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Alaska Governor is working to lure data centers to the state. The Governor looks to rely on  building the trans-Alaska gas pipeline to feed the energy-intensive data centers.  Lt. Governor Dan Patrick of Texas has stated that “Texans will ultimately pay the price.” for data centers electric usage. In Oregon,  their property tax breaks for data centers […]

The Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice are asking a federal court to find Florida’s HB3 unconstitutional. The bill restricts social media for children. The lawsuit argues that the bill violates the First Amendment, that its definition of a social media platform is too vague, and that it contradicts federal statute. Route Fifty | Tech associations sue over […]

AI hallucination is when AI system generates misleading or false information. This can be because the AI model lacks enough data or makes incorrect assumptions. Route Fifty | A top state official used AI to draft public policy. The AI hallucinated.

 “Alaska’s top education official relied on generative artificial intelligence to draft a proposed policy on cellphone use in Alaska schools, which resulted in a state document citing supposed academic studies that don’t exist.” Route Fifty | A top state official used AI to draft public policy. The AI hallucinated.

Illinois has proposed $500 million in public and private funds for a quantum campus and other research facilities. 

Indiana has been investing in quantum computing. yeah, everyone keeps talking about AI, but quantum computing is the sleeper issue to watch. Indiana has put in $4 million in seed money to Quantum Corridor; fostered public private partnerships between tech and universities; supported a collaborative quantum computing ecosystem; and developed a quantum-savvy workforce. Route Fifty […]

Texas A&M Mosbaucher Institute paper argues for adopting “UCC Article 12 would therefore make Texas an attractive jurisdiction for this kind of claims trading in the digital asset economy.”

Publishers and artists are pushing back against their material being used to train AI. Reddit CEO described AI’s need for data as, ““The source of artificial intelligence is actual intelligence, and that’s what you find on Reddit.” This is ripe for regulation. Social Media Today | Data Is the New Gold in the Generative AI […]

2024 spending growth in IT is estimated  at $5.26 trillion, an increase of 7.5% from 2023. Gartner forecasts the growth to be tied to  generative AI-related purchases. Interestingly, the June 2024 Deloitte Global Boardroom Program survey of nearly 500 board members and C-suite executives across 57 countries showed that 45% of boards haven’t had AI on their […]

A letter by tech vendors to  the House of Representatives’ AI task force is calling on policy that distinguishes between integrators and developers of AI models. An integrator doesn’t create AI but rather out retrains, modifies, and fine-tunes AI models into other products and services. CIO Dive | Tech vendors ask US lawmakers for regulatory […]