AI Now Sphere

Providing analysis and thought leadership around the policy, governance, and future of the AI ecosystem.

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My next column, "Goodwill Hacking," covers the recent surge of AI-generated company breaches and the ethical hackers who, with permission, simulate attacks to expose and patch #cybersecurity system weaknesses.

The recent presidential signing of the inaugural National Policy Framework for #AI provides #tech firms with a solid foundation to expand and make revisions as necessary.

@xai @Google @Microsoft @IBM @nvidia @Meta @PwC @elonmusk

#DataBreach #DataPrivacy #InfoSec #Musk #NatSec #RedTeam #ResponsibleAI #WhiteHouse

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This is an #AINowSphere overview of the growing demand for #AI and #cloud computing, which are driving the expansion of large data centers that require significant #energy storage.

This column covers their purpose, values, environmental footprint, pros and cons of their development, and the effort put forth by #BitTech firms seeking middle ground.

Follow AI Now Sphere to access relevant #TechNews with clarity through #SphereInsights and the Sphere Report, which covers AI, cybersecurity, and #EmergingTech topics. #SphereReport

@LinkedIn link to story: https://t.co/jI5eotzLQD

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Gov. Abbott tells data center developers to BYOR to Texas: Last week, the @TexasTribune published an excellent column by Texas Governor @GregAbbott_TX outlining a broad regulatory framework for data centers amid concerns from rural communities about their impact on residential neighborhoods, which should serve as code to developers to “bring your own resources” (BYOR).

The #TexasTribune column quoted Gov. Abbott as saying, “I made clear already: Any AI data center even thinking about coming here — they got to bring their own money, bring their own power, reuse their own water and do it in a way that reduces the cost of electricity for residents across our state,” he said. “We must eliminate the tax break they are getting. They must be responsible for funding their own projects here in Texas. We will get that done.”

Multiple interconnected issues have led communities to mount resistance to data centers moving near their neighborhoods. The growing demand for data centers across the country, mostly in rural areas, is driven by #AI and #cloud computing, which are fueling their expansion and requiring significant #energy storage, #water resources, and land, among others.

On June 17, AI Now Sphere released a one-stop shop column on #DataCenter knowledge, covering their purpose, values, environmental footprint, and the pros and cons of their development, which is linked in the comments section below. Amid the resistance, #BigTech firms are seeking middle ground.

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In late 2025, @MITFutureTech researchers conducted a #DelphiStudy to identify the most critical AI-related risks, vulnerable groups, and responsible parties. This year, they shared findings from the @MIT study that surveyed 272 global #AI experts to evaluate 24 AI risks, including likelihood, severity, vulnerability, responsibility, and overall concerns, over the next five years.

Among the top risks identified as a result of AI’s influence were market rivalry, weapons, cyberattacks, concentrated and consolidated AI control (economy, healthcare, civic engagement, etc.), the spread of false information, environmental harm, inequality, and unemployment.

The experts judged 18 of the 24 risks as having a probability of more than 10%, resulting in catastrophic outcomes (more than 1 million deaths and/or $100 billion in financial losses).

General public AI users were judged the most vulnerable to these risks, but experts assigned the highest responsibility for addressing them to general-purpose AI developers and governance professionals from both the public and private sectors.

Across most risks, experts identified information, finance, and national security as the most vulnerable sectors, which guide AI risk prioritization and clarify who is accountable for mitigation measures.

The biggest threat, in my view, is that the risks are unprecedented and involve too many unknowns to prepare for. As AI systems increasingly influence decisions in healthcare, employment, education, public safety, and democratic processes, it is crucial for citizens to support and actively promote strong human oversight and governance to ensure these systems benefit the public rather than control it.

We have a vital role to play in our part of the timeline by building a responsible AI framework, because future generations will only know and act based on what we leave them.

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#AIGovernance #Automation #EthicalAI #FutureOfWork #InfoSec #Innovation #MIT #MITFutureTech #NatSec #ResponsibleAI

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The AI Now Sphere Reading Challenge: Next week, I’m going to take a complex and intimidating, or uninteresting, depending on your taste in literature, tech-related topic, and turn it into something you’ll actually enjoy reading.

You won’t just understand it; you’ll remember it and feel confident discussing it with anyone. There will be no boring explanations and no confusing tech, government, or legal jargon, just clear, engaging insight from start to finish.

Next week’s topic: The Quantum Computing Effect on AI

Right now, we can hardly grasp what we will eventually call “traditional AI,” so how will #QuantumAI change the game we are currently struggling to figure out?

#AI models currently run on “classical” computers; future #quantum computers could potentially train AI dramatically faster by evaluating many possible solutions simultaneously.

Quantum computers use highly advanced properties that let them explore many possible answers at the same time and link pieces of information together in powerful ways, while today’s regular computers work step‑by‑step using simple 0s and 1s. If you think today’s solutions are found super-fast by computers, when quantum properties become commonplace, you will refer to the new output speed as faster than light, aka “superluminal”.

What will the following week’s AI-related topic be? You pick and put it in the comments below.

