The legislation is likely to pass, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is being lobbied hard by Silicon Valley to oppose it, using what can be seen as deceptive tactics.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: AI-Generated Elections
Will voters be able to sort out the truth from disinformation?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Vanquished?
The path includes appeals challenges, a judicially ordered remedy phase, and a change in the presidency.
Posted inPolitics
This Election, the Intelligence Could Be Artificial
With Congress slow-rolling AI regulations, voters need to verify before sharing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Panic on Wall Street Convince Jerome Powell to Do His Job?
The Federal Reserve should have cut rates months ago. Now it might be too late.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Presidential Race Brings Out Silicon Valley’s Military Contractors
Tech executives are jumping into the presidential election. Many of them also do business with the Pentagon.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Unknown Toll of the AI Takeover
As artificial intelligence guzzles water supplies and jacks up consumers’ electricity rates, why isn’t anyone tracking the resources being consumed?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Built by AI Hype
As it dominates the market for AI chips, Nvidia was briefly the most valuable company on Earth. How it got there is the subject of a Justice Department investigation.
