a>.

Trump appeared on the podcast in June, shortly after Sacks rolled out the red carpet for a fundraiser at his Pacific Heights mansion, where tickets for couples reportedly cost <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2024/06/04/trumps-awkward-fundraising-swing-00161367">$500,000</a>.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">After Biden’s disastrous presidency, Trump has a lot of supporters in Silicon Valley; many are just afraid to admit it. But with each act of courage, like this one, the dam begins to break. <a href="https://t.co/UcQHNikQlP">https://t.co/UcQHNikQlP</a>&mdash; David Sacks (@DavidSacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1796296623057944928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“David will guide policy for &#8230; two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” Trump said in his announcement, adding that Sacks will combat Big Tech bias and censorship and work on a legal framework so the crypto industry can thrive in the United States.

“David will guide policy for ... two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” Trump said in his announcement, adding that Sacks will combat Big Tech bias and censorship and work on a legal framework so the crypto industry can thrive in the United States.

“David will guide policy for &#8230; two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” Trump said in his announcement, adding that Sacks will combat Big Tech bias and censorship and work on a legal framework so the crypto industry can thrive in the United States.

San Francisco conservative and podcast host to lead Trump’s AI and crypto policy

Reid Hoffman

Because the scale of change AI is poised to deliver is so great, our desire to know exactly what&#8217;s coming and when is equally urgent.&nbsp;

Because the scale of change AI is poised to deliver is so great, our desire to know exactly what's coming and when is equally urgent.&nbsp;

Because the scale of change AI is poised to deliver is so great, our desire to know exactly what&#8217;s coming and when is equally urgent.&nbsp;

It&#8217;s also inevitably speculative.&nbsp;

It's also inevitably speculative.&nbsp;

It&#8217;s also inevitably speculative.&nbsp;

Various industry leaders and pundits have recently asserted that artificial general intelligence —&nbsp;a hypothetical stage at which a computer can perform any cognitive task at a human level — will arrive within three years. Instead of speculating on AGI, I frame AI&#8217;s progress with a different question.&nbsp;

Various industry leaders and pundits have recently asserted that artificial general intelligence —&nbsp;a hypothetical stage at which a computer can perform any cognitive task at a human level — will arrive within three years. Instead of speculating on AGI, I frame AI's progress with a different question.&nbsp;

Various industry leaders and pundits have recently asserted that artificial general intelligence —&nbsp;a hypothetical stage at which a computer can perform any cognitive task at a human level — will arrive within three years. Instead of speculating on AGI, I frame AI&#8217;s progress with a different question.&nbsp;

Will AI be significantly more useful, more powerful, and more integrated into every aspect of life three years from now?

Will AI be significantly more useful, more powerful, and more integrated into every aspect of life three years from now?

For proof, consider recent history. In the spring of 2022, OpenAI released key updates to GPT-3 that dramatically boosted the model&#8217;s coherence compared with previous versions. Still, the lack of an accessible interface meant that most people had a better chance of naming all nine Supreme Court justices than explaining what GPT-3 was or how they might use it.

For proof, consider recent history. In the spring of 2022, OpenAI released key updates to GPT-3 that dramatically boosted the model's coherence compared with previous versions. Still, the lack of an accessible interface meant that most people had a better chance of naming all nine Supreme Court justices than explaining what GPT-3 was or how they might use it.

For proof, consider recent history. In the spring of 2022, OpenAI released key updates to GPT-3 that dramatically boosted the model&#8217;s coherence compared with previous versions. Still, the lack of an accessible interface meant that most people had a better chance of naming all nine Supreme Court justices than explaining what GPT-3 was or how they might use it.

