Fears AI in politics could misinform, leak private data

Google Warns AI Consciousness Debate Could Become a Political Battleground

A new paper from Google DeepMind argues that disagreements over whether AI is conscious could spill into politics, law, and public institutions.

AI astroturfing videos are here 

It’s not just politicians starring in deepfakes these days. AI is being used to create fake everyday citizens pushing manufactured political opinions. It’s a new, cheaper form of astroturfing. The best defense is looking for signs of AI and slowing down before you share.

The future of politics could be driven by AI

UK barrister and broadcaster Andrew Eborn says artificial intelligence could make "seismic changes” in politics. “The crazy thing about politics over here is you don't need to be an expert to get some of these top jobs,” Mr Eborn told Sky News Digital Presenter James Bolt. “The way that you could utilise AI is to make sure we have the best experts around the world advising on things like policies.”

Data centers become flashpoint in gubernatorial races 

Political backlash to data centers, is putting gubernatorial candidates in the hot seat as the presence of the massive AI infrastructure becomes a flashpoint in races up and down the ballot. Incumbent governors and hopeful challengers are are forced to wrestle with Americans’ growing concerns around AI, along with concerns about energy prices and land...

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI “Fuckup Finder”

A single wording mistake cost the government millions. Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law—and to automate more of the state.

Penggodam intai data rakyat

PETALING JAYA: Data sensitif jutaan rakyat yang disimpan agensi kerajaan khususnya sektor kesihatan menjadi antara sasaran utama penggodam kerana mempunyai nilai tinggi di pasaran gelap dan boleh dieksploitasi untuk pelbagai jenayah siber. Presiden Persatuan Pengguna Siber Malaysia (MCCA), Siraj Jalil berkata, penggodam sentiasa mencari peluang menceroboh sistem yang menyimpan maklumat peribadi kerana data berkenaan boleh ... Read more The post Penggodam intai data rakyat appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review

FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators

Data Centers Were the Biggest Losers of the Week

From pro-AI candidates losing primaries in Utah to bans in New Jersey, the backlash against data centers is growing.

How effective are party slogans in electoral campaigns?

Come the next general election, artificial intelligence will probably be used by our mainstream parties to craft messages tailored to the concerns of individual voters, delivered through social media and constantly refined to have the maximum impact

A Leaked Treasury Report Just Confirmed What I’ve Been Warning About

A leaked report from the U.S. Treasury has confirmed my worst fears. Those fears? That the entire stock market and by proxy the economy have become one gigantic leveraged bet on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. As I’ve noted previously, AI-related stocks have accounted for 75 of market gains, 80 of corporate profits and 95 []

A US senator has a plan to make AI answer for its harms. It starts with your local data centre

The fight over AI’s harms has played out state by state. One US senator wants to make it federal, all at once. Ed Markey has a long list of worries about artificial intelligence. Thirsty data centres. Workplace surveillance. Biased algorithms. Chatbots that prey on children. On Friday the Massachusetts Democrat tried to turn that list [] This story continues at The Next Web

Misinformation inciting harm to refugees, UNHCR says

Artificial intelligence is exacerbating the spread of such misinformation and hate speech, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

Nigeria heads into 2027 election worried about AI, report warns it’s unprepared

The findings come as election authorities across Africa grapple with the growing use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns, including the use of deepfake audio and edited images.

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Anthropic’s Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said Anthropic had teamed up with U.S. [] The post Anthropic’s Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official says appeared first on Loonie Politics.

America’s data-centre backlash puts the AI boom at risk

Opposition is spreading across the country

AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them

Data centers have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating. The post AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them appeared first on Futurism.

“Who Funds That?” Episode 11: What to Make of AI Opposition

Artificial intelligence: what does it mean? Is it taking all the water? Is it taking all the jobs? Are foreign interests, radical socialists, and cynical AI companies misleading the public about what AI is doing to America? Our colleague Parker Thayer joins us to discuss. Listen to “Who Funds That? EP11: What to Make of []

AI is already reshaping US politics at every level

Artificial intelligence is barging into the workplace and transforming the battlefield. Now, it’s coming to the ballot box, promising to rewrite the DNA of politics. Driven by a flood of Silicon Valley money, AI has emerged as one of the ...

IEC targets AI bots and deepfakes in new campaign rules

Draft rules would require political parties to monitor online platforms, label AI-generated content and report suspected disinformation

Repriced And Ripe: Institutional Buyers Eyeing Trophy Office

Artificial intelligence is driving a wave of office leasing in a select few cities on both coasts, and investors are trying to follow closely behind. A growing group of institutional buyers is zeroing in on the top office towers that have recently been...

Warning! AI Data Center Promoters Are Lying to Stop Our Opposition!

Those fighting to protect our free-market economy, private property, and personal choice are falsely being labeled “Luddites” who are stopping progress. ... The post Warning! AI Data Center Promoters Are Lying to Stop Our Opposition! appeared first on The New American.

