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The Power Problem Behind AI Infrastructure
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AEIdeas

The Power Problem Behind AI Infrastructure

Shane Tews is joined by Lynne Kiesling and Steve DelBianco to discuss how we can power the AI revolution.

Extreme Cold in a Warming World
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The Honest Broker

Extreme Cold in a Warming World

Some have argued that these events are a consequence of a warming climate producing a “wavier” jet stream. But when we look at the observations and the dynamics of the…

Regulating Political Deepfakes: First Amendment Lessons from Hawaii’s Unconstitutional Effort
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Regulating Political Deepfakes: First Amendment Lessons from Hawaii’s Unconstitutional Effort

A federal judge in Hawaii recently blocked enforcement of an Aloha State statute that criminalizes certain deepfakes about candidates running for public office. The ruling in Babylon Bee v. Lopez…

Should the First Amendment Protect Generative AI Outputs?
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Should the First Amendment Protect Generative AI Outputs?

First Amendment principles compel a clear conclusion: many chatbot outputs are protected speech, which should shape how courts handle AI-related litigation.

402 “Payment Required”: The HTTP Code That Waited 30 Years and Why It Matters Today
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AEIdeas

402 “Payment Required”: The HTTP Code That Waited 30 Years and Why It Matters Today

HTTP 402’s moment has finally arrived. Discussions about managing financial transactions for Web 4.0 and understanding the invisible infrastructure behind the new AI economy, as well as the intense behind-the-scenes…

Prediction Markets’ Deadly Implications
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AEIdeas

Prediction Markets’ Deadly Implications

Prediction markets seem to be the internet descendant of three things: gambling, investing, and journalism.

How Europe Undermined Its Own Energy Security
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The Honest Broker

How Europe Undermined Its Own Energy Security

She was referring to nuclear power, noting that in 1990 one-third of Europe’s electricity came from nuclear and today it is roughly 15 percent: “This reduction in the share of…

Comparing Copper Access Network Shutdowns: United States and New Zealand
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AEIdeas

Comparing Copper Access Network Shutdowns: United States and New Zealand

Likely, copper will be history in the US long before the New Zealand regulatory machine even has a politically sanctioned plan for closure.

Florida Needs Clear Thinking on Artificial Intelligence
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Florida Needs Clear Thinking on Artificial Intelligence

If Florida wants to lead the next era of innovation—as its universities, entrepreneurs, and researchers already are—its policymakers should worry less about putting barriers around AI and focus more on…

The Scientists Who Declared War on Half of America
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The Honest Broker

The Scientists Who Declared War on Half of America

With Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World, climatologist Michael E. Mann and virologist Peter J. Hotez have written an important book.…

The Shrinking Economic Weight of Energy
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The Honest Broker

The Shrinking Economic Weight of Energy

This is Part Two of a three-part series on The Shrinking Economic Weight of Energy. Part One looked at gasoline, natural gas, coal, and retail electricity. This post covers lower-carbon…

The DNA of the EU’s Proposed Digital Networks Act
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The DNA of the EU’s Proposed Digital Networks Act

The DNA appears to represent another endeavor by the Brussels regulatory machine to centrally engineer and control the design and development of digital network environments using strict ex ante regulation,…

The Phenomenology of Getting AGI-Pilled
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Exformation

The Phenomenology of Getting AGI-Pilled

Large language models are forcing questions about mind and meaning that philosophy long deferred. We need to take another look.

Who Actually Wrote the Climate Manual for Federal Judges
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The Honest Broker

Who Actually Wrote the Climate Manual for Federal Judges

In legal disputes, it is common for issues related to science and expertise to play a central role. Is an epidemiological study reliable? What does DNA evidence actually prove? How…

Why America’s GPS Dependency Is a National Security Crisis
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AEIdeas

Why America’s GPS Dependency Is a National Security Crisis

Shane is joined by Dana Goward and Jeff Hathaway, two experts on GPS policy, to discuss the main threats GPS faces, along with the importance of building a more resilient…