Six months later, OpenAI released ChatGPT and changed everything. With a simple chat interface, OpenAI made advanced language models usable by virtually anyone. This catalyzed a new era of wide deployment, rapid innovation, and accelerating feedback loops. It also fueled a flood of investment and interest across sectors, making &#8220;AI assistant&#8221; functionality a default expectation in software, from word processors to customer service portals.&nbsp;

Six months later, OpenAI released ChatGPT and changed everything. With a simple chat interface, OpenAI made advanced language models usable by virtually anyone. This catalyzed a new era of wide deployment, rapid innovation, and accelerating feedback loops. It also fueled a flood of investment and interest across sectors, making "AI assistant" functionality a default expectation in software, from word processors to customer service portals.&nbsp;

Six months later, OpenAI released ChatGPT and changed everything. With a simple chat interface, OpenAI made advanced language models usable by virtually anyone. This catalyzed a new era of wide deployment, rapid innovation, and accelerating feedback loops. It also fueled a flood of investment and interest across sectors, making &#8220;AI assistant&#8221; functionality a default expectation in software, from word processors to customer service portals.&nbsp;

The question was no longer whether large language models could be useful but how quickly they might transform the economy. Serious conversations about AGI became less hypothetical. Following the release of GPT-4 in March 2023, predictions that AGI might arrive within two or three years began to move from the fringes to the mainstream.

The question was no longer whether large language models could be useful but how quickly they might transform the economy. Serious conversations about AGI became less hypothetical. Following the release of GPT-4 in March 2023, predictions that AGI might arrive within two or three years began to move from the fringes to the mainstream.

That hasn&#8217;t come to pass yet, but consider all that has. In 2022, AI models could generate images or process text, but they couldn&#8217;t do both in a seamless unified workflow. Today, multimodal systems like GPT-4 and Gemini integrate text, vision, and audio capabilities in ways that make interactions feel more natural and even trivial — which, as the TV remote control taught us, is exactly how massive transformation starts.

That hasn't come to pass yet, but consider all that has. In 2022, AI models could generate images or process text, but they couldn't do both in a seamless unified workflow. Today, multimodal systems like GPT-4 and Gemini integrate text, vision, and audio capabilities in ways that make interactions feel more natural and even trivial — which, as the TV remote control taught us, is exactly how massive transformation starts.

That hasn&#8217;t come to pass yet, but consider all that has. In 2022, AI models could generate images or process text, but they couldn&#8217;t do both in a seamless unified workflow. Today, multimodal systems like GPT-4 and Gemini integrate text, vision, and audio capabilities in ways that make interactions feel more natural and even trivial — which, as the TV remote control taught us, is exactly how massive transformation starts.

In 2022, models forgot everything from one session to the next. Today, memory features allow continuity across conversations and tasks, and AI increasingly adapts to you — following your instructions, fine-tuning on the documents and other media you give it, and performing workflows that once required juggling multiple tools or doing everything yourself.

In 2022, models forgot everything from one session to the next. Today, memory features allow continuity across conversations and tasks, and AI increasingly adapts to you — following your instructions, fine-tuning on the documents and other media you give it, and performing workflows that once required juggling multiple tools or doing everything yourself.

GPT-3&#8217;s context window in 2022 was just 2,048 tokens, or approximately 1,500 words, meaning it could &#8220;remember&#8221; only a few pages of prior text within a single interaction. That was enough for answering basic questions or maintaining short conversations, but it often lost the thread in longer interactions or failed to connect ideas across sections. In effect, it had the memory of a goldfish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

GPT-3's context window in 2022 was just 2,048 tokens, or approximately 1,500 words, meaning it could "remember" only a few pages of prior text within a single interaction. That was enough for answering basic questions or maintaining short conversations, but it often lost the thread in longer interactions or failed to connect ideas across sections. In effect, it had the memory of a goldfish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

GPT-3&#8217;s context window in 2022 was just 2,048 tokens, or approximately 1,500 words, meaning it could &#8220;remember&#8221; only a few pages of prior text within a single interaction. That was enough for answering basic questions or maintaining short conversations, but it often lost the thread in longer interactions or failed to connect ideas across sections. In effect, it had the memory of a goldfish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Many of today&#8217;s best models have, metaphorically, the memory of an elephant — or even a small herd of them. Google&#8217;s Gemini 2.0 Flash has a 1 million-token context window. Llama 4, Meta&#8217;s newest model, has 10 million. With this exponential increase in capacity, these models can easily process and analyze multiple books and technical manuals in a single prompt. They can track long, multistep conversations without losing the thread and even work through detailed legal contracts or computer source code while preserving coherence and relevance over hundreds of pages.