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The next column from AI Now Sphere, titled “Predictive AI”, covers and gives a clear analysis of the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology. Continue following #AINowSphere to access relevant #TechNews with clarity through #SphereInsights and the Sphere Report, which covers AI, cybersecurity, and #EmergingTech topics.

#AI #AIGovernance #CAIO #CIO #EthicalAI #Innovation #PredictiveAI #ResponsibleAI #SphereReport

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Automatic AI: AI’s #automation streamlining features save significant time, resources, and money for businesses, but what looks impressive on business quarterly reports may not translate to local economies and individual livelihoods.

Last November, the @latimes reported nearly 50,000 #JobCuts for 2025, and this year’s numbers at the halfway point (87,714) have blown past it, according to @ChallengerGray.

Tomorrow, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the concept at work here, predictive AI, and its uses by providing a clear understanding and making the topic feel more natural and practical. The story will cover the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere to access on @X and @LinkedIn relevant #TechNews with clear insights related to #AI and #EmergingTech topics.

#AIGovernance #EthicalAI #FutureOfWork #Innovation #JobLoss #LATimes #PredictiveAI #ResponsibleAI

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AI Electrician: How will predictive #AI optimize our energy consumption? According to @MIT News last January, it combines historical and real-time data to make more accurate predictions about #RenewableEnergy availability at specific times.

Tomorrow, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept and its uses by providing a clear understanding and making the topic feel more natural and practical. The story will cover the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Credit goes to @aczewe of #MITNews for his work on this interesting topic. Follow AI Now Sphere on @X and @LinkedIn to access relevant #TechNews with clarity on AI and #EmergingTech topics.

#AIEthics #AIGovernance #CleanEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyStorage #EthicalAI #MIT #ResponsibleAI #SmartGrid #Sustainability #TechCompliance

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Predictive Policing: What is Predictive AI? It supports law enforcement procedures by investigating crimes and identifying potential suspects, enabling them to allocate resources more efficiently and prevent future incidents.

If left unregulated, however, it can pose serious ethical and bias risks, as outlined in this column released last November by the @BrennanCenter.

Tomorrow, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept and its uses by providing a clear understanding and making the topic feel more natural and practical. The story will cover the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere here on @X and @LinkedIn to access #TechNews for more clarity on #AI and #EmergingTech topics.

#AIEthics #AIGovernance #EthicalAI #PredictivePolicing #ResponsibleAI #TechCompliance

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AI Pandemic Prophet: The Yale School of Public Health (@YaleSPH) is conducting a project called the Viral Emergence Research Initiative (Verena), one of the largest pandemic prevention research and training programs in the United States, which uses predictive algorithms to translate patterns into predictions of future pandemics.

Credit goes to Colin Poitras (@Poitras_Colin) of @Yale University, who wrote this compelling, thought-provoking column on the topic last March.

On Thursday, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept, providing a clear, practical understanding of the topic. The story will cover the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere here on @X and @LinkedIn to access #TechNews for more clarity on #AI and other #EmergingTech topics.

#AIGovernance #EthicalAI #HealthTech #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy #Verena #Yale

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Mission-Ready Mindset: The Boston Consulting Group (@BCG) says that workers with a “high-agency mindset” are thriving in the current AI-related job market. This type of mindset influences your professional situation by taking proactive steps to shape your outcomes, rather than waiting for things to happen.

The #BCG Behavioral Lab noted that these employees are doing more than the minimum required, seeking to understand expectations and proactively acting on them. I would consider this very practical and strategic career advice in the AI-driven, hybrid-skills era we’re in.

Credit for this compelling and thought-provoking story goes to the author, @altchekana, of
@BusinessInsider, and to #MSN / @Microsoft for syndicating it. Follow AI Now Sphere here on
@X and @LinkedIn to access additional relevant and practical #TechNews for more clarity on #AI and other #EmergingTech topics.

#AIGovernance #BI #BusinessInsider #CareerGrowth #EthicalAI #FutureOfWork #HealthTech #JobSearch #ResponsibleAI

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What is Predictive AI? @BBCWorld News published a compelling story in 2024 about this concept and its use to detect #cancer and other future health indicators. Funded by the British Heart Foundation, researchers at the @UniofOxford conducted the #Oxford Risk Factors and Non-Invasive Imaging (ORFAN) study, which involved 40,000 patients.

The study found that, using #AI #technology, 45% of patients were prescribed medication or encouraged to make lifestyle changes to lower the risk of future heart attacks. #ORFAN study participants described the research findings as a “wakeup call”.

On Thursday, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept, which may seem complex to some, by providing clear insights and making the topic feel more natural and practical. It will go over the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere here on @X and @LinkedIn to access relevant and practical #TechNews for more clarity on AI and other #EmergingTech topics.

#AIGovernance #BBC #BHF #EthicalAI #HealthTech #OxfordUniversity #ResponsibleAI

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Check out this week’s #AINowSphere - #SphereReport with #TechPolicy news on unresolved #legislation related to #AI and #cybersecurity initiatives that #Congress may address before the #AugustRecess adjourns.

