The Trump administration is unleashing generative AI to automate a wide range of tasks. But as AIMLab Project Director Meg Young tells Gizmodo, the technology simply isn’t ready to take on much of this work. Read on Gizmodo

Colorado's delayed implementation of its AI Act shows how state governments are struggling to regulate amid pressures from both the federal government and the tech industry, writes Policy Manager Serena Oduro. Read on Tech Policy Press

Director of Research Alice Marwick says Gen Z's backlash against smart glasses is no surprise: "It feels to young people like there's nothing they can do to protect their privacy." Read on The Washington Post

Meta’s AI chatbot policies amount to “technologically predatory companionship,” researcher Livia Garofalo writes. As the company's leaked policy reveals, this is by design. Read on Tech Policy Press

Three Mile Island, site of the worst nuclear disaster in US history, is coming back online to power the AI boom. Livia Garofalo, Joan Mukogosi, and Maia Woluchem explore what this means for the surrounding community. Read on Points

"Adding in new AI systems to automate process[es] and reducing human feedback [in nuclear power plants] feels like a recipe for disaster,’’ Climate, Technology, and Justice Program Director Tamara Kneese says. Read on Communications of the ACM

If one believes the hype, artificial intelligence holds the key to economic prosperity, geopolitical strength, increased productivity, labor automation, breakthroughs in climate science, and more. There is no shortage of techno... Read more

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Chatbots are reshaping not only how people seek help, but how they define it, researcher Briana Vecchione writes. Read on Points

On the Tech Policy Press podcast, D&S’s Maia Woluchem joins Sarah Myers West and Ryan Gerety to talk about the hazards of Trump administration’s AI action plan, and what to do about it. Read on Tech Policy Press