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Sen. Martin Heinrich, co-chairman of the Senate’s Artificial Intelligence Caucus, says action this year unlikely (Hill, The)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 15:51X’s updated privacy policy indicates the company will collect user biometric data, job and education history (Hill, The)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 09/06/2023 - 16:35We can’t let AI take over the 2024 election (Hill, The)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 08/01/2023 - 17:41Democrats and Republicans agree: Kids are addicted to social media and government can help (Hill, The)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 08/01/2023 - 17:41President Biden mocks Senator Tuberville for touting broadband funding he voted against
President Joe Biden gently mocked Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for touting $1.4 billion in federal funding his home state is set to receive for expanded broadband internet access despite voting against it in 2021. “See you at the groundbreaking,” President Biden wrote along with a retweet of Sen.
Tech majors are booming, but rural students stuck in the digital divide
Colleges are seeing a surge in technology majors, but rural students are lagging behind on opportunities to take advantage of the growing, high-paying fields. From 2018 to 2022, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors increased 23 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, from 423,315 to 518,844. Rural students, however, face two pressing issues: the digital divide of internet reliability and technology access and education opportunities. The National Center for Education Statistics said that in 2019, around 76 percent of rural students
Rethinking rural broadband
Typical of the bureaucratic nature of the federal government, rural broadband investments remain with traditional infrastructure, such as fiber-optic, cable modem, and DSL. While these technologies are important and economically viable in dense urban areas, we must recognize that new technologies are now available that will bring down costs and actually achieve the goal of total connectivity across the US.