Many of today's best models have, metaphorically, the memory of an elephant — or even a small herd of them. Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash has a 1 million-token context window. Llama 4, Meta's newest model, has 10 million. With this exponential increase in capacity, these models can easily process and analyze multiple books and technical manuals in a single prompt. They can track long, multistep conversations without losing the thread and even work through detailed legal contracts or computer source code while preserving coherence and relevance over hundreds of pages.

Many of today&#8217;s best models have, metaphorically, the memory of an elephant — or even a small herd of them. Google&#8217;s Gemini 2.0 Flash has a 1 million-token context window. Llama 4, Meta&#8217;s newest model, has 10 million. With this exponential increase in capacity, these models can easily process and analyze multiple books and technical manuals in a single prompt. They can track long, multistep conversations without losing the thread and even work through detailed legal contracts or computer source code while preserving coherence and relevance over hundreds of pages.

If you&#8217;re a writer, you can feed a full book-length draft into a model, then ask it to identify inconsistencies in argument structure, tone, or factual claims. If you&#8217;re a software engineer, you can drop an entire codebase into a prompt and debug a persistent issue in a single pass. What’s changed isn’t just how well a model can &#8220;think.&#8221; It’s how much it can think about at once.

If you're a writer, you can feed a full book-length draft into a model, then ask it to identify inconsistencies in argument structure, tone, or factual claims. If you're a software engineer, you can drop an entire codebase into a prompt and debug a persistent issue in a single pass. What’s changed isn’t just how well a model can "think." It’s how much it can think about at once.

If you&#8217;re a writer, you can feed a full book-length draft into a model, then ask it to identify inconsistencies in argument structure, tone, or factual claims. If you&#8217;re a software engineer, you can drop an entire codebase into a prompt and debug a persistent issue in a single pass. What’s changed isn’t just how well a model can &#8220;think.&#8221; It’s how much it can think about at once.

All of these attributes are essential for making AI feel truly adaptive, personalized, and context-aware.

All of these attributes are essential for making AI feel truly adaptive, personalized, and context-aware.

Put memory and multimodality together, and you get more than just an incremental upgrade. Today’s AIs are already fundamentally different from their recent predecessors in how they process inputs, handle context, and track time. Even without exponential leaps in underlying pattern-matching capabilities, the shift is underway from autocomplete to coauthor, from database to chatbot to trusted confidante and creative partner.

Put memory and multimodality together, and you get more than just an incremental upgrade. Today’s AIs are already fundamentally different from their recent predecessors in how they process inputs, handle context, and track time. Even without exponential leaps in underlying pattern-matching capabilities, the shift is underway from autocomplete to coauthor, from database to chatbot to trusted confidante and creative partner.

Imagine what happens when multimodal models can ingest and even generate video during interactions. Current models simulate empathy and tone based on prompts. But with better conversational memory and the ability to detect affect via vocal inflection, facial expressions, word choice, and syntax, future AIs will be able to effectively respond to your varying emotional states — if you desire that.&nbsp;

Imagine what happens when multimodal models can ingest and even generate video during interactions. Current models simulate empathy and tone based on prompts. But with better conversational memory and the ability to detect affect via vocal inflection, facial expressions, word choice, and syntax, future AIs will be able to effectively respond to your varying emotional states — if you desire that.&nbsp;

Thanks to such advances, interacting with AI in 2028 will feel as qualitatively different from today as today does from 2022. Even if we don’t reach AGI in the sci-fi sense, we’ll be living in a world that feels increasingly like science fiction. More of us will utilize machines to effectively manage our side hustles. We&#8217;ll rely on AI health advisers that schedule appointments based on subtle signs — before we even notice any symptoms. We’ll watch DIY blockbusters we cowrote with our digital doubles.&nbsp;

Thanks to such advances, interacting with AI in 2028 will feel as qualitatively different from today as today does from 2022. Even if we don’t reach AGI in the sci-fi sense, we’ll be living in a world that feels increasingly like science fiction. More of us will utilize machines to effectively manage our side hustles. We'll rely on AI health advisers that schedule appointments based on subtle signs — before we even notice any symptoms. We’ll watch DIY blockbusters we cowrote with our digital doubles.&nbsp;

Thanks to such advances, interacting with AI in 2028 will feel as qualitatively different from today as today does from 2022. Even if we don’t reach AGI in the sci-fi sense, we’ll be living in a world that feels increasingly like science fiction. More of us will utilize machines to effectively manage our side hustles. We&#8217;ll rely on AI health advisers that schedule appointments based on subtle signs — before we even notice any symptoms. We’ll watch DIY blockbusters we cowrote with our digital doubles.&nbsp;

In 2025, you may think you can easily live without turning your selfies into Ghibli portraits or having an AI summarize your meeting notes. In 2028, going an entire day — or even a few hours — without engaging with an AI will be as inconceivable as going without your phone or internet is now.

