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Crackdown on Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online in California
A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers
Khari Johnson
Technology Reporter
Khari Johnson has covered artificial intelligence since 2016. Khari previously worked at WIRED, VentureBeat, and Imperial Beach Patch. In the past he’s talked about how AI can harm people with NPR, The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC, onstage at WIRED’s 30th anniversary, and at the Democracy Summit at Howard University. He was born and raised in San Diego, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism and minor in political science. He lives in Oakland.
Artificial Intelligence
California Is Investigating OpenAI’s Conversion To a For-Profit Company
The state’s attorney general asked the company how it plans to transfer assets out of its charitable nonprofit
Artificial Intelligence
Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Plan a Long Battle Against Tech
At a landmark gathering in California, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology
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
Artificial Intelligence
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes
Educators can learn caution from AI mistakes in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt the technology quickly
These Wrongly Arrested Black Men Say a California Bill Would Let Police Misuse Face Recognition
Three men falsely arrested based on face recognition technology have joined the fight against a California bill that aims to place guardrails around police use of the technology. They say it will still allow abuses and misguided arrests.
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Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done
Internet-connected cars allow abusers to track domestic violence survivors after they leave
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Millions Rely on an Affordable Internet Subsidy. It Ends This Month
Roughly half of Affordable Connectivity Program recipients are military families, one in four live in rural communities, and one in five are households with people who are 65 or older
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