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NYTIMES (Campbell Robertson and Theodore Schleifer) - Democrats Have Fundraising Edge in Virginia Redistricting Battle Ahead of April Referendum

Republicans are cautiously optimistic about a statewide referendum now at the center of the country’s gerrymandering war, but Democrats have a huge cash advantage.

AXIOS (Kathleen Hunter) - Exclusive: Sen. Warner calls AI data center moratorium championed by AOC "idiocy"

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said on Wednesday at Axios' AI+DC Summit that placing a moratorium on the construction of AI data centers would be "idiocy," adding that it would grant China an edge in the race to dominate artificial intelligence. Why it matters: Warner's comments come the same day that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation to pause all new data center construction nationwide until AI safeguards are in place. - "That would be idiocy," Warner said when asked about the idea of a moratorium to ease the transition to AI. - "A data center moratorium simply means China is going to move quicker," he added. Driving the news: Sanders and AOC are staking out one of the most…

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Exclusive: Lockheed Martin's Martell says warfare requires human-machine teamwork

The future of warfare involves humans and machines working together, Lockheed Martin's chief technology officer Craig Martell predicted on Wednesday at Axios' AI+DC Summit. Why it matters: As the military expands autonomous weapon use, debates are intensifying over when or whether to trust these systems and who is accountable for mistakes or misfires. What they're saying: "I want us to really focus on human-machine teaming, because ... I don't believe statistics at scale is going to get us to cognitive machines," Martell said to Axios' Colin Demarest. - He said it's a human's job to train with the AI system they plan to deploy and to figure out what errors and limitations it has. - "Then you can make the rational decision if you want to…