AGP Executive Report
Last update: 16 minutes agoAI Safety Talks: The U.S. and China are preparing mid-September, AI-only safety talks, with cyberattack tracking as a key goal, though an agreement looks unlikely amid chip and model rivalry. Robotics & Learning: A new NSF center will study how assistive robots and people co-adapt over months or years in homes and hospitals, aiming to move beyond lab-only performance. Massachusetts Tech & Business: Adobe is buying marketing automation startup Rilo and naming Anil Chakravarthy as CEO, a leadership shift aimed at competing with AI-native rivals. Public Safety Tech: Worcester and other Massachusetts communities are scrutinizing Flock license-plate reader use as privacy and oversight concerns grow, including investigations and policy disputes. Health & Biotech: Outer Bio, a Cambridge skin-health startup backed by Lady Gaga, is pushing an ex vivo human-skin platform that could reduce animal testing. Space/Marine Science: NOAA’s deep-sea New England mission spotted an ultra-small, unidentified fish, underscoring how much marine life still isn’t cataloged. Education & Sleep: A study on California’s later school start times links the policy to better sleep, mental health, and academics.
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