For all of Washington's talk about #AI , the real action is happening in the states. (I see you, Connecticut.)

Consumer Reports analyst Grace Gedye tells me what worries consumer advocates about bills popping up across the country.

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'I got interested in how computers and journalism first hooked up, and I was stunned to find out it went back 70 years.'

Back to election night 1952.

On @POLITICO Tech, journalist Ira Chinoy takes me back to a pivotal night for election forecasting.

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It was election night 1952 and TV news producers needed an edge.

They found it in these new “fearsome contraptions.”

Journalist Ira Chinoy from Merrill College @ Maryland joins @POLITICO Tech to share the untold story of computer forecasting in elections.

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May every government official, company executive, comms strategist and lobbyist who turned out for the #WHCD parties this weekend show that same enthusiasm for the Fourth Estate the next time a journalist calls you with questions...

SNL’s Colin Jost landed an AI zinger at last night’s #WHCD . Playbook has a breakdown of the night’s best jokes…

Congratulations to incoming White House Correspondents’ Association President Eugene Daniels!

We’re proud to see our members receive well-earned recognition and blaze new trails in the process. 👏👏👏

AI crashes Washington’s biggest party weekend ow.ly/MnPg105qX6v

An incredible view every time, The Hay-Adams.

DC’s fascination with artificial intelligence is permeating after-hours social life in the capital, including this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner festivities.

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Washington’s fascination with AI has permeated social life — from salon dinners to embassy receptions to events around the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

On @POLITICO Tech, I talk about the AI social scene with one of its catalysts, Tammy Haddad.

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Micron is getting $6.14 billion from the Biden administration to build U.S. microchip facilities, the fourth and final deal for leading-edge chips.

Michael Schmidt from the CHIPS Program Office breaks down the deals and what comes next on @POLITICO Tech.

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If the FCC votes to restore net neutrality, in the year 2024, does anybody care?

The former Republican chair who repealed the rules says no. And he’s not sold on Democrats’ reasons for bringing them back.

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The Senate has voted to force a sale of TikTok. Biden will sign it tomorrow.

That means a legal battle is coming.

On @POLITICO Tech, I spoke with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen about the federal bill and his own lawsuit with TikTok.

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The Senate may soon pass a bill that forces TikTok to find a new owner or face a ban.

Montana has been there, done that.

On @POLITICO Tech, I spoke with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen about his legal battle & why a federal law is different.

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Bloomberg reports a big executive departure at TikTok as the company faces the biggest threat to its U.S. business yet.

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Thanks to the Atlantic Council for asking me to moderate today's #ACFrontPage event with the UAE's Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Omar Sultan AlOlama.

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Our language is fundamental to our cultural identity. And many European countries worry artificial intelligence will erase those languages and the cultures that come with them.

But could those fears really be code for falling behind in the AI race?

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Next week, the The FCC votes on reinstating net neutrality regulations, ensuring equal treatment for websites by internet service providers.

Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler joins Steven Overly to talk about how AI gives new life to this old policy battle.
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