Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

It is now illegal to replace an actor with AI in California. The prohibition applies to both likenesses and voices. California also increased its investment in film and television tax credits recently. California Governor | Governor Newsom signs bills to protect digital likeness of performers

An attorney in California relied on AI. It did not go well. The usual mix of 21 fake quotes, fake cases, and no human review. The judge is the first to levy the most costly penalty on the attorney, $10,000. @calmatters

We know that some AI engines make your AI inquiries public. Meta is said to be selling how & why you use AI. Fun times monetizing your user data- to give you ads. Yay! More ads. TechCrunch | Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats

St. Louis, Missouri City Council has been considering a local ordinance to pause data center development. Before this could happen, the mayor acted. An executive order has been issued that requires  data center developments to disclose both water and energy use,  job creation numbers, and distance from nearby neighborhoods, and noise pollution.   Data Center […]

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank have announced 5 new AI data center projects this week. This in addition to its flagship site in Abilene, Texas. The new locations include two additional Texas locations: Milam County and locations in Shackelford County, Texas.  The 3 additional location are Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and a site in the […]

Meta has pledged tens of millions to support the company’s efforts in state legislatures. Bonjour, to the new super PAC— the American Technology Excellence Project. A goal is to champion stateside tech future. NYTimes says Meta is likely to be one the largest spenders in the 2026 midterm elections .

A biweekly update from the US Census Bureau found that of the 1.2 million businesses surveyed,  AI use among large businesses has dropped from 14% to under 12% from June to August.  Futurism | Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies

Fairfax County, Virginia’s support of quantum computing is being called a blue ocean opportunity. Harvard Business Review tells us blue ocean opportunities are defined as “demand is created rather than fought over. There is ample opportunity for growth that is both profitable and rapid.” This means the industries aren’t fully evolved yet.  Virginia says the only states […]

Ah…the Information Age, a time when you publicly do not oppose a data privacy bill, but organize the opposition and believe that all this will remain hidden. A tech company organized opposition to AB566 which amends California’s Privacy Act.  All the while publicly in California the company did not publicly oppose the bill. However, behind the scenes, […]

Legislation to curb catastrophic AI harm is moving through NY and CA Legislatures. California’s SB 53 is headed to the Governor’s desk, S6953B. Is awaiting action by New York’s Governor. The bills seek to “establish rules aiming to prevent the most advanced, large-scale artificial intelligence models — known as frontier AI models — from causing […]