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By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com

Published: 14:29 EDT, 16 September 2023 | Updated: 14:36 EDT, 16 September 2023

Some of the most powerful people in America assembled in Washington, DC, today to help shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards.

The unprecedented meeting took place as the US Senate gears up to draft legislation that will regulate the rapidly advancing AI industry, which many of the world’s best minds fear could destroy humanity if left unchecked.

The gathering brought 22 of the most influential voices in the tech sector – who had a combined net worth of over $400billion – and 100 senators under one roof, bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the nation’s capital.

The high-profile event included notorious AI critic Elon Musk, who today called for tighter regulation of AI, as well as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and the CEOs of Google and IBM. 

The private meeting was a crash course for legislators on how best to regulate AI: a technical achievement which some of these same industry leaders likened to the ‘extinction’-level risk of nuclear weapons. 

Those who fear AI fear it could surpass human intelligence and develop independent thinking. This means it would no longer need or listen to humans, in a worst-case scenario stealing nuclear codes, create pandemics and spark world wars.

So, who was at the meeting?

In additional to his reputation for massive wealth, Elon Musk is known for his influential role in AI. 

As the CEO of Tesla, he has been a driving force behind the development of autonomous vehicles, pushing the boundaries of AI in the automotive industry with features like Tesla’s Autopilot. 

The 52-year-old has also been a vocal advocate for AI safety and has co-founded OpenAI to ensure responsible AI development. 

After the meeting with US lawmakers today, Musk has been a vocal proponent of AI safety, and said a ‘referee’ is  needed to monitor systems. 

• Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg – Net worth: $109 billion

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), oversees one of the world’s leading social media and tech conglomerates, including: Instagram, Threads, Facebook and WhatsApp. 

While AI plays a crucial role in Meta’s operations, including content recommendations and augmented reality, Zuckerberg has also ventured into AI research with projects like Jarvis, his personal AI assistant. 

Meta introduced Llama 2, a model similar to ChatGPT, that could challenge what is one of the fastest-growing apps of all time. At the conference today, the 39-year-old pushed for ‘open source’ technology, arguing that open-sourcing infrastructure will minimize potential safety risks and maximize access.

• Google, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai – Net worth: $1.3 billion 

As the CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, 51, manages Google’s parent company, which is at the forefront of AI research. Google’s AI innovations range from improving search algorithms to pioneering developments in natural language processing with products like Google Assistant. 

Pichai told Wired that he is not in a rush to catch up on OpenAI. He said releasing Google’s AI products before ChatGPT was launched ‘wouldn’t have worked out as well.’ 

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: $250 million

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is arguably the most powerful person in AI development today. The future of AI will be impacted by his beliefs and actions. 

The 38-year-old has played a central role in advancing AI safeguards. Under his leadership, OpenAI has focused on creating AI technologies that attempt to benefit society, including notable features like GPT-3.

• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: $40 billion

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, has steered the company towards AI dominance. Nvidia’s GPUs are pivotal in accelerating AI workloads, powering everything from deep learning research to AI-driven gaming experiences. The 60-year-old founded Nvidia in 1993, which originally worked to create increasingly immersive video games. Today, Nvidia is the world’s ‘dominant producer of the microprocessors that power the AI revolution,’ according to the Atlantic, pushing Nvidia’s stock to skyrocket nearly 200 percent over the past year to reach a $1.1 trillion valuation.

•  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: $320 million

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has overseen the company’s significant investments in AI. Microsoft Azure’s AI services, as well as the acquisition of LinkedIn and GitHub, have solidified Microsoft’s position as a key player in AI development and cloud services. Nadella, 56, believes the benefits of AI far outweigh potential consequences. He told Wired that he can’t imagine life without AI. 

• IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: $42 million

Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, has led the company in AI and quantum computing endeavors. IBM’s Watson AI platform has been a trailblazer in AI applications across various industries, from healthcare to finance. Krishna, 61, is a strong supporter of the future of AI, claiming ‘the world needs AI to help offset productivity losses because of declines in the working age population,’ according to Fortune. While he believe white-collar jobs will be among the first to be impacted by AI, he ultimately says AI will create more jobs than it will replace. 

• Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates: $129 billion 

Bill Gates, the former CEO of Microsoft, has been a long-standing advocate for technology and AI. Although he stepped down from his CEO role, Gates continues to be involved in philanthropic efforts, including funding AI research to address global challenges like healthcare and climate change. The 67-year-old believes AI has potential to change the future of health and education. He said could transform production systems worldwide, according to CNBC. 

• AFL-CIO labor federation President Liz Shuler 

Today, Shuler argued that workers must be central to AI policy. Ahead of the meeting, Shuler, 53, released a statement expressing her concern for workers: ‘Public support for unions is at near record highs because workers are tired of being guinea pigs in an AI live experiment. The labor movement knows AI can empower workers and increase prosperity – but only if workers are centered in its creation and the rules that govern it.’ 

Some additional top tech tycoons who were summoned before Congress: 

Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association; Janet Murguía, the president of Unidos US; Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence; Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and Chair of the Special Competitive Studies Project; Gary Kelly executive chairman of the board, Southwest Airlines; Clément Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face; and Maya Wiley, the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights. 

You’ll never look at a hotel mini fridge the same.  

A super buff airline pilot has revealed how you can stay fit in your hotel room, by using various pieces of furniture as makeshift gym equipment – including the cooling unit. 

Joey Miuccio, 28, from Florida, regularly posts about keeping fit on the go, but for those who don’t have gym access or time to get outdoors, he demonstrates some simple yet effective moves using everything from a chair to a mini fridge and even a mattress.

In a TikTok video titled ‘best hotel room full body workout,’ Joey starts off by bench pressing a bench. He says if the bench in your room is ‘too light and you can toss it around… then grab a bigger bench.’

After performing literal bench presses, the pilot turns his attention to ‘chair squats.’ 

He performs these by putting the desk chair over his head while enthusiastically squatting up and down. 

To work another part of his body, he goes on to perform shoulder presses with the chair by raising it up and down while kneeling down on the floor. 

The rolling chair then has another function as an ab rolling tool. 

To do a run of ab rolls, Joey leans on the chair with his hands and rolls it back and forth while kneeling. 

Moving to another part of his hotel room, Joey unplugs the mini fridge. 

Instead of using it to keep food and drinks cool, he says you can use it as a functional weight to ‘do curls and get jacked.’ 

In the clip he can be seen straining as he lifts the bulky unit up and down. 

To finish off his hotel room workout in style, Joey instructs viewers to ‘just do a handstand… cos you’re feelin’ good, you’re feelin’ jacked. And that’s how we do it.’

Many viewers thanked Joey for his simple workout tips. 

One commenter wrote: ‘That’s hilarious but practical at the same time.’

And another said: ‘Saving this because I’m going on tour next month and will be away from my home gym.’

One viewer asked Joey to ‘bench the mattress next,’ and he bowed to the request.

In a follow up video, the fitness enthusiast filmed himself lifting his hotel room mattress up and down by extending his arms and legs. 

He explains in the caption that lifting the mattress serves as a ‘bench press and leg press all in one,’ and it provides ‘great full body movement.’ 

In another video, Joey shows how you can do a simple ten minute workout minus furniture in your hotel room. 

Some of the moves he performs atop a bathroom towel include pushups, squats, in and outs and crunches.

After a minute’s rest, he then goes into close grip pushups, jump lunges and then long sit ups ‘all the way to touch your toes.’

Thanks to his sweat-inducing workout antics, Joey has built a loyal following online, with more than 175,000 followers on TikTok and 183,000 on Instagram. 

Whether it’s seeing the Northern Lights or a thundering waterfall, witnessing wonders of nature on your travels can make for the trip of a lifetime.

To make the experience all the more magical, spend the night somewhere that offers a spectacular front-row view of these spectacles of nature.

Here we present seven retreats for nature lovers that guarantee breathtaking vistas, from a Hawaiian cabin to a contemporary hotel in Iceland.

