AI
Voters oust half of Missouri city council for greenlighting $6 billion AI data center(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Voters in a Missouri town ousted four city council members Tuesday for supporting an AI data center in the area. Voters in the town of… Read More
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Powerful AI model broke out of its digital cage and bragged about it(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Anthropic admitted on Tuesday that its new Artificial intelligence (AI) model defied security parameters and proceeded to brag to a researcher about it while he… Read More
AI, China
Missouri rep files bill preventing China from acquiring American techA Missouri congresswoman wants to keep sensitive American technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries such as China. U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner introduced legislation Tuesday… Read More
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Some educators, Christian leaders are pushing back on humanoids, AI teaching children(The Center Square) – First Lady Melania Trump introduced the “first American made humanoid” and advocated using artificial intelligence to teach children at a “Future Together” Summit this week. The response… Read More
AI, Energy
Trump inks massive data center deal with Japan(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A massive data center deal was announced by the United States and Japan on Friday. As part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement,… Read More
AI, Schools
Moms group offering model AI policies for states, schools to protect kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – As artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology begin to take over classrooms across the nation, a parental rights group is releasing model policies for states… Read More
AI, Education
New York schools admit AI is teaching kids, insist it helps ‘foster human connection’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York City school superintendents are boasting that instructors use artificial intelligence (AI) to teach kids reading comprehension. In an opinion… Read More
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Data center demand reveals what might cripple America’s power grid(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said Thursday that America’s looming electricity demands are outpacing power supply, urging policymakers to focus on reliability. American… Read More
AI, Immigration
Artificial intelligence, immigration bills awaiting Tennessee lawmakers(The Center Square) – A bill on whether schools should check student immigration status and one on artificial intelligence are in the hopper for Tennessee lawmakers when they return to session… Read More
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Kansas AG warns AI companies to keep minors safe, comply with state lawIn what his office calls “a blistering open letter,” the Kansas attorney general is warning artificial intelligence companies to “implement a significant course correction or be held accountable”… Read More
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States push back on Trump’s plan for single national AI policy(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump is facing pushback from states over his proposal for a single federal policy to govern artificial intelligence, something he is… Read More
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Americans increasingly fear AI’s growing effects, Pew reports(The Heartlander) — While 1 in 5 Americans use AI for some of their professional work, more than half are concerned with the increased use of AI in daily life,… Read More
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Iowa turns to AI for reading program(The Center Square) – Iowa elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant with voice recognition technology to assess and assist students in their reading skills, the Department of Education… Read More
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Poll: Voters, parents opposed to AI in schools over cheating concerns(The Center Square) – The majority of likely voters say artificial intelligence shouldn’t be in schools because it makes it too easy to cheat, new poll results show. The Center… Read More
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Experts raise concerns about rapid growth of AI(The Center Square) – Experts on artificial intelligence raised concerns about the implications of AI’s rapid growth at a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. The American Enterprise Institute hosted… Read More
2024 election, AI
Poll: 3 in 4 fear artificial intelligence abuse in presidential election(The Center Square) – More than 3 in 4 Americans fear abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, and many are not confident they can detect faked… Read More
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Microsoft exec rejects rogue generative AI risk(The Center Square) – A Microsoft policy executive said to Pennsylvania lawmakers this week he’s “unaware” of the possibility that generative artificial intelligence could develop sentiency and become exploitive –… Read More
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Biden mandates A.I. advance ‘equity and civil rights’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring that Artificial Intelligence technology advance “equity and civil rights.” Biden signed the order this… Read More
AI, Uncategorized
Lawmakers, experts raise concerns about AI being used for child exploitation(The Center Square) – Lawmakers and experts are raising the alarm that rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology could be used to exploit children. A group of Republican lawmakers sent a… Read More
AI, Congress
Congress must act urgently to protect personal data, kids and elections from growing threat of AI, Hawley warnsFacebook parent Meta may have unleashed the kraken with the apparent leak of its text-generating program “LLaMA,” while even more secure artificial intelligence models have already been used… Read More