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Following President Trump’s lead, the Republican Party has been developing close ties with Silicon Valley, insisting the United States must remain the global leader in artificial intelligence—no matter the cost. Tuesday’s midterms were a thunderous affirmation of what numerous polls leading up to election season had already begun to suggest: Americans just aren’t all that…

While the parties argue over tax cuts, wealth taxes and KiwiSaver mandates, the number that decides whether any of it is affordable barely rates a mention. In 2024, Treasury found whole-economy productivity growth averaged 1.4% a year between 1993 and 2013, but just 0.2% a year over the following decade. Every promise on the table…

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it easier for malicious actors to spread convincing election disinformation and launch cyberattacks, but the technology also offers new ways to strengthen election security Illumio’s public sector chief technology officer

One of the biggest problems of the AI age is that AI deepfakes are now so realistic that they’re practically indistinguishable from real photos. That matters a lot during election season, when voters are looking for reliable, truthful information on their candidates and polling sites. OpenAI is implementing a new safeguard to prevent people from…