August 2023

How Schools Can Survive (and Maybe Even Thrive) With A.I. This Fall (New York Times)

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ChatGPT breaks its own rules on political messages (Washington Post)

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Growing public concern about the role of artificial intelligence in daily life (Pew Research Center)

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Most Americans haven’t used ChatGPT; few think it will have a major impact on their job (Pew Research Center)

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Free Press Calls on Congress and the FCC to 'Reimagine and Reinvent' Efforts to Bridge the Digital Divide

The US telecommunications market has significantly evolved since Congress last overhauled the Communications Act more than a quarter century ago. But the Federal Communication Commission’s universal service distribution policies – though periodically tweaked – are still rooted in a framework designed to support incumbent telephone companies. However, the Congress and the FCC now have before them an opportunity to reimagine and reinvent universal service policy for the future.

AI could choke on its own exhaust as it fills the web

The internet is beginning to fill up with more and more content generated by artificial intelligence rather than human beings, posing weird new dangers both to human society and to the AI programs themselves. Experts estimate that AI-generated content

Airborne telemedicine

As airlines upgrade their in-flight Wi-Fi systems, they often tout the passenger experience benefits, like faster internet browsing or bett

If BEAD Isn’t Enough

There are several states already estimating that the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant funding is not going to be enough money to reach all of their unserved and underserved areas. California, New Mexico, and Minnesota have estimated that BEAD will fall short. By the time the dust settles there will likely be more states. I’m not surprised by this. Just since the BEAD grant program was enacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act (IIJA) in November 2021, there have been some significant cost increases for building broadband networks.

Remote workers' connection to companies' missions hits record low (Axios)

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UK telecoms groups under fire for adding inflation ‘premium’ to bills (Financial Times)