In 2025, you may think you can easily live without turning your selfies into Ghibli portraits or having an AI summarize your meeting notes. In 2028, going an entire day — or even a few hours — without engaging with an AI will be as inconceivable as going without your phone or internet is now.

Reid Hoffman is the cofounder of LinkedIn, Inflection AI, and Manas AI and a partner at Greylock.&nbsp;He’s the cohost of the podcast <a href="http://possible.fm">“Possible”</a> and the coauthor of <a href="https://www.superagency.ai/">“Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future.”</a>

Reid Hoffman is the cofounder of LinkedIn, Inflection AI, and Manas AI and a partner at Greylock.&nbsp;He’s the cohost of the podcast <a href="http://possible.fm">“Possible”</a> and the coauthor of <a href="https://www.superagency.ai/">“Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future.”</a>

No, AI isn’t coming to destroy us. But it will transform the world

Opinion: No, AI isn’t coming to destroy us. But it will transform the world

Christina Campodonico

I had two choices as I stood at the foot of a four-story NoPa Edwardian wearing a last-minute attempt at a Grecian gown and heels way too high for San Francisco’s hills:&nbsp;

I had two choices as I stood at the foot of a four-story NoPa Edwardian wearing a last-minute attempt at a Grecian gown and heels way too high for San Francisco’s hills:&nbsp;

Take a short hike into Hades’ underworld on the first floor? Or scale three steep flights into a heavenly Elysium? I chose to take my chances in hell—and emerged into a black-lit dance floor bumping with bodies swathed in flowy garments and Greco-Roman-style breastplates. Stark-white masquerade face masks were strewn about the house, like the remnants of some secret ritual (had I just missed a sex party?).

Take a short hike into Hades’ underworld on the first floor? Or scale three steep flights into a heavenly Elysium? I chose to take my chances in hell—and emerged into a black-lit dance floor bumping with bodies swathed in flowy garments and Greco-Roman-style breastplates. Stark-white masquerade face masks were strewn about the house, like the remnants of some secret ritual (had I just missed a sex party?).

Immersive Theater + Party, Thibault Duchemin, and cast on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice takes on a new vibe as you follow the cast, Elysian Bedroom to Stygian basement. After the show, party in the Edwardian mansion with your fellow gods and spirits.

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-08.jpg?w=2500" alt="Three people in festive attire are sitting on a bed; two women and one man playing guitar, all seemingly in a joyful mood." class="wp-image-259572"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Muse&#8217;s Spring Bacchanalia party and immersive play &#8220;Lyra&#8221; invited guests to dress up in Greek-inspired attire.</figcaption></figure>

But, this wasn’t any Eyes Wide Shut affair—in fact, the online invitation explicitly said “not a play party.” Rather, the elevated toga party, Spring Bacchanalia, hosted by “intentional living community” the Muse earlier this month featured interactive activity rooms alongside the usual San Francisco house party fare (beer, wine, virgin gin and tonics). You could introspectively paint a reflection of your soul while crouched on the floor, or sip hot tea in a dim and intimate lounge, or have your worldly cares worked out of your back in a red-lit massage room.&nbsp;

But, this wasn’t any Eyes Wide Shut affair—in fact, the online invitation explicitly said “not a play party.” Rather, the elevated toga party, Spring Bacchanalia, hosted by “intentional living community” the Muse earlier this month featured interactive activity rooms alongside the usual San Francisco house party fare (beer, wine, virgin gin and tonics). You could introspectively paint a reflection of your soul while crouched on the floor, or sip hot tea in a dim and intimate lounge, or have your worldly cares worked out of your back in a red-lit massage room.&nbsp;

