#US politics
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Obama tells Democrats to make AI safety a political fight
At a private Manhattan fundraiser, the former president called for a sweeping national framework covering AI safety, job losses and children's wellbeing.
Trump calls scrutiny of AI a 'SICK conspiracy' and says a smart president is the only guardrail needed
Posting on Truth Social, the president dismissed calls for checks on artificial intelligence companies and warned unnamed critics of consequences, without citing a single concrete example.
Trump Says AI Safety Is a Sick Conspiracy. Obama Says Slow Down.
Two former presidents landed on opposite sides of the AI debate this week, with Trump dismissing safety calls and Obama asking regulators to catch up before something goes wrong.
Congress wants AI guardrails. The White House isn't listening.
Lawmakers from both parties are pushing for rules on artificial intelligence, but the Trump administration shows little sign of moving. What's blocking them, and what does it mean for everyone else?
Why Everyone Suddenly Has Strong Opinions About Data Centres
Those giant warehouse buildings humming away on the edge of town power all the AI tools you use daily. Now they're sparking political fights from both sides. Here's what's going on.
Texas Senate Candidate Ken Paxton Releases 'Texas First' Datacenter Plan, With an AI-Made Graphic to Prove It
The Trump-endorsed Republican wants to limit the 'negative impact' of datacenters. His announcement image was flagged by X as artificially generated.
Historian Jill Lepore thinks the 'artificial state' is doomed. Here's what she means.
With the midterms less than three months away, a leading American historian says the public backlash against AI and data centres could reshape the November vote.
Bernie Sanders says AI is a real issue. Is anyone in Washington actually treating it that way?
A prominent senator's op-ed names artificial intelligence alongside healthcare costs and inequality as threats working families face. The political system, he argues, is not keeping up.
Estados Unidos tiene un problema de centros de datos, y la IA lo empeoró
Desde mítines de MAGA hasta protestas ambientales, los estadounidenses ordinarios están furiosos por la infraestructura de IA que se construye en sus patios traseros. Esto es por qué sucedió.
Cómo los grupos de fe progresistas utilizan las leyes de libertad religiosa para oponerse a las políticas de inmigración y aborto
El mismo escudo legal que los conservadores utilizaron para limitar los derechos LGBTQ+ ahora está siendo utilizado por iglesias progresistas y grupos interreligiosos para desafiar la aplicación de la inmigración y las restricciones al aborto de la era Trump.
Conservadores y Liberales Se Unen para Bloquear Centros de Datos de IA
Desde Florida y en el resto del país, residentes comunes se oponen a los centros de datos de hiperescala en sus vecindarios. La oposición trasciende las líneas partidistas de formas que habrían parecido improbables hace dos años.
Los pueblos se enfrentan a los centros de datos de IA y algunos están ganando
De una protesta de dos personas en Irlanda a 833 grupos de oposición activos en toda América, la reacción contra el auge construcción de centros de datos que consume mucha energía de la IA se ha hecho mainstream.