Follow AI Now Sphere here on @X and @LinkedIn to access relevant and practical #TechNews for more clarity on AI and other #EmergingTech topics.

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#AIEthics #AIFunding #AIGovernance #AIRace #China #EthicalAI #FedGov #FinTech #GovTech #InfoSec #NatSec #ResponsibleAI #TechFunding

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An Artificial Guessing Game: What is Predictive AI? @FortuneMagazine published some interesting material on it last April, emphasizing how major financial institutions are using simulation-based #AI models to reveal plausible future outcomes and identify underlying patterns.

On Thursday, #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept, which may seem complex to some, by providing clear understandings and making the topic feel more natural and practical. It will go over the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere here on @X or @LinkedIn to access relevant and practical #TechNews for more clarity on AI, emerging technologies, and #cybersecurity topics.

#AIEthics #AIGovernance #EmergingTech #EthicalAI #FinTech #Fortune #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy

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What is Predictive AI? @TheEconomist published an interesting column in May on how this #technology is being used to predict conflicts such as the current one between #Iran and the U.S. #TheEconomist asked RAND, which has developed an #AI forecasting system called Integrated Strategic Forecasting (ISF), if its new system thought a popular uprising was in Iran’s future.

#ISF put the chances of an Iranian regime collapse by the end of 2026 at 20% higher than those of human experts.

On Thursday, an #AINowSphere - #SphereInsights column will further clarify the #PredictiveAI concept, which may seem complex to some, by providing clear insights and making the topic feel more natural and practical. Here we will go over the pros, cons, and the current and practical everyday use of this technology.

Follow AI Now Sphere to access relevant and practical #TechNews for more clarity on AI, emerging technologies, and #cybersecurity topics.

#AIEthics #EmergingTech #GlobalEthics #RAND #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy

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#Congress is nearing #AugustRecess with unresolved legislative matters, including tech-related measures. Tomorrow, an #AINowSphere - #SphereReport will forecast and discuss impactful and potential #legislation related to #AI and #cyber initiatives that could be addressed before the break.

The March-released column, Executive Framework, is an excellent read to get the backstory and preface to the current #CapitolHill proceedings related to #AI regulation’s brief but soon-to-be very active timeline.

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#AI #AIEthics #DevOps #NatSec #SecOps #TechCompliance #TechPolicy

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Partly Clogged Arteries: An interesting story from @JamesTGallagher of @BBCWorld News last year details the predictive capabilities of #AI #technology in the #healthcare field, similar to a weather forecast.

The #BBC column said that the model for this task is called Delphi-2M and works like a #ChatGPT chatbot. It doesn’t predict an exact date but rather in percentages and likelihoods.

Next week, #AINowSphere will circulate a #SphereInsights column on the concept of #PredictiveAI, which can seem complex but will be made understandable and more practical by explaining its pros, cons, and current real-world uses.

Follow @AINowSphere to access #TechNews through Sphere Insights and the #SphereReport for more clarity on #AI and #EmergingTech topics.

#AIGovernance #BBCNews #EthicalAI #HealthTech #ResponsibleAI #TechTrends

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Cc: @CAgovernor @UCBerkeley @UCLA

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AI-related #JobLoss Advisory: California just recently launched a tool that will serve as an “early warning system” for potential widespread AI-driven layoffs. The #AI #automation era has prompted politicians, regardless of party affiliation, to position themselves as champions of the “working people” as the cost-of-living soars and the elections get closer.

#AINowSphere recently highlighted a @WSJ article about the timely rise of @raiseus_ai . Its mission is to develop a “people strategy” by supporting the American workforce through a significant AI-driven economic disruption.

Credit for the column goes to @_constantjo (Jo Constantz) of #BloombergNews @business and #MSN / @Microsoft for recirculating it.

#Bloomberg #Economy #FutureOfWork #Microsoft #RAISEUS #TechNews #WSJ

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An intriguing column was recently published by the @WSJ on the timely rise of the nonprofit (RAISE US) @raiseus_ai , whose mission is to develop a “people strategy” by helping the American workforce transition to a major disruption in an AI-driven economy, to partner with governors, employers, and educators to design and support career transitions.

It was founded by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce @GinaRaimondo and former Indiana Governor @HolcombForIN and includes an impressive alliance of employers, like @amazon, @BankofAmerica, @EliLillyandCo, @IBM, and @Microsoft.

The group just launched on June 25 and, on the surface, looks like a port in the storm. Credit for this story goes to #WSJ writer @ChipCutter.

#AI #AIImpact #Automation #FutureOfWork #JobCuts #ResponsibleAI #Unemployment

#RAISEUS - #Amazon / #AWS #BankOfAmerica #EliLilly #IBM #Microsoft

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We’re roughly a month out from #Congress adjourning for #AugustRecess with several other #tech initiatives unresolved. Next week, AI Now Sphere will circulate a #SphereReport forecasting and discussing possible legislative measures that could be voted on before the break that influence #AI and #cyber issues.

Credit goes to @CQRollCall for the congressional calendar.

#CQRC #InfoSec #NatSec #PublicPolicy #RollCall #TechCommunity