Voters Turned Down AI Data Centres in 40 of 41 Local Ballots
Tuesday's US midterms put AI data centres on 41 local ballots in 10 states. Voters sided against them in 40, and 76% told an exit poll they'd oppose one nearby.
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Check Point found a way past ChatGPT's Lockdown Mode that could silently copy chat history. OpenAI closed the hole on 18 September after a private report.
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How AI is changing work, rights and everyday life.
Tuesday's US midterms put AI data centres on 41 local ballots in 10 states. Voters sided against them in 40, and 76% told an exit poll they'd oppose one nearby.
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The companies, deals and products shaping AI.
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China Speeds Up a Single AI Law as Users Pass 700 Million
Beijing says it will speed up one comprehensive AI law, covering data, algorithms, safety incidents and jobs. More than 700 million people in China now use generative AI, but there…
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Longer reads on the people, places and money behind AI.
OpenAI's new Grid Protectors scheme promises families won't pay for its power. The Georgia deal behind it shows what that means for bills, and what it doesn't.
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Google will switch AI off by default for school students, but schools that keep it off lose Google Search too. Our view: Google already has a…
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None of the 51 biggest US online stores has a safe way for an AI agent to buy for you. Blocking agents outright won't hold, and…
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Reddit says its visits from Google search fell by over 1 million a week in October, and blames AI Mode. Its fix is a login wall.…
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