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Jeff Williams, now chief information security officer at Sigma360, says the consent prompt and indicator light on Amazon's Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse reach the wearer, not the people being recorded. Amazon pointed to safeguards including…
GeekWire ·Oren Etzioni and Dan Weld define more than 35 phrases of the AI era, from AI slop and deepfakes to bragawatts and P(doom), and coin a few of their own, including AI slap, promptatory and agentsomnia. Read More
GeekWire ·Residents are relying more on AI-powered summaries for information. Governments can do more to make sure they’re accurate, the report says.
StateScoop ·AI's rise is challenging longstanding assumptions about how government buys — and industry builds — federal technology solutions. The post How government and industry can leverage AI to transform the federal IT marketplace appeared first…
FedScoop ·In a recent U.S. Senate candidate debate in Missoula, Democrat Alani Bankhead suggested independent opponent Seth Bodnar was a hypocrite for posting a campaign video of himself shooting a Flock-style camera. “Of course, right here, the…
Daily Montanan ·Darko Mesaros, a distinguished developer advocate at AWS, has packed his Maple Valley, Wash., home with more than 1,000 pieces of vintage computing history — and the tattooed tech geek is repairing old machines and wiring them to chat with…
GeekWire ·Automated systems — algorithms and artificial intelligence — often sway rental company decisions, leaving rejected families with little recourse.
CalMatters ·• “New Maryland, Virginia laws aim to make backyard homes easier to build.” — WJLA • “White House responds after Virginia attorney general creates voter protection unit.” — Fox 5 DC • “Virginia IT agency is ‘falling short’ in AI oversight,…
Virginia Mercury ·Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said he would sign a bill to repeal tax incentives for data centers if he’s elected, marking a change in his position on the issue. Gov. Tony Evers and…
Wisconsin Examiner ·Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 38 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit focused on privacy and safety concerns after a chatbot service that allows users to converse and roleplay with AI characters filed for…
Michigan Advance ·Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, why a mysterious $400,000 push for a socialist could matter in Ohio’s Senate race. The post Ohio data center legislation attracted hordes of lobbyists, records show…
Signal Cleveland ·Amazon is using AI and AWS chips to rebuild NBA plays in 3D for its second season of "NBA on Prime," which debuts next week and also adds Yahoo fantasy stats and its first exclusive Eastern Conference Finals coverage. Read More
GeekWire ·A whole-of-government effort is taking shape to combat an influx of AI-generated responses to market research inquiries, a Transportation Department official said. The post AI slop responses to RFPs, RFIs are overwhelming federal agencies…
FedScoop ·The city's Planning Department is collecting public input as it prepares recommendations for regulating data centers in city zoning.
WVXU ·OKLAHOMA CITY — While they share similar views on a controversial aluminum smelter, two candidates for Oklahoma attorney general vary in how they’d handle an abortion lawsuit and artificial intelligence. Democrat Nick Coffey and Republican…
Oklahoma Voice ·Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Tesla’s autonomous ride-hailing Cybercabs — which aren’t equipped with a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, brake pedal or rearview mirrors — will soon hit the streets…
Dallas Innovates ·An overhaul of federal employee surveys could lead to smarter decisions involving AI. The post Federal AI adoption metrics miss the human factor appeared first on FedScoop .
FedScoop ·Arkansas State University has received a $2.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to expand artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing... The post…
Talk Business & Politics ·No parent wants to receive the call I got late in the night of Jan. 28, 2025: “Ma’am, you should take your daughter to the emergency room right away.” The good news? We were already there—because an AI chatbot had recommended the ER two…
Nebraska Examiner ·FARGO — There’s no way of stopping the development of data centers and artificial intelligence, a North Dakota State University researcher said Wednesday, adding that attempts to slow development would only push it to other areas. “It’s…
North Dakota Monitor ·Like a cavalcade of AI slop pouring directly into our inboxes, the weeks before an election tend to bring out the worst of the worst when it comes to unsolicited texts and phone calls from candidates.
The Nevada Independent ·The Republican candidate for governor talked about a sales tax break for data centers, the death penalty and the Second Amendment, among other issues.
Statehouse News Bureau ·The Republican candidate for Ohio governor talked about a sales tax break for data centers, the death penalty and the Second Amendment, among other issues.
WOSU ·Candidates seeking to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District generally agreed on the need to regulate artificial intelligence during an Arkansas TV debate Wednesday, but split on the use of the technology for warfare. Democrat…
Arkansas Advocate ·Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing OpenAI over its ChatGPT feature, saying it violates the state’s consumer fraud protections and endangers children. In a wide-ranging, 87 page lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on…
Arizona Mirror ·Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences unveiled a new AI platform, GenoMorph, on Wednesday to identify gene-editing targets for reviving the extinct…
Dallas Innovates ·Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Wednesday joined seven other states in announcing separate lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging the company’s chatbot ChatGPT harm. The 107-page lawsuit filed in Ada County Fourth Judicial District…
Idaho Capital Sun ·MasterControl (Salt Lake CIty, UT) reports 90 new customers and growing adoption of connected quality and manufacturing software as CEO David Edwards emphasizes product execution, customer feedback and practical AI tools for life sciences…
TechBuzz News ·Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and counterparts from three other states announced plans Wednesday to sue OpenAI in state courts, alleging ChatGPT harmed children and violated each state’s consumer fraud act. Bird was joined by attorneys…
Iowa Capital Dispatch ·Congressional leaders are asking about pre-deployment testing, stakeholder consultation and oversight of the tool. The post House Democrats push FAA to pause AI tool deployed in DC airspace appeared first on FedScoop .
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