Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

New Presidential Administration. New AI Executive Order.  “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” calls for the development of a plan for the administration’s approach to AI.

On January 16th, a fire broke out at a lithium battery storage facility south of San Francisco. ” A study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggests that researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can identify the early stages of a lithium-ion battery fire — the moment when a safety valve in the battery’s hard casing […]

Let’s meet the MultiState AI Policy Working Group. Steering Committee members include Alaska Senator Shelley Hughes (R) California Privacy Protection Agency Deputy Director of Policy and Legislation Maureen Mahoney Maryland Representative Katie Frye-Hester (D) Minnesota Representative Steve Elkins (D) Minnesota Representative Kristin Bahner (D) Connecticut Senator James Maroney (D) Colorado Senator Robert Rodriguez (D) Florida […]

It is forecasted that there will be a nearly 10% increase in global tech spending, largely driven by AI, according to this study by Gartner. Total tech spending is expected to be $5.61 trillion in 2025. Data center system spending is expected to increase by more than 23%. CIO Dive | CIOs brace for price hikes this […]

Fortune 500 company CEOs were asked about the risk of AI. 281 companies of the Fortune 500 cite AI as a risk in their 2024 annual reports. That’s a 473.5% increase from 2022. @MITSloan

TechCrunch says Mark Cuban is looking to fund a TikTok alternative built off BlueSky, the twitter alternative. 

Under Virginia’s  House Bill 2121, AI developers would be required to document their technology’s origin and history of development and make that information publicly accessible. Other Virginia AI bills include  HB 2094, that creates requirements for developing, deploying and using high-risk artificial intelligence systems and civil penalties for noncompliance, and  HB2250 that would allow consumers to authorize a […]

The largest data breach in U.S. history occurred at the end of 2024 and was of an education software company. According to TechCrunch, hackers were able to access student addresses, Social Security numbers, grades and medical information on the platform.

California has enacted a law that prohibits the use of AI in health insurance decisions. SB 1120 (2024 | CA) prohibits health insurers from making determinations based solely by AI. State health insurers were denying coverage about 25% of the time before this law was enacted. This bill grants state regulators the discretion to fine […]

Legislation in California proposes warning labels for social media. Surgeon General has also called for warning labels on social media because of the risk to mental health. AB 56 (2025 | CA) Attorney General Bonta, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, Introduce Legislation to Require Social Media Warning Labels