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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called for federal artificial intelligence regulations and stronger healthcare funding Wednesday as he and Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa outlined competing approaches to protecting Virginians with…
Virginia Mercury ·Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines said it just became the first U.S. airline to incorporate flight-shopping capabilities directly into ChatGPT, one of the world’s most…
Dallas Innovates ·A Scioto Analysis cost-benefit study ranked a mostly-renewable power requirement first and a construction ban second for new Ohio data centers, with current policy barely breaking even.
Ohio Capital Journal ·Three controls should anchor agencies’ approaches to ensuring boundaries for what AI agents can do. The post The zero-trust controls federal agencies need for autonomous AI appeared first on FedScoop .
FedScoop ·Republicans in Ohio are trying to reshape the data center narrative as voters head into the polls. Activists say it’s too late. U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and Democrats continue to hammer Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted for…
Ohio Capital Journal ·The Milwaukee Police Department intends to renew its contract with Flock Safety, the multi-billion dollar producer of controversial AI-powered license plate reader cameras. In a statement, an MPD spokesperson said that the contract will be…
Wisconsin Examiner ·A majority of Maryland voters are opposed to building data centers in the state and they have a dim view of artificial intelligence, which they believe will have a negative impact on society, a new poll shows.
Maryland Matters ·Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Richardson-based Lennox Industries, a subsidiary of Lennox International (NYSE: LII), has patented a heating, ventilation and air conditioning control device. The patent…
Dallas Innovates ·As West Virginia lawmakers consider how to rein in artificial intelligence-driven police surveillance technology with legislation during their upcoming session, they’ve given Flock Safety a deadline of this week to answer a series of…
West Virginia Watch ·Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday signed an executive order meant to “promote responsible AI use within government” by using “pro-human” principles when evaluating artificial intelligence tools. The executive order sets a “structured,…
Utah News Dispatch ·New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is pushing back against the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s review of a proposed gas pipeline intended to power the Project Jupiter data center, calling it “inadequate.” Texas-based…
Source NM ·Utahns may start seeing more artificial intelligence tools in their doctors visits now that the state’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy signed agreements with healthcare providers to test pilots to accelerate healthcare processes…
Utah News Dispatch ·The New Mexico Democratic Party has asked the State Ethics Commission to investigate whether state Senate Republicans’ use of AI-generated images in recent social media posts violate a 2024 state law aimed at curbing political…
Source NM ·Most candidates running for Congress in Louisiana agree there should be some federal regulations placed on artificial intelligence. But at this point they are mostly offering generalities, without providing specifics about any limitations…
Louisiana Illuminator ·Campaigns for social media and AI safety for kids are both playing out on legal and legislative fronts. The post A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different? appeared first on Boston.com .
Boston.com Technology ·North Dakota’s Republican and Democratic U.S. House candidates agree artificial intelligence is powerful and in need of guardrails, but they differ on the level of accountability for AI products and their parent companies. Republican…
North Dakota Monitor ·Since July, a Rhode Island news site has been publishing stories by authors that don’t exist. Kelly Lockhart, a housing reporter for Uprise RI, wrote about the widening gap between earnings and housing costs in the Ocean State.…
Rhode Island Current ·A backlash against classroom AI is sweeping public schools. But as New Mexico shows, blanket bans risk robbing students of early literacy interventions.
EdSurge ·Cindy Holscher has something she would like you to know. She changed her mind on data centers because she listens. “The subject was coming up over and over again,” she said of the 80 or so town halls she held in the last 12 months across…
Kansas Reflector ·Sen. Andrew Zwicker is behind a bill that would retrict when employers can use algorithms, models, computations, and other such tools.
New Jersey Monitor ·President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand artificial intelligence and place himself in lockstep with the industry’s leaders this week are the latest examples of how the administration has taken a hands-off regulatory approach to the…
Louisiana Illuminator ·Imagine watching a political campaign video in which a candidate admits to taking a bribe. You recognize the face and voice. But the confession is entirely fabricated, thanks to artificial intelligence. Now imagine that your state has…
Kansas Reflector ·New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and state Rep. Linda Serrato (D-Santa Fe) on Thursday announced that they will push a bill this legislative session that aims to rein in advanced artificial intelligence systems, an effort they…
Source NM ·As the U.N. General Assembly concludes its High-Level Week meetings and discussions, U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett is calling on officials to work towards an agreement with other nations regarding AI development. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of…
Michigan Advance ·On Monday, the Concord Monitor published an opinion article by Republican state Sen. Dan Innis about the rising opposition to data centers in New Hampshire — even when they are cleverly marketed as “server farms” or “innovation hubs.” It’s…
New Hampshire Bulletin ·Candidates running for Congress in Louisiana’s crowded 5th District race had the sharpest disagreements over artificial intelligence regulation and economic development at a forum held Tuesday night at the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
Louisiana Illuminator ·“I think I’m seeing tremendous self-policing. And they understand that they have to self-police,” Trump told reporters during an impromptu press conference outside the West Wing. The post Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to…
Boston.com Technology ·As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming industry has become a hot issue in the race for governor. The two candidates have proposed contrasting visions for how to deal…
Georgia Recorder ·“This is a problem that I think we need to sit down and talk about,” the American pope told reporters returning home from France. “We can’t just sit back and pretend nothing is going to happen.” The post Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says…
Boston.com Technology ·This story was originally published by The Florida Trib. The supermarket assistant manager was working a day shift in Jacksonville when he stepped out of the store’s office and saw two sheriff’s deputies talking with his boss – who then…
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