Perhaps AI will control elections…
https://www.bespacific.com/a-new-ai-tool-lets-candidates-see-what-chatbots-are-telling-voters/
A New AI Tool Lets Candidates See What Chatbots Are Telling Voters
NOTUS: “In California’s gubernatorial primary, Tom Steyer had the biggest war chest in a crowded field of Democrats, spending more than $200 million out of his own pocket. But money alone wasn’t enough — he ended up placing third, falling just short in his quest to compete for November’s general election. A contributing factor, according to a case study shared with NOTUS, was the unflattering response voters were presented with when they asked artificial intelligence-powered chatbots about Steyer’s candidacy. In fact, according to most models, the billionaire was just lucky to have made it into the top three. “In ranked lists of working-class affordability candidates, AI explicitly placed him [Steyer] sixth. Cost-of-living: sixth. Education funding: sixth,” the progressive political organization Run for Something reported in its case study, which found that Reddit threads in r/California were frequently cited next to more established mainstream newsrooms like CalMatters. As the AI industry continues to pitch its nascent technology as a resource for voters in understanding complicated political matters, there’s little public insight into how models arrive at their conclusions, making it incredibly difficult for candidates and their campaigns to message through the increasingly popular medium…”
Once upon a time (before AI was common) I offered my students a choice of a conventional exam or an “open book, use the Internet, calculators required” exam. They tried the “open” exam once and found that it required far more effort than the conventional exam. Perhaps I should have insisted on teaching them to use all the tools available, but I backed off. I don’t think we should do that with AI.
Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat
For the first time since he started teaching Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory nearly two decades ago, Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano gave his students a take-home midterm this spring
… But by the end of the semester, Serrano regretted the decision. Dozens of students in the class likely used artificial intelligence to cheat and earn perfect or near-perfect scores on their midterm, he said. Serrano in turn made the final exam in-person, which led more than a dozen students to drop the course and even more to fail it. Administrators’ response to the widespread cheating event has been “meek,” he said, and the incident has raised questions about how universities can—and should—respond to AI-enabled cheating at scale.
Everybody knows AI will cost jobs…
https://www.zdnet.com/article/high-intensity-adopters-of-ai-hiring-more-entry-level/
Companies embracing AI the most are hiring more people - including entry-level, report finds
A new study is pushing back on some of the most anxiety-inducing narratives around AI-driven job loss.
Companies embracing AI grew headcount by 10.2% in the two years following adoption, according to a paper out at the end of June from financial operations platform Ramp and workforce data company Revelio Labs.
The inevitable has arrived.
https://denverite.com/2026/07/08/denver-waymo-driverless-starts/
Waymo will go autonomous in Denver later this month
Waymo’s futuristic vans have been roaming Denver’s streets since September— with human supervisors to help the autonomous driving system get around the city.
Not for long, though. The vehicles will transition to “fully autonomous driving” in Denver and several other cities in the coming weeks, the company announced.
The company’s Ojai vehicles will initially offer driverless service to Waymo employees around areas like Five Points, Baker, Cherry Creek and something it called the “Arts District,” although it wasn’t clear if that meant Santa Fe.
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