Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

TechCrunch reports that X is now permitting 3rd parties to train AI on your posts. Other companies are considering whether to license data to AI companies as a potential new revenue stream.

The City of Pittsburgh has an AI policy that prohibits AI use that includes sensitive data of its residents. Allegheny County has banned the use of generative AI by county employees while a task force determines parameters for AI use.  Governing | How Should Pennsylvania Regulate AI?

 By 2027 global AI use is estimated to consume 4.2 – 6.6 billion cubic meters of water. This begs the question of whether AI and data centers should publicly report water use.  @thetimes

  A consortium of state legislators has been assembled by Connecticut State Sen. James Maroney, D- Milford. The group meets twice a month. The goal is a coordinated state response that doesn’t inhibit AI. Governing | One Connecticut Lawmaker Leads National Effort on AI Policy

NASCIO’s annual State CIO Survey found 94% of state CIOs are responsible for maintaining a “robust, reliable and secure infrastructure” and 92% coordinate with other state officials during disasters. 72% said their state “generally takes a federated approach to technology disaster recovery and business continuity, meaning responsibilities are shared across state agencies and among leadership.” Route […]

An economist at MIT this week shared that 5% of U.S. jobs could be done by AI. Beyond that, the economist said AI will not live up to its hype. @bloombergbusiness

 Here’s some new messaging on AI. Santa Fe, New Mexico public schools are talking about AI as a “thought partner.” Students are being told to consider AI as a “co-pilot to enhance human creativity.”  This verbage is similar to North Carolina that created an acceptable use AI scale  from 0 to 4.  4 is use […]

Tennessee Governor signed SB1894 (2024 | TN) that seeks to make it easier to cancel your subscriptions. You know those $1.99/mo apps that renew for $15/mo. Opposition in Tennessee included cable companies and streaming services. The bill that passed would require clear and conspicuous notices on renewals. Route Fifty | Some states want to make it easier to […]

California’s Governor vetoed SB1074 (2024 | CA), a bill that would have required Artificial Intelligence testing on the costliest AI. His veto statement said that the bill “could give the public a false sense of security about controlling this fast-moving technology.” The statement concludes, “protecting against actual threats without unnecessarily thwarting the promise of this technology to advance […]

 @MITSloan researchers developed an AI risk mitigation guide. Included is that you should first do your work without AI. Later, bring in AI for a subtask to verify AI’s accuracy. The full guide for AI risk mitigation.