Safety, Policy & Ethics

52+ min ago   (103+ words) (OPENAI:Private) Seeking Alpha Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute said OpenAI (OPENAI) needs to restrict access to ChatGPT for any users under 18 until it strengthens safety guardrails and the parental alert system in ChatGPT for Teens. ChatGPT for…...

46+ min ago   (314+ words) Data centres are integral components of the modern digital economy, but their regular operation poses significant environmental challenges, particularly in terms of energy and water use. In his research, Kaif Siddiqui explores the possibilities of reimagining data centres as spaces…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (320+ words) Protesters gather in February outside the Sangamon County Complex to voice their opposition to a data center project proposed by Dallas-based data company CyrusOne. Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer has introduced a bill that would allow counties to have more control when regulating…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (441+ words) By Aaron Mudd, CivicLex · October 6, 2026 Following a lengthy public hearing Tuesday, Lexington’s Urban County Council moved to extend Fayette County’s pause on data center development until October 31, 2027, as the body continues working to regulate them. Spurred on by the sale…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (366+ words) Applause broke out in the overflow area outside the capacity crowd inside council chambers at any mention of banning data centers or extending the moratorium Tuesday night. Hudson Chamberlain was one of many donning pens with the letters AI in…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (171+ words) WILLEMSTAD – Starlink has received authorization to begin operating in Curaçao after Minister responsible for Telecommunications Charles Cooper signed the concession allowing the satellite internet provider to offer its services on the island. The signing clears an important regulatory hurdle for…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (156+ words) Mayor James Mueller announced the “neighborhood-first” approach during a news conference. It would apply to data center developments larger than 15 acres. Under the proposal, developers would receive no city subsidies and would be expected to cover the costs associated with…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago   (197+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City residents will have an opportunity to learn more about proposed regulations for data centers and provide feedback during a public open house next week. The City’s Community Development Department is hosting the event on Wednesday, October…...

1+ day, 56+ min ago   (481+ words) (Missoula Current) The City of Missoula will be watching the 2027 Legislature to see what action it takes to address data centers, from their electrical use to their environmental impacts. But that's still months away and on Monday, members of the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (694+ words) Users around the world are rushing to buy.si domains in anticipation of businesses needing to switch their branding from artificial intelligence to super intelligence or "SI", following an executive order by Donald Trump. The US President officially renamed artificial…...