Beyond Safety: The New Precedent for AI Compliance A United States appeals court just codified a stark new reality for artificial intelligence developers: the Department of Defense can now compel feature sets or blacklist foundational Read More
The battle over Benjamin Franklin’s legacy, played out within the hallowed halls of the Smithsonian, reveals less about 18th-century ethics and more about 21st-century information warfare. This isn’t merely a dust-up over an Read More
When AI Becomes a Bureaucratic Bludgeon In January, the Trump administration launched an artificial intelligence pilot program, WISeR, within Medicare—the federal health insurance program for seniors. This initiative, designed to automate prior authorization for Read More
The Policy Disconnect Is the Real Threat The quiet removal of a Chinese-developed AI search tool from a US government website isn’t the news itself; it’s a stark reminder of how profoundly fragmented Read More
The Façade of a Moral Victory A federal judge’s ruling, vacating the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic, offers a momentary sigh of relief for the AI ethics community. Judge Rita Lin, of Read More
The Illusion of Protection in a Global Ecosystem Donald Trump’s potential tariffs on imported semiconductors, and by extension, a vast array of tech products built around them, represent a strategic miscalculation so profound it Read More
The Unseen Maps That Precede Every Road The conversation around the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule in the United States, particularly concerning swathes of federal land like southeast Alaska’s Tongass Read More
The AI Energy Paradox: Green Promises vs. Grid Realities The grand pronouncements about a sustainable, AI-driven future have always felt like a flimsy veneer, and now the cracks are showing. Amazon, a company that routinely Read More
The Illusion of Augmentation The unveiling of Devin, Cognition AI’s supposed “AI software engineer,” demands a sharper look than the usual Silicon Valley hype cycle affords. Scott Wu, CEO of the freshly minted startup, Read More
The Illusion of Press Freedom Victory A federal judge’s sharp questioning forced the US Department of Justice to withdraw demands for phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times reporters yesterday. This Read More