Librarians across the U.S. are hosting 'Avoiding AI' workshops to teach tech-averse patrons how to disable artificial intelligence features on popular platforms, inspired by a journal article from Han…
A new Gallup survey shows that only 18% of 14- to 29-year-olds feel hopeful about AI in 2026, down from 27% in 2025, as Gen Z's distrust of the technology grows despite high usage. Fast Company report…
A Supreme Court ruling and a Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce signal the weakening of federal government capabilities, posing a warning to the AI industry about the dangers of deregu…
Gallup officials on July 22 warned residents to rely on verified sources after AI-generated local-news outlet Prism McKinley County circulated outdated incidents during flooding in McKinley County, Ne…
A new wave of public backlash against the AI industry is intensifying, with 40% of US adults predicting AI will have a negative impact on society, according to Pew Research, and 75% opposing hyperscal…
Job seekers should expect to discuss AI in interviews as employer adoption rises, with Gallup data showing US employees using AI at work increased from 21% in Q2 2023 to 50% in Q1 2026, according to B…
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of a giant air filter along the U.S.-Canada border, calling it the 'North America Air Filter Barrier' with the slogan 'Clean Air. Clear Borders,' as…
Meta released a saccharine AI advertisement featuring rainbows and butterflies, but the upbeat messaging clashes with public sentiment: 40% of Americans predict AI will have a negative impact on socie…
The Trump administration announced it will expand a voluntary pledge to shield consumers from AI-driven utility bill surges, adding state governors and electricity companies to the agreement first mad…
President Trump will expand his "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" on Thursday, requiring data center developers to pay for their electricity costs instead of passing them on to consumers, with 23 governor…
An Adobe survey of 1,002 full-time U.S. employees who use AI at work at least once a week found that 90% want to use creative AI tools, but only 9% have implemented any. The survey also revealed that …
Power companies are using eminent domain to seize private land for transmission lines serving AI data centers, even as 70% of Americans oppose such construction in their communities, according to a Ga…
Architecture firm Forma designed the 'Pink Thermal Baths' concept in 2021, proposing a 32,000-square-foot bathhouse warmed by subterranean servers as a model for what data centers can give back to hos…
Over 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates, released a joint statement on Monday pleading with government and industry to address the economic and social impacts of artificial i…
Fox News reports on multiple controversies in higher education, including a tense hearing where medical school deans failed to answer whether men can have babies, a New York professor apologizing for …
Psychotherapist Esther Perel warns that social atrophy—the erosion of everyday human contact—is worsening in the workplace due to AI, hybrid work, and declining engagement, with Europe's employee enga…
The majority of Americans oppose the building of new data centers in their neighborhoods, according to a Gallup poll from May 2026. In response, a new AI Data Center Lawsuits Tracker has been launched…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday banning for up to a year the construction of hyperscale AI data centers using more than 50 megawatts of power, the first statewide moratori…
New York State has imposed a one-year moratorium on the construction of large hyperscale data centres, becoming the first US state to do so, amid concerns over rising costs and water supply impacts. G…
Community opposition to AI data centers in the US has stalled over $156 billion in planned construction in 2025 and $130 billion in early 2026, with over 800 groups in 49 states organizing against pro…