Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

“Microsoft, Blackrock, “BlackRock, Microsoft, Global Infrastructure Partners and United Arab Emirates-based technology investment firm MGX announced a partnership to invest in new and expanded data center infrastructure to meet artificial intelligence computing needs and the energy supply needed to support these facilities.” They seek to raise $30 billion in private equity capital and up to $100 billion with […]

North Carolina has approved the use of digital student IDs for voting. North Carolina doing something that many say makes it easier for young people to vote- not on my bingo card for 2024. State GOP has pledged to stop implementation- naturally, the state GOP tweeted about it. Route Fifty | North Carolina OKs the use […]

Sonoma County has adopted an AI policy that would allow AI use by the local government if the AI is on an approved list, and can only be used for tasks including writing emails, reports, policies and job descriptions, completing spreadsheet calculations and data analysis and developing or debugging code.  Santa Cruz, San Benito, and […]

Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) is opening its annual seed funding program. Short proposals will be accepted through Nov. 1, with projects expected to start in spring 2024 and last up to two years. The application.

 Polling of California Latinos shows that 56% view AI as just another tool and 44% think AI is bad for jobs. 80% want regulation to ensure AI is safe and trustworthy.  A 2023 poll by Microsoft showed that  53% of Latinos see AI as a threat to jobs. Governing | What Do California Latinos Think […]

Attorneys General from 42 states, both red and blue states, are calling on the U.S. surgeon general to issue a warning for young people on social media platforms. Notable states not signed onto the request: Texas and Arizona. KGW8 | Oregon attorney general joins long list of AGs wanting Congress to stamp warning label on social […]

The cost of crypto scams on U.S. consumers in 2023 was $5.6 billion according to the FBI. That’s a 45% increase from 2022. WVTM | Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says

Illinois has enacted 2 new AI laws. The bills will protect the likeness of artists and allow for private causes of action when someone’s likeness is used without authorization. The Right of Publicity Act prohibits unauthorized digital replicas by defining a replica as “a newly created, electronic representation of the voice, image or likeness of […]

The mayor’s race in Cheyenne, Wyoming included a candidate that sought to make the city run on AI. He met his match with voters. He lost handily. Turns out voters want decisions made by humans. Who knew?!  Denver7 | Cheyenne’s ‘AI for mayor’ concedes after voter turnout shows overwhelming preference for human decision-making

The FBI announced its increased enforcement efforts for online scams and fraud. The program is called,  “Take a Beat.”  Is this a lyric from an 80s pop song? From January to May 2024 there have been $1.6 billion in losses due to online fraud which is a $300 million increase from 2023. Government Technology | FBI Says Stopping […]