AI Is the New Space Race. Do American Students Have the Skills to Win?
Sep 17, 2025 - The nation’s ‘report card’ reveals the lowest math scores in 20 years. But we have a road map to a solution.
The Missing Foundation in AI Governance: Building Trust Across Parties
Sep 4, 2025 - The yawning gap between the speed of innovation and the slowness of societal consideration is problematic, as it leads to a situation where technology is thrust upon the public without their implied consent regarding its usage.
General Assembly Takes Action on Drafts on Security Council Equitable Representation, Increased Membership, Artificial Intelligence, Other Matters | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Aug 27, 2025 - The General Assembly meets today to take action on an oral draft decision regarding the “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”.
Report Offers Guidance for Government on AI Adoption
Aug 26, 2025 - The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's new release cautions public-sector agencies against acquiring AI-powered tools without giving them an adequate level of vetting and governance.
Flock Pledges Changes After Illinois Data-Sharing Accusation
Aug 26, 2025 - An Illinois audit found that a popular provider of license plate reading technology violated data protection law. In response, the company paused all federal pilot projects and outlined new distinct search permissions.
Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children
Aug 25, 2025 - Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says to companies developing AI chatbots: "If you knowingly harm kids, you will answer for it.”
D.C.'s Data Dilemma: When Portals and Dashboards Aren't Enough
Aug 25, 2025 - A presidential order and police union claims have fueled doubt about D.C.'s crime numbers. This prompts a critical question for governments: What should open data portals share that can't be captured by numbers alone?
UNESCO Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Aug 23, 2025 - The aim of the Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory is to provide a global resource for policymakers, regulators, academics, the private sector and civil society to find solutions to the most pressing challenges posed by AI
Delaware AI Commission Approves Creating Agentic AI Sandbox
Jul 28, 2025 - The Delaware AI Commission signed off on a plan to develop a technology sandbox, where new agentic AI technologies and regulations can be explored. The first sector officials are interested in examining is corporate governance.
Georgia's AI Lab Cooks Up Tech Ideas in New Test Kitchen
Jul 18, 2025 - The state’s technology department officially opened its Innovation Lab this week — a dedicated space for ethical AI experimentation aimed at advancing public service.
Govt. AI Assessment Ranks States’ Readiness, Adoption Levels
Jul 9, 2025 - A new analysis by Code for America illustrates artificial intelligence readiness in the public sector across three key areas: leadership and governance, capacity building, and technical infrastructure and capabilities.
YouTube rolls out new rules to curb AI content: Who is affected (and who is safe)?
Jul 10, 2025 - Asserting that the platform always wanted creators to upload ‘original’ and ‘authentic’ content, the streaming giant from Google’s parent Alphabet upgrades its rules for the YouTube Partner Programme
New report shows China dominates in AI research – and is western world’s leading collaborator on AI
Jul 10, 2025 - China is outstripping the rest of the world in artificial intelligence research at a time when AI is becoming a "strategic asset" akin to energy or military capability
China-backed AI firm targets new markets
Jun 25, 2025 - OpenAI says Chinese competitor Zhipu AI seeks a global foothold in the AI race.
As Regulation Ban Looms, California Issues Frontier AI Study
Jun 20, 2025 - It arrives as federal lawmakers consider a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence regulation.
Governments Want Artificial Intelligence, but Adoption Lags
Jun 18, 2025 - A report released Wednesday reveals insight from government leaders about their data and AI programs.
Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI
Jun 11, 2025 - The Dutch city thought it could break a decade-long trend of implementing discriminatory algorithms. Its failure raises the question: can these programs ever be fair?
The Pentagon is gutting the team that tests AI and weapons systems
Jun 10, 2025 - The move is a boon to ‘AI for defense’ companies that want an even faster road to adoption.
Trump team leaks AI plans in public GitHub repository
Jun 10, 2025 - The AI.gov repository and staging site vanished.
Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report
Jun 3, 2025 - This report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies - and the tech oligarchs that run them - power that goes far beyond their deep pockets.
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
Jun 4, 2025 - A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
The OMB Memo Shows That AI Can Be Governed
Mar. 29, 2024 - a new OMB memo signifies a pivotal shift towards AI enforceable regulation in the United States.
UC Berkeley AI Policy Research Symposium 2025
May 20, 2025 - Policymakers, technologists, and academics gathered at UC Berkeley on April 22 for the 2025 AI Policy Research Symposium
South Carolina Prepares to Launch AI Center of Excellence
Jan 8, 2025 - Rich Heimann, the state’s first-ever director of artificial intelligence, lauds its pragmatic approach to AI strategy and adoption. South Carolina’s chief information security officer will be part of the center's team, too.
Collective Conversation Focuses on AI | Wake Tech
Oct 23, 2024 - More than 100 individuals dedicated to closing the gender and representation gaps in Wake County gathered Wednesday to learn more about artificial intelligence in the workplace during Wake Invests in Women's Collective Conversation event at Wake Tech's RTP Campus.
Values Drive the Work of AI Groups in Washington, D.C.
Oct 28, 2024 - In the capital district, the work of its AI Advisory Group and AI Taskforce comes together to help ensure advances in artificial intelligence meet values set by its mayor. Only solutions that properly align get adopted.
Study: AI firms train models using more premium publisher data than they let on
Nov 5, 2024 - AI firms rely disproportionately on commercial publishers of news and media websites to train their LLMs
Virginia Activates Its Artificial Intelligence Task Force
Oct 18, 2024 - Virginia has now set its AI Task Force in motion, aiming to support and advise policymakers on the technologies. Ten members have been named; more may follow.
Without Accounting for Bias and Discrimination, AI Safety Standards Will Fall Short
Sep 16, 2024 - It will be an uphill battle to ensure that AI standards adequately and robustly protect the public, writes Data & Society's Serena Oduro.
Challenging The Myths of Generative AI
Aug 29, 2024 - Eryk Salvaggio says we must dispense with myths if we are to think more clearly about what AI actually is and does.