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💫 This week's News That Caught Our Eye in AI, Democracy, and Governance! The White House unveils its “AI Action Plan” aimed at supporting the nation’s infrastructure, innovation, and global influence over the technology. California Office of Data and Innovation co-creates a recovery action plan with communities impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires while State of Ohio lawmakers propose an AI regulation framework to attract business to the state. Swiss researchers release a publicly-developed large language model that supports more than 1,000 languages. Delta uses AI to ramp up dynamic flight pricing – attracting the attention of lawmakers. 📖 Read the full edition: https://lnkd.in/eUpirdrs 🔹 Trump Administration Plans to Give A.I. Developers a Free Hand - The New York Times, David McCabe and Cecilia Kang 🔹 Ohio lawmakers introduce AI regulation bill - WOWK 13 News, Natalie Fahmy 🔹 The Africa Edition - Modern Parliament, Beatriz Rey 🔹 David Sacks and the blurred lines of government service - TechCrunch, Connie Loizos 🔹 Delta plans to use AI in ticket pricing draws fire from U.S. lawmakers - CNBC 🔹 Want Accountable AI in Government? Start with Procurement - Tech Policy Press, Nari Johnson, Elise Silva, Hoda Heidari 🔹 Advancing Agency: Digital Self-Determination as a Framework for AI Governance - The International Network on Digital Self-Determination, Sara Marcucci and Stefaan Verhulst, PhD 🔹 Fire survivors are shaping the LA Fire Rebuilding Action Plan through Engaged California - California Office of Data and Innovation, Barbara Cosio Moreno 🔹 The Cities and States That Are Getting It Right - The New York Times, Robert Gordon and Jennifer Pahlka 🔹 A language model built for the public good - ETH Zürich, Florian Meyer 🔹 When ‘Bossware’ Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses - National Employment Law Project, Irene Tung et al. 🔹 In recent layoffs, AI’s role may be bigger than companies are letting on - CNBC 🔹 Reading Together with AI: Tools For Parent-Led Learning - The Learning Agency, News Staff

Transcript: US President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the "Winning the AI Race" event, where he announced his administration's "AI Action Plan" and signed three executive orders. https://lnkd.in/dkzMfdhj

"The largest social media platforms are more profitable while backpedaling on their Trust & Safety commitments. The prevailing theory of change among advocates is failing," writes Dean Jackson.

Yesterday, the #Trump administration unveiled its AI Action Plan. Shortly after it was published, Justin Hendrix sat down with the AI Now Institute's Sarah Myers West, Data & Society Research Institute's Maia Woluchem, and the Athena Coalition's Ryan Gerety to discuss the plan and what it portends for the future. Listen/read:

🎙️Podcast Alert!🎙️ To discuss how the Americans with Disabilities Act has aged and what the fight for #equity and #inclusion in #tech looks like going forward, Tech Policy Press fellow Ariana Aboulafia spoke with experts at the intersection of disability and technology: Maitreya Shah, Blake Reid, and Cynthia Bennett.

#China is pushing to replace multistakeholder Internet governance with a state-led model favoring #authoritarian control, and it’s gaining ground. Charles Mok explains how China governs its Internet ecosystem, and what that means for the rest of the world. https://lnkd.in/eQH29aQT

In targeting “ideological bias” and “social engineering agendas," the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan ultimately enforces them, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio. #AI #Trump #ActionPlan

When tech executives rewrite rules for political expediency and financial gain, the problem cannot be treated merely as a failure of policy or process, writes Dean Jackson.

Trump’s revocation of Digital Equity Act funding undermines years of bipartisan work, experts tell Tech Policy Press, warning it will hurt everyone—while disproportionately harming Black and brown communities—as AI drives a new wave of disruption.

As the #UK government celebrates #OpenAI’s plans to open more offices or data centers, it seems to ignore mounting warnings about ceding more power to tech giants, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Megan Kirkwood.