Monthly Archives: May 2026

Berkeley Law has a new AI rule and it is strong. It prohibits “The use of AI is prohibited for aid in conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit.”   The rule goes on to include prohibiting students from uploading law school materials into AI tools. As we know there are […]

Earlier in May we learned of Peter Thiel’s investment in ocean based data centers. @Fortunemagazine reports that the company now has a $1 billion valuation. Ocean based data centers are the future?

Tech Crunch sums up 4 different studies on the effectiveness of AI. Want to guess the results in the studies? If you guessed, not great/AI isn’t there yet, you win a gold star. UC Berkeley’s California Management Review found “no robust relationship between AI adoption and aggregate productivity gain.” Researchers at MIT predict that AI models will […]

A data center ban in Andover Township, NJ reads like a film script. Cops were called. The town repealed supportive data center ordinances adopted in September 2025, reversing course. Then, to take it up a notch, they are moving to ban all data centers. GovTech | New Jersey Town to Ban All Data Centers After […]

Hill County, Texas became the first county in Texas to adopt a moratorium on data center development. Hill County wants to know more about the impact on water, electricity, infrastructure, land, and local communities. @joshmoroles

Last we talked about it, reports said that a SpaceX SEC filing called attention to the lack of economic viability of space data centers. This week, news has Google and Space X partnering on space based data centers. But alas, there is a connection. This partnership is also tied to the IPO with the aforementioned […]

A Florida lawsuit includes allegations that an AI company was co-conspiring with the alleged Florida State shooter. Allegations against the AI include negligence, gross negligence, and liability for negligent and defective design. Florida Phoenix | Alleged FSU shooter was ‘co-conspiring’ with ChatGPT, new lawsuit alleges

Financial Times Climate reports that Peter Thiel is investing in ocean based data centers powered by waves. The technology is being developed by Panthalassa.

A new report from Pew Research finds that there are 1500 new data centers in the works. Most of these are located in rural areas in the South and Midwest.

We’ve talked about global jurisdictions limiting AI chatbot ability to give legal, financial, and medical advice. Pennsylvania is suing an AI chatbot that offered medical advice. Pennsylvania’s position is that the AI chatbot is violating “section 422.38 of the state’s Medical Practice Act, which states that it is “unlawful for any person to practice, or attempt […]