AI - Broadband Breakfast

Florida Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Claiming Company Concealed Serious Risks of ChatGPT

State AG said company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product.

Big Tech

Is it Easy or Tricky to Defend Big Tech in the Second Trump Administration?

One group always standing the corner of the technology industry is the Computer and Communications Industry Association.

UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI 'an Unstoppable Force' and Warns About Russia

'The risk of miscalculation is as high as I’ve ever seen it,' said Anne Keast-Butler in a speech at a World War II code-breaking center near London.

FCC

Anthropic Gets Subsea Cable Security Wrong, Coalition Tells FCC

The tech company’s FCC filing shows a misunderstanding of subsea cable vulnerabilities and regulations, the group says.

Data Center

New Jersey Pushes New Oversight for AI Data Centers

Governor says operators must pay for grid upgrades and face new transparency requirements.

Illinois Clears Landmark AI Safety Bill

A near unanimous vote sends the legislation to the governor.

Data Center

Ohio Suspends Data Center Tax Break as Tech Firms Face Pressure to Pay for AI

The move by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine comes as the industry is under pressure to pay the full costs of its vast networks.

AI The Future Of Broadband Infrastructure, Report Argues

Broadband providers are increasingly exploring AI-driven systems.

Expert Opinion

Lindsay Miller and Doug McCollough: Providers Can Better Manage the Risks of America’s Data Center Debate

Broadband providers serving data centers risk reputational damage and overlook regional growth opportunities when they fail to engage with the communities their fiber runs through.

AI Boom Requires Quality Fiber to Expand

RVA CEO explained that AI use will rapidly increase, and fiber will help.

Pope Calls for Robust Regulation of AI in Manifesto that Ponders Future of Humanity

The call came in a sweeping manifesto, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' about safeguarding humankind on everything from work to war.

Expert Opinion

Terrence Kelly: U.S. AI Leadership Demands a Modern Network

Realizing AI's full potential requires the U.S. to build a secure, high-capacity national fiber intranet alongside the public internet.

OpenAI Avoided a Costly Court Loss to Elon Musk, but Neither Side is Unscathed

Americans’ opinion about artificial intelligence is at a low point with worries over job losses.

Cybersecurity

Trump Cancels Cybersecurity-Focused AI Executive Order Hours Before Signing

'We're leading China, we're leading everybody,' Trump said, 'and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead.'

Expert Opinion

Chip Pickering: Data Centers are America's Most Misunderstood Infrastructure Asset

The case for data centers rests on meaningful tax revenue, durable jobs, grid investment and the digital infrastructure that lets rural communities share in the AI economy.