October 2024 saw a National Security Memorandum and US framework for using AI in national security contexts. We go through the content so you don't have to, pull out the important bits, and summarize our main takeaways.

• (00:48) - The memorandum
• (06:28) - What the press is saying
• (10:39) - What's in the text
• (13:48) - Potential harms
• (17:32) - Miscellaneous notable stuff
• (31:11) - What's the US governments take on AI?
• (45:45) - The civil side - comments on reporting
• (49:31) - The commenters
• (01:07:33) - Our final hero
• (01:10:46) - The muck

• United States National Security Memorandum on AI
• Fact Sheet on the National Security Memorandum
• Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security

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