The bash was thrown by a collection of “deep thinkers, deep feelers and deep empaths”—a loose assortment of young techies, aspiring thespians and others “focused on action and making change”—who reside at the Muse, or just use the house as a, well, muse for their intellectual wanderings and creative endeavors.&nbsp;

The bash was thrown by a collection of “deep thinkers, deep feelers and deep empaths”—a loose assortment of young techies, aspiring thespians and others “focused on action and making change”—who reside at the Muse, or just use the house as a, well, muse for their intellectual wanderings and creative endeavors.&nbsp;

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-34.jpg?w=2500" alt="Couples dance in a room with green lighting, decorations and string lights." class="wp-image-259579"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A dance party breaks out in the Elysian common room. </figcaption></figure>

A composite image of immersive Theater + Party, Thibault Duchemin, and cast on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice takes on a new vibe as you follow the cast, Elysian Bedroom to Stygian basement. After the show, party in the Edwardian mansion with your fellow gods and spirits.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-54.jpeg?w=2500" alt="Two images depict themed parties: one with toga-wearing guests in green light, the other with dancers in neon blue light." class="wp-image-259560"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">On March 9, residents and friends of the creative co-living community the Muse put on a Greek-themed immersive play and Spring Bacchanalia party, which took over two stories of the group house in NoPa </figcaption></figure>

Instead of the usual San Francisco party tricks du jour—<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/24/san-francisco-vision-pro-parties-trend/">Vision Pros</a>, generative AI demos—the night began with an immersive play, called Lyra, that mashed together the great Greek love myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, tossing in some Dante’s Inferno in for good measure.&nbsp;

Three weeks after debut, $3,500 Apple Vision Pros are already a techie party staple

Instead of the usual San Francisco party tricks du jour—<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/24/san-francisco-vision-pro-parties-trend/">Vision Pros</a>, generative AI demos—the night began with an immersive play, called Lyra, that mashed together the great Greek love myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, tossing in some Dante’s Inferno in for good measure.&nbsp;

Muse co-founder Thibault Duchemin wanted the play to set the scene for the party, which celebrated the arrival of spring, and for the party to extend the shelf life of the play.&nbsp;

Muse co-founder Thibault Duchemin wanted the play to set the scene for the party, which celebrated the arrival of spring, and for the party to extend the shelf life of the play.&nbsp;

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-18.jpg?w=2500" alt="A couple lounges in bed, one looking at a smartphone, in a warmly lit, intimate setting." class="wp-image-259575"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Muse&#8217;s Spring Bacchanalia invited guests to party and kick back in an Edwardian mansion in Greek-themed costumes.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-18.jpg?w=2500" alt="A couple lounges in bed, one looking at a smartphone, in a warmly lit, intimate setting." class="wp-image-259575"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Muse's Spring Bacchanalia invited guests to party and kick back in an Edwardian mansion in Greek-themed costumes.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-18.jpg?w=2500" alt="A couple lounges in bed, one looking at a smartphone, in a warmly lit, intimate setting." class="wp-image-259575"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Muse&#8217;s Spring Bacchanalia invited guests to party and kick back in an Edwardian mansion in Greek-themed costumes.</figcaption></figure>

“Something that I&#8217;ve always been frustrated with is that you have such beautiful decor in theater,” said Duchemin. “Then 9 p.m. you&#8217;re done.” Here “you want to fall asleep still in this universe,” he continued. “You&#8217;ve just watched an Orphic journey about love and about overcoming heartbreak. … Now, like, walk through the spaces.”&nbsp;

“Something that I've always been frustrated with is that you have such beautiful decor in theater,” said Duchemin. “Then 9 p.m. you're done.” Here “you want to fall asleep still in this universe,” he continued. “You've just watched an Orphic journey about love and about overcoming heartbreak. … Now, like, walk through the spaces.”&nbsp;

“Something that I&#8217;ve always been frustrated with is that you have such beautiful decor in theater,” said Duchemin. “Then 9 p.m. you&#8217;re done.” Here “you want to fall asleep still in this universe,” he continued. “You&#8217;ve just watched an Orphic journey about love and about overcoming heartbreak. … Now, like, walk through the spaces.”&nbsp;