They’re all listed by the property rental site Coolstays. Scroll down to pick your favourite…  

NORTHERN LIGHTS – THE ARCTIC HIDEAWAY, NORWAY

If the idea of seeing the Northern Lights is a dream, then The Arctic Hideaway in Norway is the place to lay your head, an experience ‘like no other’, according to Coolstays.

The retreat, comprised of a series of eco-friendly cabins, lies on Sorvaeret island in the Fleinvaer archipelago and is ‘surrounded by rugged mountains’. 

The best time to see the Northern Lights, Coolstays reveals, is if you stay during the winter months, a time of year when guests can also enjoy ‘incredible views of the moon and stars’. 

One of the cabins at the retreat – which was created by the jazz musician and composer Havard Lund – houses a music studio, while another features a sauna, Coolstays says. Prices start at £173 ($222) per night for up to 10 guests.

METEOR SHOWERS – ROCK REACH HOUSE, CALIFORNIA

California’s Joshua Tree National Park is ‘considered one of the best stargazing spots in the U.S, being so high above sea level and with little light pollution’, according to Coolstays.

To witness these starry skies for yourself, the rental site recommends checking into Rock Reach House just outside the national park, where you can watch ‘meteor showers dance across the desert’ from the comfort of the property’s outdoor hot tub. 

Billed as the ‘ultimate chill-out pad’, the two-bedroom abode also boasts a yoga platform, an outdoor fireplace and a deck that’s ‘made for drinks beneath the stars and deep discussion long into the night’. 

The house sleeps up to four people and prices range from £189 ($242) to £692 ($887) per night.

BLACK LAVA FIELDS – LAVA HOME, HAWAII 

The appropriately named ‘Lava Home‘ is perched near the base of Kilauea Volcano on the Hawaiian island of Hawai’i. 

‘Anyone fascinated by [volcanic] activity should consider a stay at this cosy, off-grid cabin,’ Coolstays says.

Describing a stay at the property, the rental site continues: ‘Relax on your patio or in your outdoor bathtub, which offers views of the volcano, the [North Pacific Ocean], and black lava fields as far as the eye can see.’

The cabin comprises three bedrooms and prices range from £262 ($336) to £407 ($522) per night.

HOT SPRINGS – THE RETREAT, ICELAND

Coolstays notes that Iceland is famed for its thermal landscape, with visitors bathing in mineral-rich hot springs that have been ‘warmed by centuries-old lava canyons below’.

The Retreat hotel sits ‘right on the edge’ of the country’s most famous geothermal spa, the iconic Blue Lagoon, giving guests the chance ‘to wake up and enjoy an early morning dip in its warming waters’.

The rental company adds: ‘Alternatively, sit out on your private balcony as you gaze down at the steam rising from the spring or visit the sauna or massage therapy room.’ 

Prices begin at £1,200 ($1,538) per night for a two-person room at the contemporary hotel.

WATERFALLS – GRAN MELIA IGUAZU, ARGENTINA

Those keen to see the largest waterfall system in the world, the Iguazu Falls, should consider a stay at the Gran Melia Iguazu, Coolstays reveals.

Set in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina, the ‘beautiful’ hotel offer views of the falls – which lie along the border of Argentina and Brazil – from multiple vantage points.

Listing them out, Coolstays says: ‘Guests can enjoy the amazing views of the waterfall from their luxurious room or suite, the infinity pool or the fantastic on-site restaurants.’

It adds: ‘You can guarantee that staying in this beautiful location will be an experience that you will never forget.’ Prices range from £613 ($785) to £1,500 ($1,923) per night.

STARGAZE IN THE DESERT – WADI RUM BUBBLE LUXOTEL, JORDAN

Jordan’s Wadi Rum valley offers ‘one of the best stargazing experiences you can have’, according to Coolstays.

To experience it for yourself, the rental site suggests spending ‘a night under the stars’ at the Wadi Rum Bubble Luxotel, which lies ‘in the heart’ of the desert wilderness.

Guests stay in ‘bubble’ pods that ‘offer comfy beds, private terraces and huge windows so you can enjoy the spectacular sunsets from the comfort of your own bed’. 

