AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - China fueling U.S. data center resistance, AI groups claim
The AI industry , battling concerns about its impact on jobs and energy costs, is accusing China-linked actors of using social media to fan opposition to the data centers powering America's AI boom. Why it matters: As the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, resistance to data centers is threatening the industry's massive buildout plans here — and AI leaders believe foreign actors are stoking the backlash. State of play: Pro-AI groups say they've been tracking a barrage of what they believe are bot-driven social media messages, which they argue is being driven by China, its proxies and other countries in its sphere of influence. - "Americans have AI anxiety for a variety of reasons, and that makes it particularly susceptible to…
HUFFPOST - Billionaire Bezos Co-Signs NYC Mayor Mamdani's Controversial Tactic To Tax The Rich
The Amazon founder did, however, criticize the mayor for how he went about promoting the plan.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Zuckerberg faces lawsuit from five publishers for using copyrighted materials to train AI
The five publishers allege that Meta's software engineers used pirated books and journal articles to train the company's AI model, Llama.