The party was also an invitation for friends—and friends of friends—to connect on a deeper level, away from San Francisco’s ever-present technological advancements. “This would never be created by an AI,” Duchemin said. “Like, we never talked about AI at all during the whole play.”&nbsp;

The party was also an invitation for friends—and friends of friends—to connect on a deeper level, away from San Francisco’s ever-present technological advancements. “This would never be created by an AI,” Duchemin said. “Like, we never talked about AI at all during the whole play.”&nbsp;

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-35.jpg?w=2500" alt="Group of people in masks in a dimly lit room, some standing, one lying down." class="wp-image-259564"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Spectactors in white and gold face masks watch the immersive play "Lyra" at NoPa co-living house the Muse.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-35.jpg?w=2500" alt="Group of people in masks in a dimly lit room, some standing, one lying down." class="wp-image-259564"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Spectactors in white and gold face masks watch the immersive play &#8220;Lyra&#8221; at NoPa co-living house the Muse.</figcaption></figure>

A scene from the Muse's immersive play "Lyra" dramatizes a group of souls in Hades underworld rising up in rebellion. 

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/muse-bacchanalia-163-1.jpg?w=2500" alt="People in a dimly lit room with masks sit in a circle with two women in the center, creating a mysterious vibe." class="wp-image-260633"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A scene from the Muse's "Lyra" dramatizes a group of souls in Hades' underworld rising up in rebellion. </figcaption></figure>

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311_musebacchanaliaparty-07.jpg?w=2500" alt="A nighttime gathering of people wearing masks, with soft lighting and a tree in the background." class="wp-image-259571"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Spring Bacchanalia partygoers hang out in the backyard of co-living house the Muse in NoPa.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>

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Invites to the Muse’s themed and seasonal parties are by word of mouth, but you can follow the collective <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themusesf/">@themusesf</a> for updates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Invites to the Muse’s themed and seasonal parties are by word of mouth, but you can follow the collective <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themusesf/">@themusesf</a> for updates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Togas over tech: An SF co-living house throws a Greek tragedy party (no AI talk allowed)

Garrett Leahy

George Kelly

Clad in red shirts and holding signs reading, “Trust nurses, not AI,” hundreds of nurses from across California picketed outside Kaiser Permanente&#8217;s San Francisco Medical Center on Monday to protest the use of artificial intelligence by the major hospital system—and the greater health care industry.

Clad in red shirts and holding signs reading, “Trust nurses, not AI,” hundreds of nurses from across California picketed outside Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco Medical Center on Monday to protest the use of artificial intelligence by the major hospital system—and the greater health care industry.

Clad in red shirts and holding signs reading, “Trust nurses, not AI,” hundreds of nurses from across California picketed outside Kaiser Permanente&#8217;s San Francisco Medical Center on Monday to protest the use of artificial intelligence by the major hospital system—and the greater health care industry.

Nurses who rallied outside the hospital on Geary Boulevard as part of the protest organized by the California Nurses Association argued that the technology is untested and unregulated and said they fear it will make patient care worse.

Nurses who rallied outside the hospital on Geary Boulevard as part of the protest organized by the California Nurses Association argued that the technology is untested and unregulated and said they fear it will make patient care worse.

“There are some uses of AI that are not acceptable,” Michelle Gutierrez Vo, a family medicine nurse, said during the demonstration.

“There are some uses of AI that are not acceptable,” Michelle Gutierrez Vo, a family medicine nurse, said during the demonstration.

The action coincided with the start of the <a href="https://international.kaiserpermanente.org/program/2024-integrated-care-experience-2/">KP International Integrated Care Experience</a> conference in the Bay Area. The three-day event includes discussions on the use of advanced analytics and AI in health care, according to a public itinerary posted online.

The action coincided with the start of the <a href="https://international.kaiserpermanente.org/program/2024-integrated-care-experience-2/">KP International Integrated Care Experience</a> conference in the Bay Area. The three-day event includes discussions on the use of advanced analytics and AI in health care, according to a public itinerary posted online.

According to the union, Kaiser Permanente is one of the earliest adopters of AI in the health care industry. The California Nurses Association, which represents 24,000 Kaiser nurses, is demanding that workers and unions be involved in the development of the technology and decisions on how AI is used in patient care.

