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Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license…

A council member in Bandera, Texas, has proposed banning all cellular and GPS devices in the town, aiming to "take Bandera back to 1880" as a protest. This extreme proposal follows the town council's vote to remove an AI-powered license plate reader, which sparked the dispute over the use of artificial intelligence.

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Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader | Tom's Hardware

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