Solanasaurus
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A Google Trends for AI is not a substantial innovation. It is an obvious need that has been technically feasible for 20 years. Oliver Marsh writes that failing to provide it is not a gap—it is a choice, and it is making AI's risks harder to see.
We Need Google Trends for AI
Understanding AI risks requires data on how people really use AI. Oliver Marsh writes that there is already a well-established model for this: Google Trends.
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September 28, 2026 at 8:50 AM
A Google Trends for AI is not a substantial innovation. It is an obvious need that has been technically feasible for 20 years. Oliver Marsh writes that failing to provide it is not a gap—it is a choice, and it is making AI's risks harder to see.
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“Google is sending us fewer people who aren’t going to subscribe” buff.ly/HZ1p1ce
The Atlantic is getting more subscribers from Google traffic, even as referrals fall
Like many in the news industry, The Atlantic is seeing its referrals from Google drop. At the same time, CEO Nicholas Thompson said, the number of subscribers The Atlantic gets from Google traffic…
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September 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
“Google is sending us fewer people who aren’t going to subscribe” buff.ly/HZ1p1ce
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Americans shrugged as invasive tech was normalized. So why the national resistance to data centers and Flock cameras? "The answer is salience," write RIT professors Evan Selinger and Divya Ramjee. Once harms are visible and local, "the spark for change gets lit."
Americans Shrugged Off Surveillance. Then Came Flock and Data Centers.
Opposition to data centers and Flock cameras tells us something important about why normalization isn’t inevitable, write Evan Selinger and Divya Ramjee.
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September 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Americans shrugged as invasive tech was normalized. So why the national resistance to data centers and Flock cameras? "The answer is salience," write RIT professors Evan Selinger and Divya Ramjee. Once harms are visible and local, "the spark for change gets lit."
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Last week, news stories announcing the shutdown of Amazon's Mechanical Turk were passed between alarmed data workers two days before they received direct notice by email. Krystal Kauffmann @krystalkauffman.bsky.social calls for lawmakers to protect AI's hidden workforce. buff.ly/qOfG2tu
Mechanical Turk is Closing. The Workers Who Built AI Are Still Here
Data workers will lose a vital source income when Amazon's Mechanical Turk shuts down. Krystal Kauffmann calls for lawmakers to protect AI's hidden workforce.
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September 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Last week, news stories announcing the shutdown of Amazon's Mechanical Turk were passed between alarmed data workers two days before they received direct notice by email. Krystal Kauffmann @krystalkauffman.bsky.social calls for lawmakers to protect AI's hidden workforce. buff.ly/qOfG2tu
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"Data center discontent" is now a statehouse force. Tim Bernard tracked nearly 400 bills in 12 months as lawmakers stopped courting developers and started demanding decommissioning bonds, NDA bans, and moratoria.
Data Center Discontent Drives State Legislation Surge
The headline shift has been away from incentivizing development, writes Tim Bernard.
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September 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
"Data center discontent" is now a statehouse force. Tim Bernard tracked nearly 400 bills in 12 months as lawmakers stopped courting developers and started demanding decommissioning bonds, NDA bans, and moratoria.
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August 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Join Tech Policy Press for a live podcast recording via ZOOM webinar on the Meta settlement on Thursday at 11 am EDT. Featuring Knight-Georgetown Institute's Alissa Cooper, Tech Justice Law's Meetali Jain, and Emory Law's Matthew Lawrence. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It's official! I'm so pleased to be joining the team at Tech Policy Press, and expect to be posting here more often.
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Solana Larsen Named Managing Editor of Tech Policy Press
Larsen has more than two decades of experience working in senior editorial roles covering issues at the intersection of technology and society.
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August 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It's official! I'm so pleased to be joining the team at Tech Policy Press, and expect to be posting here more often.
www.techpolicy.press/solana-larse...
www.techpolicy.press/solana-larse...