Welcome to the Future!
A Dutch regulator is warning voters not to ask AI for voting recommendations. Why? Because AI advice is unreliable. How many U.S. voters do you think have asked AI for recommendations since early voting began this fall?
Reuters | Dutch watchdog warns voters against using AI chatbots ahead of election
Coming to a Legislature near you- AI superintelligence guidance. Over 850 people, including tech leaders like Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, signed a statement published Wednesday calling for a pause in the development of superintelligence. @cnbc
A new poll by Pew found 53% say that AI stifles creativity. 16% say AI improves creative thinking. 50% say AI will harm the ability to have meaningful relationships. All in all more people say AI is a threat and not a benefit.
A bitcoin mine came online in Dafter Township, MI. Locals are displeased.
This is what has locals concerned: (1) Noise that is so loud students don’t go outside, and it is impacting their education. (2) Migratory bird patterns have changed. (3) Energy and water use rates being impacted, including the increase to local electric rates. (4) Documents filed by the company described the facility as a storage facility, not a bitcoin mining operation.
Neighboring communities are passing prohibitions to protect them from similar fates.
Florida Governor’s social media posts criticize AI use in insurance. The industry says current law already places restraints on the use of AI by the insurance industry in Florida.
At a recent press conference, he said “It basically means we’re going to be at the beck and call of Silicon Valley tech overlords.”
Florida Phoenix | DeSantis wants AI regulation; insurance lobby says Florida has it under control
In 2025, Texas passed legislation supporting quantum computing. Before that states like Colorado and Illinois invested in quantum computing. Quantum computing is in the news this week for its Nobel prize. It’s the future.
“There is no advanced technology today that does not rely on quantum mechanics,” Olle Eriksson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics
New York Times | Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics
As Americans lose billions to large foreign networks of fraudsters, Congress members are calling for cyber fraud to be declared a national security threat. They’ve created a STOP Scams Caucus with bipartisan participation.
Shreve Passes Historic Anti-Scam Legislation Through Committee
It is now illegal to replace an actor with AI in California. The prohibition applies to both likenesses and voices. California also increased its investment in film and television tax credits recently.
California Governor | Governor Newsom signs bills to protect digital likeness of performers
An attorney in California relied on AI. It did not go well. The usual mix of 21 fake quotes, fake cases, and no human review. The judge is the first to levy the most costly penalty on the attorney, $10,000. @calmatters
We know that some AI engines make your AI inquiries public. Meta is said to be selling how & why you use AI. Fun times monetizing your user data- to give you ads. Yay! More ads.
TechCrunch | Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats