1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (693+ words) As Americans turn against artificial intelligence, AI companies are building programs to surveil and identify troublemakers in advance. An Anthropic security official said during a podcast that the goal is to transform operations “from reactive information to gathering proactive and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1150+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) is suddenly escaping laboratories, hacking systems, deceiving humans and, according to some of the people building it, potentially threatening civilization itself. That is the emerging “rogue AI” narrative. And could the fear itself provide the rationale for…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Cities across the United States are backing away from Flock Safety after months of controversy over its vast license plate surveillance network. But many are not abandoning the surveillance itself. Instead, local governments are replacing Flock cameras with systems from…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1043+ words) The cost of America’s artificial intelligence boom is increasingly showing up in Americans’ bills, land values, and housing prices. Data centers are already pushing up electricity demand and straining water supplies. Now, their rapid expansion is driving up the price…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1080+ words) Pajama bottoms; crop tops; leggings as pants; du-rags; gangsta-style, sagging trousers; hoodies; and underwear showing. Modern times have become synonymous with declining standards, and all the preceding are seen in today’s schools. Not, however, at Tuskegee University (TU) in Alabama…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1000+ words) The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has issued an order prohibiting the use of Flock cameras to spy on Floridians on state roads, and many counties are following suit. In a massive win for privacy and liberty, FDOT released a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (394+ words) The 120th Congress that convenes in January will do so with an unusually large share of institutional memory walking out the door.... The post Record House Retirements Signal Deep Institutional Decay appeared first on The New American. An unusual number of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1225+ words) The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to add four-legged robots to ICE’s growing enforcement arsenal. They are often called “robot dogs,” a friendly label that makes the machines sound more familiar, if not sympathetic, and far less threatening than…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1291+ words) “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” Proverbs 13:20 (KJV) However, incredibly strong opposition to the huge Data Centers in local communities across the nation has shocked the promoters, including President…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1124+ words) America’s data center backlash may have produced an irresistible solution for the government and tech tycoons pushing the buildout. If communities do not want the giant facilities next door, put them in space, beyond local opposition, beyond public scrutiny and,…...