Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

RSI, recursion self improvement, means “an AI system that can continuously upgrade itself. Once AI systems can manage the upgrade cycle better than humans, the process can become a closed loop, limited only by the compute power they can access, and humans are no longer necessary or even helpful. ” We’re not at a place where […]

“In a letter shared by Sen. Ron Wyden with TechCrunch, U.S. Central Command said it was aware of hostile actors using purchased location data to track U.S. servicemembers.” The FBI is suggesting that people use ad blockers to minimize available data. What does this mean? Location data tracking is heading toward legislative and regulatory limitations. Tech Crunch

Illinois is the first state to require safety audits for AI. The bill would apply to “large AI developers — those with more than $500 million in annual gross revenue — to publish explanations of how their products could pose a “catastrophic risk” and how those risks would be addressed. The requirements would take effect […]

In the veto letter for House Bill 26-1210 Colorado’s Governor stated that “Instead of specifically defining and targeting unethical conduct and practices, the bill takes a broader approach to capture any technology that incidentally influences a price or wage amount. Because of the broad sweep, the bill would punish differentially lower prices, not just higher prices.” Colorado Newsline

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 The town repealed supportive data center ordinances adopted in September 2025, reversing course.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 […]