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The Download: a new Christian phone network, and debugging LLMs

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A new US phone network for Christians is launching, blocking porn and gender-related content with network-level controls. Goodfire, a San Francisco startup, released Silico, a tool for debugging AI models by allowing users to adjust parameters during training. The National Science Foundation faced mass firings, impacting US science funding and governance. China's AI labs are releasing open-source models, challenging the traditional Silicon Valley approach. Elon Musk admitted using OpenAI models for xAI training, sparking debate on AI ethics and practices.

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