Opinion

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Opinion: Will Dems embrace the revolt against AI?

Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon keynoted a Washington conference to demand a stop to AI, its data centers and the risks AI poses to jobs and even to the human species. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs behind AI. The most potent force in American ...

Opinion: Closed primaries bad for democracy

I didn’t leave my political party; my party left me. Both of them. I’ve been a Democrat, and I’ve been a Republican. What I am now doesn’t matter. The point is that a lot of American voters feel perpetually frustrated by the choices they find on the November ballot. The Democratic or ...

Opinion: Can we ‘meatbags’ keep AI in check?

Since we last visited the artificial intelligence industry in this column, a lot has happened, much of it seeming to confirm my worst fears. Seven weeks ago, I wrote about the “Hugging Face” breach, so called for the company that got hacked with no human intervention by “rogue” AI ...

Letter to the editor: Terrible rivalry messages

To the editor: I am a KU grad, a longtime resident of Lawrence, and I grew up in Missouri. Before the KU/MU game earlier this month, I had occasion to drive on Kentucky Street and Tennessee Street, mostly between 11th and 17th. I was horrified and disgusted to see that most every house had a ...

Letter to the editor: ADA rights need more attention

To the editor: I appreciated Mona Charon’s recent column, “Finding resilience in the face of disability” which drew attention to the resilience exhibited by Sens. Dole, Hart, and Inouye, as well as current Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek, in coping with their disabilities. Her message ...