Make America AI Ready: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations - CITP Blog

A free text-message course from the Department of Labor (DOL) and private partner Arist called, “Make America AI-Ready”, is a useful start on the journey to AI literacy for all Americans.

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U.S. and China Pursue Guardrails to Stop AI Rivalry from Spiraling into Crisis

미국과 중국이 인공지능(AI) 경쟁이 위기로 번지는 것을 막기 위해 AI 관련 공식 논의를 시작하는 방안을 검토 중이다. 양국 정상은 곧 베이징에서 만나 AI 문제를 주요 의제로 다룰 예정이며, 이는 디지털 시대의 군비 경쟁으로 번질 수 있는 AI 기술의 위험성을 인식한 결과다. 이번 움직임은 AI 기술 발전에 따른 국제적 긴장 완화와 협력 가능성을 모색하는 중요한 시도로 평가된다.

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-and-china-pursue-guardrails-to-stop-ai-rivalry-from-spiraling-into-crisis-4c50bd70

#ai #us #china #internationalrelations #technologypolicy

Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’

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Stop S08102A: How New York’s Proposed Digital ID Bill Threatens Privacy and the Internet

The internet has long been one of humanity’s most dynamic spaces, a place where creativity, connection, and information flow freely across borders and boundaries. For decades, it has thrived on decentralization, anonymity, and the ability for individuals to interact without constant oversight. But now, with New York’s proposed bill S08102A, that freedom is under serious threat. This is not a minor tweak or a simple safety measure. It is a sweeping, invasive attempt to embed a device-level […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/22/19/55/41/analysis/jaimedavid327/10251/stop-s08102a-how-new-yorks-proposed-digital-id-bill-threatens-privacy-and-the-internet/

UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership

FoI request reveals no evidence of testing despite ministers hailing agreement as key to delivering AI-led public service reform

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Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?

Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposed

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UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission

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FYI: EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout: EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA. https://ppc.land/eu-pushes-meta-toward-interim-measures-over-whatsapp-ai-lockout/ #EU #Meta #WhatsApp #AI #TechnologyPolicy
EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout

EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA.

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Major AI policy shift! Dan Mangan and Ashley Capoot report President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI. This move follows a dispute where the administration rejected the company's ethical guardrails for Pentagon use in autonomous weapons or surveillance. This highlights critical policy challenges. Read their full report. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/trump-anthropic-ai-pentagon.html #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Defense #TechnologyPolicy

AI scraping paywalls expose a broken web economy

AI scraping paywalls are forcing a hard conversation about who gets paid on the modern web and who has been freeloading for years.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/02/ai-scraping-paywalls-expose-a-broken-web-economy/