Monthly Archives: October 2025

I hear LLM and I think a lawyer earned a post-J.D. in a specialized area of the law. In 2025, LLM means AI that uses large language models. Guess the fun surprise that comes with LLMs? They turn evil and no one knows why. Need a spooky Halloween read? Check out @wired

I can’t believe we need to clarify that a human candidate is running for office, but here we are. In Virginia, the Republican lieutenant governor candidate staged a debate against an AI version of his challenger. The Virginia State Legislature passed a bill prohibiting certain uses of AI in politics. The measure was vetoed. The […]

We read a half dozen articles this week about how nondisclosure agreements with data center developments are causing waves with local communities It’s going to be an ongoing issue.  Jane Kirtley, a professor of media law and ethics at the University of Minnesota, said “ In smaller communities where there’s often less oversight, where fewer media […]

New term for AI: artificial adversarial intelligence. This phrase means using AI to model the behavior of expert attackers, including how they learn and adapt in response to a target’s cyber defenses. @MITSloan

A Dutch regulator is warning voters not to ask AI for voting recommendations. Why? Because AI advice is unreliable. How many U.S. voters do you think have asked AI for recommendations since early voting began this fall? Reuters | Dutch watchdog warns voters against using AI chatbots ahead of election

Coming to a Legislature near you- AI superintelligence guidance. Over 850 people, including tech leaders like Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, signed a statement published Wednesday calling for a pause in the development of superintelligence. @cnbc

A new poll by Pew found 53% say that AI stifles creativity. 16% say AI improves creative thinking. 50% say AI will harm the ability to have meaningful relationships. All in all more people say AI is a threat and not a benefit.

A bitcoin mine came online in Dafter Township, MI. Locals are displeased. This is what has locals concerned: (1) Noise that is so loud students don’t go outside, and it is impacting their education. (2) Migratory bird patterns have changed. (3) Energy and water use rates being impacted,  including the increase to local electric rates. (4) […]

Florida Governor’s social media posts criticize AI use in insurance. The industry says current law already places restraints on the use of AI by the insurance industry in Florida. At a recent press conference, he said “It basically means we’re going to be at the beck and call of Silicon Valley tech overlords.” Florida Phoenix | […]

In 2025, Texas passed legislation supporting quantum computing. Before that states like Colorado and Illinois invested in quantum computing. Quantum computing is in the news this week for its Nobel prize. It’s the future. “There is no advanced technology today that does not rely on quantum mechanics,” Olle Eriksson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for […]