The Download: AI’s self-regulation promises, and predicting the weather

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

AI companies promised to self-regulate one year ago. What’s changed?

One year ago, seven leading AI companies—Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI—committed with the White House to a set voluntary commitments on how to develop AI in a safe and trustworthy way.

The eight commitments included promises...