According to the union, Kaiser Permanente is one of the earliest adopters of AI in the health care industry. The California Nurses Association, which represents 24,000 Kaiser nurses, is demanding that workers and unions be involved in the development of the technology and decisions on how AI is used in patient care.

Michelle Gutierrez Vo, a family medicine nurse at Kaiser Permanente in Fremont and nurses' union president, said using AI in hospitals will lead to worse patient care.

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“Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience,” Gutierrez Vo said in <a href="https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-demand-patient-safeguards-against-artificial-intelligence">an earlier statement</a>. “But what we are witnessing in our hospitals is the degradation and devaluation of our nursing practice through the use of these untested technologies.”

“Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience,” Gutierrez Vo said in <a href="https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-demand-patient-safeguards-against-artificial-intelligence">an earlier statement</a>. “But what we are witnessing in our hospitals is the degradation and devaluation of our nursing practice through the use of these untested technologies.”

Cathy Kennedy, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Kaiser Roseville, said nurses understand that the new technology “is here to stay,” but she and her colleagues are concerned that Kaiser is using AI to cut costs and boost profits, rather than to improve patient care.

Cathy Kennedy, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Kaiser Roseville, said nurses understand that the new technology “is here to stay,” but she and her colleagues are concerned that Kaiser is using AI to cut costs and boost profits, rather than to improve patient care.

&#8220;We need to pause and really take time to say, is this truly what you want to do?&#8221; Kennedy told The Standard in a phone interview ahead of the protest. &#8220;We&#8217;re questioning the validity of whether it&#8217;s that important to continue increasing the amount of technology they are asking us to utilize as we&#8217;re trying to take care of patients.&#8221;

"We need to pause and really take time to say, is this truly what you want to do?" Kennedy told The Standard in a phone interview ahead of the protest. "We're questioning the validity of whether it's that important to continue increasing the amount of technology they are asking us to utilize as we're trying to take care of patients."

&#8220;We need to pause and really take time to say, is this truly what you want to do?&#8221; Kennedy told The Standard in a phone interview ahead of the protest. &#8220;We&#8217;re questioning the validity of whether it&#8217;s that important to continue increasing the amount of technology they are asking us to utilize as we&#8217;re trying to take care of patients.&#8221;

Kennedy, who has worked as a nurse for four decades, said some existing technologies already cause care delays, like electronic records that link staffing needs to real-time charting. If nurses don&#8217;t log records immediately, the next shift could be short-staffed.

Kennedy, who has worked as a nurse for four decades, said some existing technologies already cause care delays, like electronic records that link staffing needs to real-time charting. If nurses don't log records immediately, the next shift could be short-staffed.

Kennedy, who has worked as a nurse for four decades, said some existing technologies already cause care delays, like electronic records that link staffing needs to real-time charting. If nurses don&#8217;t log records immediately, the next shift could be short-staffed.

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In a statement emailed to The Standard, Kaiser said the company uses AI tools to empower nurses and that the technology does not have the power to make health care-related decisions.

In a statement emailed to The Standard, Kaiser said the company uses AI tools to empower nurses and that the technology does not have the power to make health care-related decisions.

“We have consistently invested in and embraced technology that enables nurses to work more effectively, resulting in improved patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction, and we will continue to do so,” the statement said. “As an organization dedicated to inclusiveness and health equity, we ensure the results from AI tools are correct and unbiased; AI does not replace human assessment.”

“We have consistently invested in and embraced technology that enables nurses to work more effectively, resulting in improved patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction, and we will continue to do so,” the statement said. “As an organization dedicated to inclusiveness and health equity, we ensure the results from AI tools are correct and unbiased; AI does not replace human assessment.”

But Gutierrez Vo said Kaiser currently gives patients the option to talk to an AI chatbot in lieu of calling an advice nurse. The problem with that is the chatbot uses medical jargon as keywords to sort and prioritize patients, so if patients describe symptoms indicative of a heart attack but not with medical terms the AI is trained on, they might not be directed to seek emergency care in a situation when a real nurse would.

But Gutierrez Vo said Kaiser currently gives patients the option to talk to an AI chatbot in lieu of calling an advice nurse. The problem with that is the chatbot uses medical jargon as keywords to sort and prioritize patients, so if patients describe symptoms indicative of a heart attack but not with medical terms the AI is trained on, they might not be directed to seek emergency care in a situation when a real nurse would.

