The Obtain: Meet RFK Jr’s right-hand man, and inside OpenAI

When Jim O’Neill was nominated to be the second in command on the US Division of Well being and Human Companies, longevity lovers had been excited.

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new right-hand man, O’Neill is anticipated to wield authority at well being companies that fund biomedical analysis and oversee the regulation of recent medication. And whereas O’Neill doesn’t subscribe to Kennedy’s most contentious beliefs—and helps present vaccine schedules—he should still steer the companies in controversial new instructions.

O’Neill is well-known within the more and more well-funded and tight-knit longevity neighborhood. In talking with greater than 20 individuals who work within the longevity subject and are acquainted with O’Neill, it’s clear that they share a real optimism about his management. Learn our story all about him and what he believes.

—Jessica Hamzelou

Inside OpenAI’s empire with Karen Hao

AI journalist Karen Hao’s newly launched e-book, Empire of AI: Goals and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI, tells the story of OpenAI’s rise to energy and its far-reaching affect all around the world.

Hao, a former MIT Expertise Overview senior editor, will be a part of our government editor Niall Firth in an intimate subscriber-exclusive Roundtable dialog exploring the AI arms race, what it means for all of us, and the place it’s headed. Register right here to hitch us at 9am ET at the moment!

Particular giveaway: Attendees may have the prospect to obtain a free copy of Hao’s e-book. See the registration kind for particulars.