Hello World
How AI Detection Software Turns Professors into Cops, Tech as Systems of World-Making, and More
A conversation with agroecologist Maywa Montenegro
All Articles
Hello World
Project 2025 targets California’s abortion data privacy protections
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
Hello World
How I’m Trying to Use Generative AI as a Journalism Engineer — Ethically
Is it possible?
Working for an Algorithm
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back
The Breakdown
How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike
We know early warning systems save lives. Give yourself extra time when disasters come your way
News
California Tried To Make Google Pay News Outlets. The Company Cut a Deal that Includes Funding AI
State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence
Inside The Markup
The Markup’s “Clear and Beautiful” Reporting Wins Online Journalism Award
Series on digital book banning wins first place for technology reporting — the Markup’s second win in a row in that category.
Hello World
Rejecting Dogmas Around AI, User Privacy, and Tech Policy
A conversation with AI scientist Jonathan Frankle
Inside The Markup
CalMatters/The Markup Honored for Leadership in Diversity and Solidarity, Community Innovation, by Asian American Journalists Association
The awards honor thoughtful reporting, thorough coverage and strong storytelling and celebrate stories that would have gone untold without the cultural competence that AAJA journalists bring to the profession
Artificial Intelligence
Why Silicon Valley Is Trying So Hard to Kill This AI Bill in California
The sprawling California legislation offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens. The coming weeks could decide its fate
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