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How Data Centers Can Be Bad for the Environment: What To Know

AI is driving a wave of massive new data centers across the U.S., raising concerns among communities and environmental groups.

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Trump’s blasé attitude toward AI risks backfiring politicallyPresident Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.

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Speaker Johnson Calls Opposition to Data Centers a ‘Chinese Psyop’House Speaker Mike Johnson recently dismissed opposition to data centers, saying that Democrats and China are playing mind games with Americans.

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Trump Rebrands AI to 'Super Intelligence' in a New Executive OrderTrump directed federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence" and announced the rebrand alongside a lineup of tech CEOs.

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Can Xi and Trump contain the dangers of AI?China and U.S. presidents remain obstacles to regulation of artificial intelligence, so is Congress.

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Self-regulation 'not enough' for AI safety, Gary Marcus saysTop tech executives met with President Trump on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over AI models losing control. Researchers and lawmakers are calling for stronger safeguards, but Trump said the technology is transforming the economy and that the U.S. cannot afford to lose its lead over China. Geoff Bennett…

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Trump Calls on AI to Speed Up Science—While Continuing to Defund It“We tamed electricity, invented the light bulb, developed the airplane, harnessed the atom, unleashed the power of personal computers, created the Internet, pioneered superintelligence, and invented almost everything else of genius and great importance anywhere in the world,” President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday. “We will always be on top. There is…

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Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI modelsMore than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns ‌on Thursday about Alphabet's Google unit acquiring defunct carrier Spirit Airlines' internal ⁠data for $10 million to train artificial intelligence systems.

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AI startup touts new possibilities for video creators, but concerns remainAs AI continues to reshape arts and entertainment, it's also creating a new type of producers and content providers. A Silicon Valley start-up founded by a YouTube co-founder could change video storytelling as dramatically as he changed video distribution. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports for our arts & culture series, CANVAS.

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Sen. Patty Murray meets with state policymakers to discuss AI regulations as federal action sputtersOLYMPIA – Sen. Patty Murray convened a roundtable discussion Thursday with state policymakers and industry experts to learn how Washington has implemented safeguards for artificial intelligence and to urge the federal government to regulate the emerging technology.

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Trump unveils $2.4B in pledges from tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI; doubles down on ‘super intelligence’ monikerPresident Trump on Thursday announced a $2.4 billion commitment from major tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic to support federal agencies’ AI-driven scientific research.

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