The US government unveils initiatives to bolster AI education and literacy nationwide, including an AI Education Task Force, a Presidential AI Challenge for students and educators, enhanced teacher training, AI apprenticeships, and high school AI courses and certifications.
President Trump signs executive order creating White House Task Force on AI Education to plan Presidential AI Challenge and public-private partnerships for K-12 AI education and workforce training.
Kenya's teacher shortage has prompted some educators to turn to AI assistants like ChatGPT to manage workloads, but limited internet connectivity and concerns over standardization and trust in the technology pose challenges to widespread adoption, sparking debate over investing in AI tools versus hiring more teachers.
Meta's data center in Georgia disrupts the local community with water issues like low pressure and sediment, frequent power outages, and tremors from ongoing construction, causing significant inconvenience and concern among residents.
The Federal Reserve is resisting pressure from the White House and Wall Street to boost Treasury bond purchases, as it aims to avoid the perception of panicking or bailing out specific entities, despite volatile Treasury market conditions, opting for a measured regulatory process that could take months.
The Social Security Administration's plans to drastically cut regional office staff by 90% and shift all public communications to X (Twitter), abandoning traditional channels, have raised concerns about potential fraud and the public's access to crucial information.
In a controversial move raising concerns over free speech and political bias, the Trump administration is deploying AI technology to scan federal employees' communications for anti-Trump sentiment, with potential disciplinary actions for those found critical of the president.
In a $1.3 million deal, the US DOGE Service, through its affiliates, will provide IT services like software engineering, modernization, and data strategies to the Department of Labor over 18 months, with strict access and data usage guidelines.
The Government Accountability Office is auditing Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency for potential privacy violations in its data handling practices across federal agencies, responding to congressional concerns over DOGE's activities.
A new study reveals a striking trust gap between AI experts, who are upbeat about the technology's potential, and a wary public anxious about AI's impacts and concerned over its responsible regulation by governments and companies.