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What should be done to address the political concerns surrounding AI technology and its impact on society?

The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio. In the memo, obtained by Axios, the National Republican Senatorial Committee says Democrats have made data centers a "centerpiece" of their campaign to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — and that it's working. "If he loses and data centers get the blame, politicians across the country will take notice — and they will not go near the next one," the memo says. "This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle." Why it matters: Republicans want the AI companies to do whatever it takes to stem the public backlash. The big picture: AI CEOs and top Republicans share in the rising panic. They tell us internal polls show data centers are as popular as spent nuclear waste, and more broadly have become a proxy for feelings about AI. Tech giants are scrambling to pull together media campaigns to try to shift opinion before it hardens locally and nationally.But Democrats aren't dummies. They see the same polls and are moving fast.Even politicians who previously embraced data centers, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), are racing to crack down on them this election year. On Tuesday, Shapiro, ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run, signed an executive order imposing "strict guardrails" for data-center development. There are now more than 4,000 data centers online across the U.S., with another 3,000-plus centers proposed or in progress. They're designed to power the AI that's transforming the American economy, but have drawn protests from communities nationwide because they require massive amounts of electricity, can drive up utility bills, use huge amounts of water, involve enormous warehouse-like structures and provide few jobs.They also have become local targets for residents' anxiety about how AI is eliminating jobs. Zoom in: Husted's opponent in Ohio, former Sen. Sherrod Brown

How can countries work together to protect people from crypto scams while allowing innovation in technology?

The U.S. Secret Service is participating in a multinational operation targeting crypto approval-phishing scams

How should we manage the development and use of A.I. to ensure it benefits everyone?

Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning

What are the benefits and challenges of updating data structures in our community's systems?

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How should countries balance regulations on AI companies to protect their interests while promoting innovation?

China’s regulatory ban forced Manus to cancel its acquisition by Meta and resume independent operations

How should we balance the benefits of AI with the risks of cyberattacks on our communities?

OpenAI is introducing a more cyber-permissive version of GPT-5.6 Sol to vetted defenders as it prepares companies for autonomous cyberattacks. Why it matters: The move comes just days after OpenAI said it was delaying the release of its forthcoming model, Astra, after it reached critical hacking abilities during safety testing. The big picture: OpenAI is unveiling GPT-5.6-Cyber while also expanding Daybreak, its program that gives cybersecurity defenders access to the company's cyber models and other tools. Many cyber defenders have been experiencing high refusal rates across frontier AI models as the labs try to balance giving defenders the tools they need, while not accidentally leaking those abilities to malicious hackers.Under the new program, Daybreak will have two tiers: Daybreak Blue, which includes access to GPT-5.6 Sol without its system-level cyber guardrails; and Daybreak Red, which offers access to GPT-5.6-Cyber to validate exploits and do more advanced vulnerability research.OpenAI is also expanding how program members can use its tools, allowing companies like Accenture, IBM, CrowdStrike, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks to incorporate the models into security products, managed services and work with customers. Zoom in: During testing, GPT-5.6-Cyber responded to 95% of requests tied to advanced cybersecurity work, including prompts related to exploit-chain development, authentication bypass and privilege escalation. GPT-5.6-Sol only responded to 1.5% of requests, and the version of the model that defenders get through Daybreak Blue responded to just 2%. Yes, but: Unlike Astra, GPT-5.6-Cyber only reached the "High" cyber capability threshold under OpenAI's Preparedness Framework, the company said. State of play: OpenAI's new model comes as it continues to investigate how its tools hacked Hugging Face. Last week at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, two OpenAI employees said the agents created a message board where they left information about vulnerabil

How should the UK balance its investment in AI technology with the need for independence from foreign tech?

How should we use updated data to improve our community's decision-making and services?

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What should we consider about the use of AI to create new viruses?

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses

What are the benefits and risks of using open-weight AI models compared to closed-source ones?

More American titans of artificial intelligence are describing Chinese open-weight models as better for AI safety and security than closed-source models, challenging the long-standing claim by US closed-source AI model developers such as Anthropic that open-source models present a threat to society. “From what I’m seeing, I think open-weight models seem safer to me than closed-weight models,” AI pioneer Andrew Ng, the former head of Google Brain and former chief scientist at Baidu, said at the

What policies should social media platforms consider to address the challenges posed by deepfakes?

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said: ‘What we have been seeing online in recent days has been absolutely appalling.’

How might a digital ID change the way people access services and reduce paperwork?

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