Axios
America's biggest cyber threat is inside the government
When government officials "move fast, break things," they risk unintentionally breaking systems they didn't real
AI infrastructure's all-out spending spree
Chipmakers, cloud providers, energy producers and artificial intelligence companies are all flooring the pedal on infrastructure spending to support an AI-driven world that doesn't yet exist. Investors are placing hundred-billion-dollar bets that demand for AI is about to explode, while the technology has yet to persuasively demonstrate its
AI failed to detect critical health conditions: study
Artificial Intelligence systems designed to predict the likelihood of a hospitalized patient dying largely aren't detecting worsening health conditions, according to a new study. Some machine learning models trained exclusively on existing patient data didn't recognize about 66 percent of injuries that could lead to patient death in the hospital, according to the research published in Nature's Communications Medicine journal. Researchers
Young Americans down on DOGE (Axios)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:58"Humans in the loop" make AI work, for now (Axios)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:58OpenAI finds new Chinese influence campaigns using its tools
OpenAI spotted and disrupted two uses of its AI tools as part of broader Chinese influence campaigns, including one designed to spread Spanish-language anti-American disinformation. AI's potential to supercharge disinformation and speed the work of nation state-backed cyberattacks is steadily moving from scary theory to complex reality.
Trump's historic war on traditional media
President Trump, in small and unprecedented ways, is punishing media companies more than any leader since America's founding. Once considered a bastion for free expression, America's record on press freedoms has fallen to a historic low, according to Reporters Without Borders. Under Trump's second presidency, the press is "under siege," the group argues. American trust in media has hit an all-time low. Most U.S. counties have little to no local news sources anymore. Trump is targeting traditional media sources at a moment of tremendous vulnerability for the industry.
The messy digital evolution of "Saturday Night Live" (Axios)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 11:09Majority Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson vow to take DOGE spending cuts to the next level
The GOP's Hill leaders are signaling their eagerness to back up Elon Musk by turning DOGE spending cuts into real legislation. Musk's