Coolstays adds: ‘As well as some outdoor seating, you’ll also have your own sunken hot tub where you can relax and unwind under the stars in pure luxury.’ Prices start at £280 ($359) per night for a two-person ‘bubble’.

LIGHTNING STORMS – MIRROR HOUSES, ITALY

‘Northern Italy sees some of the most frequent lightning in Europe so anyone looking to catch a glimpse of the giant sparks of electricity should consider a stay in Mirror Houses in Bolzano,’ Coolstays says.

This pair of holiday houses, which look out across the Dolomites mountains, each have a ‘quirky reflective exterior’ that offers ‘quite the spectacle when lightning strikes’.

The properties, designed by the architect Peter Pichler, share a garden that’s filled with apple trees and features a saltwater swimming pool. Prices begin at £1,175 ($1,506) per week.

Other homestay rental sites are available. 

Revealed: Ten VERY odd room service orders made in hotels around the world, from the USA to Japan via the UK

By Laura Sharman

Updated: 13:55 EDT, 6 June 2023

Bedbugs can be a recurring nighmare if found in hotels if you’re unlucky enough to discover them before it’s too late.

And with the post-pandemic rise in global travel, these blood-sucking critters have ever more opportunity to  discreetly jump from one occupant to another. 

Now an expert has revealed the tell-tale signs for bed bugs in your hotel room, and to avoid bringing an infestation back home with you. 

One TikToker has shared a helpful video explaining exactly how you check before turning the lights off for that well-earned holiday rest. 

Cassie, who goes by @cassiethebugdoc on TikTok, posted a clip of herself going through her step-by-step process of how to check your room for any bedbugs.

She captioned the video: ‘Inspecting your hotel room for bed bugs is an important part of traveling’.

Cassie, an Entomologist, says: ‘I thought I’d take the opportunity to show you how to inspect your hotel rooms for bedbugs to ensure you don’t take any home.’

She said that the first thing she does as soon as she checks into her room is leave her baggage in the bathroom, advising that it is best to leave it on hardwood or tile surfaces. This is because it stops the bedbugs from crawling into your suitcase from the get go.

She continues: ‘So to find bedbugs, it’s important to understand a little bit about bedbug biology. 

‘First, they’re mostly nocturnal feeders, which means they’re only going to try and feed on people at night.’

And because people spend the majority of their night sleeping in the bed, she said, it is important to begin your inspection there.

She said: ‘The first thing that I do is take the covers off the bed and and make sure they’re all clean. 

‘But then you take your bottom sheet and lift it up as well.’

Cassie demonstrates this, as tells travelers that it is important you don’t see any stains or spots – particularly brown spots – on the sheets.

These brown spots are most important to look out for, as the expert explained they’re called fecal spots, left after bed bugs have ‘digested blood’. The creatures leave behind ‘brown fecal spots resembling that of blood.’

She said that in some cases you can also go as far as checking the actual mattress, but sometimes hotels have casing around them, which protects the bedbugs from getting in there in the first place.

The bedbug expert said that if your hotel room or accommodation has drawers, it is important you check there too before popping in your items.

Once again, she advised her followers on TikTok to check for any blood stains or bedbugs in them. 

She continued: ‘If you have any chairs in your hotel room, it is a good idea to lift up the bottom cushion.

‘And do the same inspection on that cushion that you did on your mattress.’

And Cassie gave one more tip for travelers, after they have unpacked all their items from their luggage.

She said: ‘Even when you unpack your luggage, go ahead and put it up on a surface so that it is not on the ground picking up any insects, not just bedbugs, before you leave.’

And Cassie’s followers on TikTok praised her for sharing the insightful and helpful tips.

One person wrote: ‘Very informative, thank-you.’ 

The same user also added: ‘And what in the world with the locked mattress encasement thing. Is that common?’ as Cassie replied: ‘I see them locked in hotel rooms more than not. I would assume it’s so people don’t open them up & risk exposure of the mattress to bed bugs.’

Another TikTok user said: ‘Great tips!!!’