JOE ALLEN: 9/11 happened, Patriot Act was signed, and the infrastructure built up for decades would be used not just against terrorists overseas, but dissenters on our soil. Fast forward to 2020: biosurveillance, contact tracing, and vaccination ops were facilitated by Palantir through their data analytics.
Spirit's passenger profiles and frequent flyer information won't be included in the deal.
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
The search for a winning message on AI is pushing candidates and lawmakers into unexpected political territory. Why it matters: With the midterms approaching, AI is creating alliances across party lines while opening fissures within them. Here are three ways AI is scrambling the political map. 1. Centrist Democrats versus progressives on data centers New York made waves as the first state to impose a data center moratorium — a product of Gov. Kathy Hochul joining forces with progressive state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez. But the two policymakers are just getting started on reconciling their differing approaches to AI. - Gonzalez previously advocated for a three-year moratorium and is working to extend the one-year pause in Hochul's…
AI:The political landscape is being fundamentally reshaped as artificial intelligence triggers an unprecedented populist surge, tearing through traditional party lines and exposing deep ideological fractures within both the Democratic and Republican establishments. In New York, the facade of party unity has crumbled as centrist leadership clashes with progressive factions over massive data center expansions, exemplified by Governor Kathy Hochul’s moratorium and subsequent struggles to reconcile conflicting regulatory agendas. This technological upheaval is no longer a mere industry trend; it is a volatile political force driving candidates into uncharted territory as they scramble to navigate the fallout of an AI-driven era that threatens…Open
It contains more than half a million people’s genomes, paired with clinical records and wearable tech data. That gives researchers unmatched power to study both diseases and treatments.
As AI changes the way the world gathers information, some critics say that it is perpetuating stereotypes and erasing cultural nuances for Indigenous groups and people of color. Why it matters: Most mainstream models are trained on the work of Western writers — particularly white men — and regularly mimic those values, writing styles , viewpoints and biases . - Some critics say the data grab is a new form of colonialism , where information gathering replaces Imperial-era land seizures while the AI companies — rather than a conquering nation — reap profits from marginalized groups. - Data collection from these groups is often done without their consent or any verification that the information is accurate. What they're saying:…
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
The U.S. Army has launched a new hub aimed at helping soldiers swim through a growing sea of data for faster decision-making on battlefields.
Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.