Could California’s AI Future Be At Risk?

What we’ll cover today:

• ⚠️ Could California’s AI future be at risk?

• 🤖 AI tip that changed my solopreneur game

• 🧠 When I was 30, I was stuck.

• 🔗 The Event Roundup

Could California’s AI future be at risk?

• Governor Gavin Newsom blocked a bill aimed at regulating AI safety.

• The bill proposed mandatory safety tests and a “kill switch” for rogue AI systems.

• Tech companies like OpenAI and Google opposed it, saying it would slow innovation.

Newsom argued the bill was too broad and could drive developers out of California.

He plans to work with experts to develop better safeguards.

Critics warn this leaves AI unchecked, as Congress has yet to pass regulations.

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1. AI Tip That Changed My Solopreneur Game

This is a tweet from Andreas Stratigis, he writes about leveraging AI to grow your business.

In his recent tweet, he said: “Another AI tip that changed my solopreneur game:

Don't just use AI for business tasks. Use it for personal growth too......”

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2. When I was 30, I was stuck.

This is a thread from Andreas, a well-known name in AI. 

This thread is dedicated to how he was stuck at age 30 and didn't know what to do, to run a thriving AI-powered business in 5 years.

“Here's what this journey taught me about leveraging AI:

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Here’s the whole thread

1. Artisan raises $11.5M to deploy AI ’employees’ for sales teams

Artisan, a startup aiming to replace traditional sales software with AI-powered virtual employees, announced that it has raised $11.5 million in seed funding. The company’s first AI assistant, named Ava, automates many tasks like researching leads and crafting personalized outreach emails.

2. Y Combinator is being criticized

Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup.

PearAI offers an AI coding editor. The startup’s founder Duke Pan has openly said that it’s a cloned copy of another AI editor called Continue, which was covered under the Apache open-source license.

3. The Kenyan farmers deploying AI to increase productivity

AI apps are increasingly popular among small-scale farmers seeking to improve the quality and quantity of their crops.