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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 13h

CO Democrats are demanding answers from the Department of Energy following the cancellation of $7.56 billion in energy project funding. 💰

This move they say makes no sense given surging utility costs brought on by AI data centers. 🏢 🤖

@fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/ai-data-cent...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 20h

CA Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have restricted minors’ access to companion chatbots, AI-powered systems that simulate human relationships, saying the legislation went too far & could have banned chatbot use for young people. 👀

@statescoop.bsky.social 📰➡️ statescoop.com/newsom-vetoe...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 2d

AI's next federal use case? Money-laundering probes, specifically those tied to foreign terrorist groups, drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations. 🔎 💰

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Matt Bracken 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/fincen-ai-mo...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 5d

All U.S. federal agencies were supposed to release 2025 AI compliance plans by Sept. 30. As of publication time, we located roughly 20 plans & 14 strategies across 22 agencies. 👀 🔍

We read each of them, & here's what we found. 📽️ ⬇️

Full scoop @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/how-federal-...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 6d

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is planning to enhance software for high-tech threat identification, and it’s conducting market research to inform its acquisition strategy. 🛰️ 🔍

Full scoop from @defensescoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ defensescoop.com/2025/10/08/m...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 6d

Despite promising to “get out of the way” on chemical reviews to speed up AI data center construction, Trump's EPA pick for toxic substances promised chemical reviews would not be compromised. 👀

@fedscoop.bsky.social's @mattbracken.bsky.social 📰➡️ fedscoop.com/epa-chemical...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 7d

A new report from OpenAI says AI is being used in existing workflows, instead of creating new ones dedicated to malicious hacking.⚠️

The report gives examples from China, Russia, Myanmar, & more.

Full scoop from @cyberscoop.bsky.social's @derekbjohnson.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ cyberscoop.com/openai-threa...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 9d

Israeli-backed social media accounts pushed anti-government propaganda — including deepfakes and AI-generated content — to Iranians as real-world attacks were happening, with the goal of fomenting revolt, according to Citizen lab.

@cyberscoop.bsky.social 📰➡️ cyberscoop.com/citizen-lab-...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 9d

Tennessee is the latest to partner with Amazon for training and jobs in AI and cloud computing. 🤖

It's the sixth state to join, following Illinois, New York, Texas, Washington and West Virginia. 🤝

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social 📰➡️ statescoop.com/nashville-in...

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CyberScoop @cyberscoop.bsky.social · 11d

The group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rk1... | cyberscoop.com/citizen-lab-...

Researchers say Israeli government likely behind AI-generated disinfo campaign in Iran

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 13d

San Jose is using AI to to identify road hazards. ⚠️ 🚗

And it's going well - the AI identified potholes with 97% accuracy and debris with 88% accuracy. 🛣️

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social's Sophia Fox-Sowell 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/san-jose-ai-...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 14d

The latest version of Claude has many cybersecurity improvements. 🔒

Oh, and it's also increasingly self-aware. 👀

Learn more from @cyberscoop.bsky.social @derekbjohnson.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ cyberscoop.com/anthrophic-s...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 15d

California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI bill. SB 53 introduces new transparency requirements and consumer safeguards for leading AI developers.

Full scoop from @statescoop.bsky.social's Sophia Fox-Sowell 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/newsom-calif...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 19d

AI's next stop? Music. Who's leading? Will.i.am. 🎶

Will.i.am acquired an Israeli AI company in 2016, and now, he will teach an AI course at Arizona State University called ‘The Agentic Self.’ 🏫

EdScoop 📰 ➡️ edscoop.com/will-i-am-as...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 20d

California just confirmed:

✅ If AI is being used in decision-making for housing, health care, or lending for you, you have a right to know.
✅ You have the right to opt out of automated decision making.

@statescoop.bsky.social's @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📽️ ⬇️

📰➡️ statescoop.com/california-a...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 21d

NYC highlights another AI use case: subway inspections. 🚇

Using AI, a a startup:
❗ identified 5 maintenance issues
🌳 located more than 300 vegetation encroachments
🦺 saved 30 hours of labor
💰 saved $800 of work cost per mile

@statescoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/nycs-transit...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 22d

Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that scraped the internet for images of people’s faces for its database, is building a tool to deal with an emerging problem: AI-generated faces. 🤖

Learn more on @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/clearview-ai...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Meta will offer Llama AI models to government for free in a new GSA deal.

Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in providing government access to AI models for steep discounts. 🤖

But they won't be free forever. 👀

Full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/meta-gsa-dea...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 23d

Despite being killed in a 99-1 vote, a nationwide moratorium on passing any regulation related to AI was included in Trump's AI Action Plan. 🏛️ 🤖

Three experts testified before Congress on the implications of state regulations on AI.

@statescoop.bsky.social ➡️ statescoop.com/state-ai-law...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 23d

What's guiding the next phase of federal cybersecurity? Artificial intelligence says acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Duffy at #FedTalks. 🔐 🤖

Full scoop on @cyberscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ cyberscoop.com/federal-agen...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 26d

At #FedTalks, the CDC's Travis Hoppe said the agency’s roughly 10,000 workers have logged:
💬 1.2 million chats
⌛ saved workers an estimated 41,000 hours
💰 contributed to a more than 500% return on the agency’s initial investment

More @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/cdc-official...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 27d

Working with the UK and US governments, Anthropic found a vulnerability so severe it restructured its entire safeguard architecture rather than attempt to patch it. 🇺🇸 🤝 🤖 🤝 🇬🇧

Learn more @cyberscoop.bsky.social 📰➡️ cyberscoop.com/openai-anthr...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 28d

VA is telling Congress that it's rapidly implementing AI. 🤖

But GAO warned the same lawmakers that the VA could face challenges before the agency can effectively do so. 🔍

Learn more in the full scoop from @fedscoop.bsky.social's Miranda Nazzaro 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/veterans-aff...

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AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 28d

An AI research institute funded by NSF under the first Trump administration didn’t receive a renewal for federal support, a move that deals a blow to its work as well as the talent pipeline. 🌪️ 🌩️

More from @fedscoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ fedscoop.com/an-ai-weathe...

AIScoop @aiscoop.bsky.social · 29d

Top former and current federal officials and industry leaders believe that trust and transparency are key as artificial intelligence develops and becomes increasingly involved in military and intelligence processes. 🤖

Full scoop from @defensescoop.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ defensescoop.com/2025/09/15/t...

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