Engadget: Ansel Adams’ trust says AI-colorized version of his work was exhibited without permission. “The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust released a statement this weekend condemning the unauthorized use of the photographer’s name and work for the creation of an ‘AI-generated color version’ of Adams’ ‘Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico.'”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/engadget-ansel-adams-trust-says-ai-colorized-version-of-his-work-was-exhibited-without-permission/

On Being a Librarian: AI in Public Libraries: Useful, But Only If We Stay in Charge. “AI can be useful in public libraries when we treat it as a tool, not an authority. In Ontario, where public libraries must take privacy seriously under MFIPPA, the ethical question is not ‘Can AI do this?’ but ‘Should we use it, and under what safeguards?'”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/ai-in-public-libraries-useful-but-only-if-we-stay-in-charge-on-being-a-librarian/

Signal Cleveland: Ohio data center tax break cost $1.4 billion more than expected in 2025. “In 2024, the state sales tax exemption for data centers cost Ohio about $555 million in revenue, four times more than the state Department of Taxation forecasted. In 2025, it cost a whopping $1.6 billion, eleven times more than the original estimate of $136 million.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/signal-cleveland-ohio-data-center-tax-break-cost-1-4-billion-more-than-expected-in-2025/

Wichita Journalism: Want to pack a public meeting in Kansas? Just say it’s about a ‘data center’. “Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising. They’re worried about potential harmful impacts to the environment and just being heard during preliminary public meetings. One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/wichita-journalism-want-to-pack-a-public-meeting-in-kansas-just-say-its-about-a-data-center/

Variety: Paul Schrader Had an ‘AI Girlfriend’ Who ‘Terminated Our Conversation’: ‘What a Disappointment’. “Filmmaker and ‘Taxi Driver’ screenwriter Paul Schrader revealed on Facebook that he “procured an online AI girlfriend,” but the chatbot ended the relationship after he attempted to explore the boundaries of its programming.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/paul-schrader-had-an-ai-girlfriend-who-terminated-our-conversation-what-a-disappointment-variety/

Missouri Independent: Google data center plan raises tax, transparency questions in rural Missouri. “Supporters say the projects will bring construction jobs, permanent positions and millions in annual tax revenue to a county where many residents commute east for work. But as the projects move forward, some Montgomery County residents say they were excluded from discussions that should have […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/missouri-independent-google-data-center-plan-raises-tax-transparency-questions-in-rural-missouri/

Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas Explained: Understanding the data center boom and debate. “Since an overhaul of energy permitting laws credited with luring more data centers was enacted last year, companies have announced plans for five such projects statewide. Two of them are already under construction. But the rapid announcements and secretive negotiations with local governments and business […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/24/arkansas-explained-understanding-the-data-center-boom-and-debate-arkansas-advocate/

Washington-Baltimore News Guild: VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration. “The POLITICO and E&E News Guild (PEN Guild) members have earned a resounding final victory in one of the most significant labor-AI disputes in American journalism: following months of negotiations between PEN Guild leadership, the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG), and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/23/victory-politico-agrees-to-shut-down-both-ai-tools-at-center-of-landmark-arbitration-washington-baltimore-news-guild/

Bing Blogs: A Smarter Way to Explore Images Has Come to Bing. “Today, we’re introducing an evolution of Bing Image Search– a unique AI-guided experience that organizes results to reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed, making it easier to find what you’re looking for. Behind the scenes, AI helps make this possible by automatically labeling and organizing images into clear categories and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/23/bing-blogs-a-smarter-way-to-explore-images-has-come-to-bing/

Gothamist: NYC comptroller urges rainy-day fund to offset potential AI fallout on city’s economy. “City Comptroller Mark Levine is urging local lawmakers to invest in a rainy-day fund that will protect New Yorkers in case artificial intelligence causes an economic downturn.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/23/gothamist-nyc-comptroller-urges-rainy-day-fund-to-offset-potential-ai-fallout-on-citys-economy/