Some brainstormed using custom agents in advocacy work, while others pitched cultivating meat with AI tools. But the real talk of the event was a flood of funding they expect will soon flow to animal welfare charities, not from individual megadonors, but from AI lab employees.   

Some attendees also probed an even more controversial idea: AI may develop the capacity to suffer—and this could constitute a moral catastrophe. Read the full story to find out why their ideas are gaining momentum and sparking controversy. 

—Michelle Kim & Grace Huckins 

The must-reads 

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 

1 The White House has unveiled its AI policy blueprint 
Trump wants Congress to codify the light-touch framework into law. (Politico) 
+ He also wants to block state limits on AI. (WP $)  
+ A backlash against the tech has formed within MAGA. (FT $) 
+ A war over AI regulation is brewing in the US. (MIT Technology Review) 

2 Elon Musk has been found liable for misleading Twitter investors 
A jury ruled that he defrauded shareholders ahead of the $44 billion acquisition. (CNBC) 
+ But it absolved him of some fraud allegations. (NPR) 

3 The Pentagon is adopting Palantir AI as the core US military system 
The move locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting tech. (Reuters) 
+ The DoD wants it to link up sensors and shooters for combat. (Bloomberg) 
+ Palantir is also getting access to sensitive UK financial regulation data. (Guardian) 
+ AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater. (MIT Technology Review)