Kislaya Prasad Artificial intelligence is already affecting our lives in many positive ways, automating tasks, helping to diagnose medical issues, and acting as a voice-controlled virtual assistant for many. Still, there is a very real danger of misuse and unintended consequences of the technology, as we saw recently in Maryland, with the filing of what is believed to be the … [Read more...] about AI is moving fast; AI regulation needs to catch up
Opinion
Polarization erodes the fabric of community
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Polarization is a physics term that talks about vibrations in things like light waves. It has also come to describe the ways in which the fabric of our society is being frayed by ideological differences and, in some cases, being torn apart completely. Red and blue became the defining colors of our major political parties on Nov. 7 of 2000 according to … [Read more...] about Polarization erodes the fabric of community
FTC ban on noncompetes is a victory for the US economy
Betsey Stevenson It’s easy to understand why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is so upset about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements. The problem for businesses is not that they will lose trade secrets or valuable investments in workers to competitors. It’s that they just lost bargaining power to workers — and that’s exactly what the FTC … [Read more...] about FTC ban on noncompetes is a victory for the US economy
Criminalizing homelessness is unconscionable, but is it unconstitutional?
Robin Abcarian Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether a small Oregon city can cite and prosecute homeless people for sleeping in public places when they have nowhere else to lay their heads. If the case reveals nothing else about the state of our country, it reveals this: We continue to fail the homeless people who live among us, and no single … [Read more...] about Criminalizing homelessness is unconscionable, but is it unconstitutional?
Wildfire smoke is coming for the US again. We’re not ready.
Mark Gongloff Many Americans were surprised last year when smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away turned their air toxic. There’s no excuse for anybody to be surprised when it happens again — possibly in just a couple of months. Canada’s emergency preparedness minister has warned repeatedly that an unusually dry and warm winter, combined with what might be an … [Read more...] about Wildfire smoke is coming for the US again. We’re not ready.