Government
Pro-Trump group wades into GOP battle over AI regulation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A conservative nonprofit organization is wading into a consequential policy fight over artificial intelligence (AI) regulation taking center stage on Capitol Hill. Building America’s Future… Read More
Public Education
Parents uneasy as tech begins to ‘replace the teacher’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents are growing increasingly concerned about the prevalence of technology in classrooms, and the negative side effects that change is fueling among children nationwide. Ever… Read More
Public Education
OpenAI launches teachers AI tools for classrooms(The Center Square) – OpenAI has introduced a new free version of ChatGPT for teachers, as artificial intelligence continues to grow within education. The new platform offers educators a free… Read More
Government
Trump admin launches AI-led research, data collaboration in push for global tech dominanceA new “national effort” will speed up scientific research and discovery through artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump announced in an executive order Monday. “The Genesis Mission… Read More
Public Education
‘Lines are getting blurred’ between student AI use and cheating, educators sayPen-and-paper tests may become the latest weapon in anti-cheating technology as artificial intelligence is rendering students’ take-home exams and homework assignments obsolete. “The cheating is off the charts. It’s the… Read More
AI
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
Government
Near a data center? Prepare for blackouts this winter(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reported Tuesday that winter electricity demand is increasing, especially in regions with high concentrations of artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More
Government
Trump supports federal AI standard, says states overregulatePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday called for a single federal policy to govern artificial intelligence in a post on Truth Social, saying individual states “overregulate” and… Read More
Culture
California data centers lie dormant due to lack of electricity(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are vacant in California because the local utility cannot provide the electricity required to operate them, according to Bloomberg. Read More
Opinion
AI learning program aims to make school as fun as vacation, adding new layer to educational choiceCan AI learning make kids love school more than vacation? That’s the seemingly absurd premise 1990s tech baron Joe Liemandt has spent the last few years trying to fulfill –… Read More
Culture
Big Tech reportedly gobbles up land for massive data center in suburbs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Amazon reportedly inked a $700 million, hotly contested Virginia land acquisition for a future artificial intelligence (AI) data center, according to two sources familiar with… Read More
World
Bogus hurricane vids confuse, horrify online viewers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) circulating on social media appear to show catastrophic damage and sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel pool in the… Read More
Public Education
Maryland high school student handcuffed, searched after AI weapons detection system flags bag of chips as possible gunA Maryland high school student triggered an AI weapons detection system by placing a bag of chips in his pocket last week, leading to a response from multiple police officers. Read More
Public Education
AI augments school security with threat detectionAs public schools continue to grapple with on-campus violence, U.S. schools are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence to beef up security. AI companies have ramped up their offerings with solutions… Read More
Culture
Healthcare orgs deploy AI at twice the rate of rest of economy, report findsOne in five healthcare organizations implemented artificial intelligence in 2025, spending $1.4 billion on the technology – nearly triple the amount from 2024, according to Menlo Ventures’… Read More
Government
Ohio bill: AI is not a legal person, cannot marry; its owners are liable for harmA bill before the Ohio House of Representatives would prohibit artificial intelligence from ever obtaining legal personhood, thus limiting such technology from marriage, possession of property or legal authority. Rep. Read More
Government
Trump orders administration to ‘leverage AI’ to cure childhood cancer(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing a $50 million investment in using artificial intelligence to cure childhood cancer. “President Trump’s foresight in his… Read More
Courts
California parents sue OpenAI, investors over ‘direct roles’ in teen’s suicideParents in California are suing OpenAI, billionaire investor Sam Altman and unspecified employees and investors of the tech startup after the suicide of their son. The lawsuit… Read More
Government
Ohio becomes first state to require AI policy in public schoolsOhio has become the first state to require all its public schools to have guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). In an Aug. 20 press release, the Ohio… Read More
Public Education
Majority of public schools lack AI policies ‘needed to ensure that it is used responsibly,’ report findsMost public schools have failed to establish an official student policy regarding artificial intelligence (AI), leaving them “vulnerable to the risks of AI misuse,” a recent analysis warns. “While… Read More