I do not plan to run. There, that should clear things up.

https://www.bespacific.com/a-week-of-nonstop-breaking-political-news-stumps-ai-chatbots/

A week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbots

Washington Post [unpaywalled ]: “In the hour after President Biden announced he would withdraw from the 2024 campaign on Sunday, most popular AI chatbots seemed oblivious to the news. Asked directly whether he had dropped out, almost all said no or declined to give an answer. Asked who was running for president of the United States, they still listed his name. For the past week, we’ve tested AI chatbots’ approach to breaking political stories and found they were largely not able to keep up with consequential real-time news. Most didn’t have current information, gave incorrect answers, or declined to answer and pushed users to check news sources. Now, with just months left until the presidential election and bombshell political news dropping at a steady clip, AI chatbots are distancing themselves from politics and breaking news or refusing to answer at all. AI chatbot technology burst onto the scene two years ago, promising to revolutionize how we get information. Many of the top bots tout their access to recent information, and some have suggested using the tools to catch up on current events. But companies that make chatbots don’t appear ready for their AI to play a larger role in how people follow this election…”

You can never have too much information.

https://www.bespacific.com/the-foia-gov-search-tool-updated/

The FOIA.gov Search Tool Updated

“FOIA.gov, the government’s central resource for information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) now includes additional functionality to help users locate commonly requested law enforcement and related records. The FOIA.gov Search Tool was updated to add a “Law Enforcement records” pre-defined user journey that helps the public more quickly locate commonly requested information. This user journey supplements the existing journeys that help users identify agencies with some of the most common types of requested records, including Immigration/Travel records, Tax records, Social Security records, Medical records, Personnel records, and Military records. The new Law Enforcement records user journey not only helps requesters identify the multitude of federal law enforcement agencies subject to the FOIA, but also provides useful guidance for those seeking state and local records. Since the launch of the Search Tool in October 2023, nearly 99,000 queries have been recorded. More than half of users enter a predefined user journey, making the predefined journeys instrumental in helping requesters identify agencies and documents of interest. In introducing the new Law Enforcement user journey, the machine learning functionality used to power the Search Tool was retrained and benefitted from recent advancements. As a result, search results are anticipated to be more accurate and precise. As users continue to interact with the Search Tool, we will analyze usage data to further improve the quality of the results. The latest update now allows users to provide targeted feedback on the results they receive.”