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Recent Blog Posts

AI at the State Level

“The good news is that state lawmakers are responding. The 2026 legislative session proved to be a watershed season. In prior years no more than a handful of lawmakers were willing to take on the tech lobby. This year we’ve seen a groundswell of state legislators stand up bills to protect our kids and demand accountability.”…

The Lobbyists are Driving the Conversation

A report from Public Citizen about the investments in lobbying on AI issues by Big Tech and the Chamber of Commerce. Key takeaway: they’re focused on limiting regulations.

Do people prefer stories written by AI? | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

This was/is inevitable. The LLMs already know (and will know) language better than any individual human. They remember everything. Every word of Melliville, Shakespeare, Homer, Whitman, Toni Morrison, the bible, the internet. The study validates previous research that has shown that people often prefer AI-generated writing in various formats, including short stories, poetry and essays.…