[Economic Essay Contest] The future of AI in finance: Building trust before fraud happens

[Economic Essay Contest] The future of AI in finance: Building trust before fraud happens

AI Is Forcing Banks to Rebuild Their Entire Cyber Architecture

Artificial intelligence is forcing financial institutions to rethink the foundations of cybersecurity as increasingly sophisticated AI-generated fraud exposes the limitations of traditional security systems. While deepfakes have dominated public attention, banking executives and cybersecurity specialists say the real challenge extends far beyond manipulated videos or cloned voices. Instead, AI is changing how financial institutions approach []

Why Germany is considering new rules for AI in politics

Recent scandals have highlighted how some German politicians are using AI tools in practice, raising questions about transparency, accuracy and trust in leadership.

Report Warns Chinese AI Code Risks US Security

A Booz Allen Hamilton report is intensifying a debate in Washington over whether popular Chinese artificial intelligence models are quietly seeding U.S. software with security flaws, after testing found that several of the models produced measurably weaker code when they believed the user worked for the federal government. The report, “What’s In America’s Code?,” published []...Click to read more

The question of AI at Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

Questions from several senator-judges about AI and deepfakes briefly shift attention to how digital evidence is authenticated in an age of synthetic media

La nube también pasa la factura

Mi columna de esta semana en Invertia se titula «Centros de datos, contenidos y electricidad: la inteligencia artificial que subvencionamos todos» (pdf), y trata sobre una de esas cuestiones que el marketing tecnológico intenta mantener cuidadosamente fuera del encuadre: la inteligencia artificial no es inmaterial, no vive en una nube etérea, no aparece por generación

How (and Why) AI Is Eroding Democracy in the US

How (and Why) AI Is Eroding Democracy in the US Judy Tue, 06/23/2026 - 19:10

[LZ Granderson] How fearmongering sets policy

In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it's important to remember no government is spending more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, the number of AI contracts within the federal government has risen from 472 in 2022 to more than 1,700 in 2026. Most of the spending — 90 billion — is by the Department of Defense. However, other departments — Commerce, Health and Human Services, NASA — are spending

'Cheating, deceiving': govt pledges to probe AI risks

Artificial intelligence technology can already blackmail humans and hack computer systems, a minister warns, and an Australian agency is testing its limits.

Cronyism and Regulatory Capture

As AI becomes a more important and visible part of our lives, the movement to regulate it also grows. The standard regulation narratives—that government regulates things in the name of the public interest—clearly do not fit the facts.

Tout le monde déteste l'IA

Les investisseurs n'ont d'yeux que pour elle ; ses architectes toisent les chefs d'État ; son usage se propage comme le feu dans la plaine : l'intelligence artificielle, dit-on, va transformer l'humanité. Mais l'humanité le veut-elle ? Face au Moloch numérique, qui exige le sacrifice de () / Mouvement de contestation, États-Unis, Technologies de l'information, Travail, Capitalisme

The data center backlash

The data center backlash

10 Years of GAUGE: Why Operational Maturity Now Defines Govcon Winners

By Chris Crowder, executive vice president, GovCon, Unanet Ten years ago, government contracting felt more predictable than it does today. Cybersecurity requirements were still taking shape. Artificial intelligence has yet to enter everyday business conversations. Compliance was often treated as a cost of doing business, not a source of competitive strength. Competition was always intense, but many

World : AI’s Environmental Cost Threatens Water, Land Resources For Billions By 2030: UN Report

ISTANBUL, July 3 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Artificial intelligence’s rapid expansion is putting growing pressure on global electricity, water, and land resources, with data centres powering the technology projected to consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2030, a United Nations University report warned on Friday.

Trust, Verify, Repeat: Why source credibility will define the future of fraud prevention

Artificial intelligence is making fraud increasingly sophisticated, making the credibility and integrity of underlying data a critical factor in effective fraud prevention. According to Samenthrie Govender, organisations must combine trusted data sources, robust governance, human oversight and intelligent technology to strengthen verification and reduce fraud risk. Artificial intelligence is not just changing how fraud is []

Brainless: Artificial Intelligence

Andrea Arroyo The promise of AI comes with risks—from misinformation and bias to the erosion of human agency. The post Brainless: Artificial Intelligence appeared first on The Nation.

Poll: More than 90% of voters opposing data centers don't live near them

Most voters opposed to data centers did not actually live near one, suggesting broader concerns about an AI future Americans may not want but will have to pay for

The Case for Nationalizing Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has been built by robbing the collective work of humanity. The public built AI — we should own it, not a handful of billionaires.

Why the Trillion-Dollar AI Buildout Is Quietly Squeezing Small-Business Owners

New York Fed President John Williams says AI-driven demand is now one of the inflation risks he is watching most closely. The stakes are high for small-business owners.

AI Power Crunch Has Investors Seeking Next IPO Winners

The artificial intelligence boom has a power problem, and Wall Street is betting billions on companies that promise to solve it — even if some of the technology hasn’t been fully developed yet.

The Justice Department turned Google searches into a covert dragnet and the Fourth Amendment never got its day in court

(NaturalNews) A single Google search for a political partyâs street address became enough to land hundreds of Americans inside a federal investigation with no not...