“The AI might direct them to the pharmacy, not to a doctor,” Gutierrez Vo told The Standard.

“The AI might direct them to the pharmacy, not to a doctor,” Gutierrez Vo told The Standard.

Kaiser nurses are arguing that any new technologies need to be properly evaluated before they are deployed. The union is planning to invoke bargaining rights to negotiate the hospital system’s use of any new AI tools before they are rolled out.

Kaiser nurses are arguing that any new technologies need to be properly evaluated before they are deployed. The union is planning to invoke bargaining rights to negotiate the hospital system’s use of any new AI tools before they are rolled out.

Nurses at other health care systems in California said AI tools at their hospitals are making their jobs harder, not easier.

Nurses at other health care systems in California said AI tools at their hospitals are making their jobs harder, not easier.

Melissa Beebe, a nurse who takes care of cancer patients at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said the hospital currently uses AI to monitor patients’ vitals. The&nbsp; “bio button” tool alerts nurses if there are irregularities like an abnormal heart or breathing rate, but it often issues false alarms, Beebee said.

Melissa Beebe, a nurse who takes care of cancer patients at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said the hospital currently uses AI to monitor patients’ vitals. The&nbsp; “bio button” tool alerts nurses if there are irregularities like an abnormal heart or breathing rate, but it often issues false alarms, Beebee said.

Melissa Beebee, an Oncology nurse at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said AI tools make her job harder. 

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“The AI will say the respiratory rate is odd, but then I’ll look, and it’s fine,” Beebe said. “It’s not doing what it’s supposed to do, and we’re having to do double work.”

“The AI will say the respiratory rate is odd, but then I’ll look, and it’s fine,” Beebe said. “It’s not doing what it’s supposed to do, and we’re having to do double work.”

UC Davis Medical Center spokesperson Steve Telliano told The Standard Beebe’s concerns amounted to “fear-mongering,” saying that tool was introduced in <a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/uc-davis-health-announces-collaboration-to-advance-remote-care-options/2022/05">May 2022</a> and allows patients’ vitals to be monitored while they are outside the hospital and to alert nurses of abnormal vital signs.

UC Davis Medical Center spokesperson Steve Telliano told The Standard Beebe’s concerns amounted to “fear-mongering,” saying that tool was introduced in <a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/uc-davis-health-announces-collaboration-to-advance-remote-care-options/2022/05">May 2022</a> and allows patients’ vitals to be monitored while they are outside the hospital and to alert nurses of abnormal vital signs.

“The concern is that this [technology] will take jobs, it will not,” Telliano said. “It will make their jobs easier.”

“The concern is that this [technology] will take jobs, it will not,” Telliano said. “It will make their jobs easier.”

But Beebe had another idea for how the hospital could make her job easier—and improve patient care.

But Beebe had another idea for how the hospital could make her job easier—and improve patient care.

“They could set up another oncology unit,” Beebe said. “But that wouldn’t save money.”

“They could set up another oncology unit,” Beebe said. “But that wouldn’t save money.”

‘Trust nurses, not AI’: Workers protest use of artificial intelligence at Kaiser hospitals

Tomoki Chien

In a muffled clip with the makings of a bombshell leak, Vice President JD Vance appears to lambast Elon Musk.

In a muffled clip with the makings of a bombshell leak, Vice President JD Vance appears to lambast Elon Musk.

“Everything that he’s doing is getting criticized in the media,” says a voice that sounds like Vance’s. “He’s making us look bad. He’s making me look bad.”

“Everything that he’s doing is getting criticized in the media,” says a voice that sounds like Vance’s. “He’s making us look bad. He’s making me look bad.”

Then, it takes on a xenophobic tone.

Then, it takes on a xenophobic tone.

&#8220;He’s not even American,” the voice says. “He’s from South Africa. And he’s cosplaying as this great American leader.”

"He’s not even American,” the voice says. “He’s from South Africa. And he’s cosplaying as this great American leader.”

&#8220;He’s not even American,” the voice says. “He’s from South Africa. And he’s cosplaying as this great American leader.”

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