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Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget

House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing… Continue reading Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget

Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules

GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for cars and trucks. GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for cars and trucks. The US Senate voted today to strip California of… Continue reading Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules

Dozens of Organizations Push Back Against Bill That Would Ban All AI Regulation

This is dangerous. No Rules, No Exceptions The latest version of the Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill — the “one big, beautiful bill,” as President Trump has called it — includes a clause that would ban all AI regulation in the US at the state level for a full decade. Over 100 organizations, CNN reports, are calling for… Continue reading Dozens of Organizations Push Back Against Bill That Would Ban All AI Regulation

The Trump Administration’s Opinion on Elon Musk After Actually Working With Him Reveal a Lot

It’s becoming increasingly apparent that billionaire Elon Musk wasn’t some great mastermind, puppeting president Donald Trump from the shadows. In reality, the mercurial CEO has become a surprisingly reviled fixture on Capitol Hill, getting into screaming matches and frequently losing his composure, while also making “annoying” jokes and being ridiculed by the public. The walls started… Continue reading The Trump Administration’s Opinion on Elon Musk After Actually Working With Him Reveal a Lot

The Newest “Will Smith Eating Spaghetti” Video Includes AI-Generated Squelching and Chomping Sounds That Just Might Make You Sick

Just over two years ago, we came across a deranged, AI-generated video of famed actor Will Smith indulging in a bowl of spaghetti. The clip, which went viral at the time, was the stuff of nightmares, with the AI model morphing Smith’s facial features in obscene ways, clearly unable to determine where his body ended… Continue reading The Newest “Will Smith Eating Spaghetti” Video Includes AI-Generated Squelching and Chomping Sounds That Just Might Make You Sick

OpenAI’s Top Scientist Wanted to “Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI”

“Of course, it’s going to be optional whether you want to get into the bunker.” Feel The AGI OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, has long been preparing for artificial general intelligence (AGI), an ill-defined industry term for the point at which human intellect is outpaced by algorithms — and he’s got some wild plans… Continue reading OpenAI’s Top Scientist Wanted to “Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI”

How Much Electricity It Actually Takes to Use AI May Surprise You

By now, most of us should be vaguely aware that artificial intelligence is hungry for power. Even if you don’t know the exact numbers, the charge that “AI is bad for the environment” is well-documented, bubbling from sources ranging from mainstream press to pop-science YouTube channels to tech trade media. Still, the AI industry as… Continue reading How Much Electricity It Actually Takes to Use AI May Surprise You

House GOP moves to slash renewable energy tax breaks

The House passed a giant spending bill that would roll back tax credits that boosted wind and solar projects across the US, particularly in Republican districts. The House passed a giant spending bill that would roll back tax credits that boosted wind and solar projects across the US, particularly in Republican districts. House Republicans advanced… Continue reading House GOP moves to slash renewable energy tax breaks

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published Thursday in the journal Joule shows. That demand from AI, the research states, could double by the end of this year, comprising nearly half of all total data-center electricity consumption worldwide, excluding the electricity used for bitcoin mining.… Continue reading AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse