Politics
AI Concerns and Deregulation
A new survey shows that a majority of Americans believe AI could destroy humanity. Governor Abbott in Texas has ordered penalties for data centers failing to report water use, while tech leaders are calling for caution in AI development.
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The Hill
On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging tech leaders to slow the pace of AI development. On a Sunday CBS News interview, he added that it "could be a good idea" to have an AI kill switch — not unlike what Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) have prop
2026-09-16 13:30 UTC
The Hill
The governor’s office said that some major water users, including data centers, appear to have violated state law by failing to provide required information about their water use.
2026-09-16 13:30 UTC
The Hill
A majority of Americans are concerned that artificial intelligence poses grave risks to the future of humanity, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. The POLITICO survey found that 63 percent of U.S. adults believe this technology could someday destroy mankind. Twenty-six percent of respo
2026-09-16 13:40 UTC