Flock Safety cameras, which track license plates and build behavioral profiles, had been deployed in roughly 4,000+ cities and over 5,000 communities by 2024–25.
New York became the first US state to halt the development of large AI data centers, with Governor Kathy Hochul announcing a moratorium of up to one year.
New York's moratorium on large AI data centers could last up to one year while the state develops new environmental and energy standards.
Howard Marks argues AI's autonomy — the ability to receive a task and figure out how to do it without instruction — is unique among all technological innovations in history.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 39.1% of the US civilian workforce performs physically demanding jobs — context for a discussion of Tesla's Optimus robot.
A Cambridge University study based on interviews with 27 former Boko Haram fighters found the group used AI chatbots to design explosives, plan attacks, and improve operational security.
A Boko Haram member told Cambridge researchers that before AI, their bombs were smaller, but AI told them which chemicals to add to make explosives more powerful.
New York became the first state in the nation to impose a statewide moratorium on issuing permits for new data center projects.
One data center consuming 50 megawatts uses the equivalent power of 50,000 homes, straining New York's already-stressed energy grid.
Under Hochul's new policy, data centers must provide their own power or pay a premium and contribute to a grid resiliency fund rather than burdening ratepayers.
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