AI is on the ballot. Data centers are a major political issue in the midterms. But the implications of today’s vote for AI go much further
Source: Fortune ·
A Democratic-controlled Congress could mean more regulation and more scrutiny for AI companies, while experts are also watching to see if AI plays a role in election misinformation.
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Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: AI is on the ballot. Anthropic discloses its Q3 results and even more massive spending plans. Investors push Anthropic to lower valuation target as its IPO math looks tough. Palantir reports record revenue growth. Report: U.S. intelligence believes Chinese spy targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. A new way to ‘program’ AI models. AI lab employees offer chilling video testimonials on the tech’s big risks. It’s election day in the U.S., of course, and in many places AI is on the ballot.Voters in dozens of states and local municipalities from California to Maine are deciding on measures that could impact the construction of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of data center projects. Bloomberg has a great breakdown of the measures by type and state. Overall, there are at least 41 ballot initiatives involving data centers, according to election tracking site Ballotpedia. My native Ohio has the most pending, with 21 measures in total,…
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