Regulators in the U.S. struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps. From [@AssociatedPress]( ): "In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI 'therapy.'" #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealth #Therapy #Tech #Technology
As enterprises rush to embed AI into their workflows, the cyberattack surface is expanding. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more: #Tech #CyberSecurity #Hacking #AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence
Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services — by burying their data deep underground. [@WIRED]( ) takes us inside the nuclear bunkers, mines, and mountains being retrofitted as data centers. #Tech #Science #Data #Technology #DataCenters
From tech giants to startups, South Korea plans to gain the upper hand vs. OpenAI, Google and others with homegrown AI. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more: #Tech #AI #SouthKorea #Google #OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence
Trump allies win big in reported TikTok deal. @Agence France-Presse [🤖] reports: Meanwhile, China is being awfully quiet, as CNBC reports: #TikTok #SocialMedia #Trump #China #Tech #Technology
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to transfer ownership of TikTok's U.S. operation to American investors including Larry Ellison, Michael Dell and Rupert Murdoch. Details of the deal are still unknown. Here's more on the story from [@WIRED]( ). Asked by a reporter on Thursday if the deal would mean more MAGA content on TikTok, Trump responded, “If I could, I’d make the algorithm 100% MAGA related. But it’s not going to work out that way unfortunately. Everyone’s going to be treated fairly.” [Story may be paywalled] #Technology #Tech #TikTok #SocialMedia #SocialMediaPlatforms #ByteDance #TrumpAdministration
Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm to sell its AI chatbot Grok to the federal government. The price? 42 cents. What’s the deal with that? [@Techcrunch]( ) explains: #Tech #AI #Grok #Elon #ArtificialIntelligence
Louisiana's $3 billion power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should pay. From [@abc]( ): "Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans." https://flip.it/ApoDON #Meta #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology
According to recent research, usage of the generative AI at work has doubled since 2023, yet 95% of organizations see no measurable return on their investment. What gives? The team at Harvard Business Review say that "employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers." #Technology #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Slop #WorkSlop
Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation. @Axios reports: "As the federal government fully embraces AI and looks unlikely to pass significant tech policy regulation any time soon, busy state houses are tech companies' biggest problem." https://flip.it/OLSFc3 #Meta #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USPolitics #Tech #Technology