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    You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business

    Is an artificial-intelligence bubble about to pop? The question of whether we’re in for a replay of the 2008 housing collapse—complete with bailouts at taxpayers’ expense—has saturated the news cycle. For every day that passes without disaster, AI companies can more persuasively insist that no such market correction is coming. But the federal government is already bailing out the AI industry with regulatory changes and public funds that will protect companies in the event of a private sector pullback.

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    The fusing of AI firms and the state is leading to a dangerous concentration of power

    With all of this in mind, Hard Reset spoke with researcher Sarah West, the co-executive director of a think tank advocating for an AI that benefits the public interest, not just a select few. We discuss this consolidation of power among a few AI players—and how the government is actually hindering the development of healthier competition and consumer-friendly AI products, while flirting with financial disaster.

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    The Destruction in Gaza Is What the Future of AI Warfare Looks Like

    “AI systems, and generative AI models in particular, are notoriously flawed with high error rates for any application that requires precision, accuracy, and safety-criticality,” Dr. Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute, told Gizmodo. “AI outputs are not facts; they’re predictions. The stakes are higher in the case of military activity, as you’re now dealing with lethal targeting that impacts the life and death of individuals.”

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    AI Now’s Partnership and Strategy Lead Alli Finn Testifies at the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Technology and Information Services

    On October 15, 2025, AI Now’s Partnership and Strategy Lead Alli Finn will provide Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Technology and Information Services. Read their full Testimony, Public Policymaking on AI: Invest in People, Not in Corporate Power, below:

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    AI Now Co-ED Amba Kak Gives Remarks Before the UN General Assembly on AI Governance

    On September 25, 2025 AI Now’s Co-Executive Director Amba Kak spoke to the UN General Assembly at a high-level multistakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Read her full remarks below. Excellencies, distinguished colleagues. It is an honour to join you today. My name is Amba Kak and I co-direct the […]

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