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Jesús Alvarado
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As AI continues to advance, the University of Southern California is embedding the tool across all fields of study. We visit the new Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence to chat more about this with its inaugural director, Gaurav Sukhatme:

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USC is betting on an AI education across all of its fields of study
Gaurav Sukhatme, director of USC's Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence and interim dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, hopes his and other faculties' expertise in AI can...
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August 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids—and then prompted rival chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT to discuss high-risk subjects. www.wired.com/story/meta-c...
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs
Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids—and then prompted rival chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT to discuss high-risk subjects.
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June 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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AI is being deployed in classrooms at scale without evidence of the developmental impact, writes Ryan Lee. This isn’t a policy gap—it’s a policy vacuum being filled by whichever edtech vendor reaches the procurement desk first.
Beta Testing Childhood
AI in classrooms is expanding fast, but evidence on child development and learning impacts remains limited, raising urgent concerns argues Ryan Lee.
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April 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
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February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Reminder: We will be live tomorrow (Tuesday) morning as the Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases on transgender athletes. Live blog will open at 9:30 a.m. EST.
Oral argument live blog for Tuesday, January 13
We will be live blogging as the court hears oral arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., two cases on laws barring transgender athletes from participating on women’s […]
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January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Anti-ICE demonstrators at 5th Avenue and 54th street, stretching back several blocks.
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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In the latest episode of her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli discusses how to center youth in tech policy debates with Vaishnavi J, founder and principal of VYS Strategies, a firm that advises on youth product, engineering, and policy solutions.
Through to Thriving: Centering Young People with Vaishnavi J | TechPolicy.Press
In the latest in her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli speaks to Vaishhnavi J, founder of VYS Strategies.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
love a good post-rain hike😌
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This week, @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and I have been busy reporting and producing our new series "The Infinite Scroll" for #MarketplaceTech, looking at how minors use social media, the harms that come with that online presence and the guardrails that exist to protect these young users.
March 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
first hike after the wildfires + post-rain — and wow! finally some good air quality too😌
February 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
alright, w “brain rot” chosen as Oxford word of the year, i wanna know how you experience brain rot. eg: i scroll on tiktok while playing Real Housewives episodes in the background (wild, i know). lmk in a quick voice memo for a segment i’m working on: [email protected]
December 4, 2024 at 8:37 PM
morning hike to griffith observatory for a perf start of my sunday🫶🏽
December 1, 2024 at 7:31 PM
i know many of yall on here followed me bc of my work and whatnot, but one thing to know about me is i’m also a huge real housewives fan. and i love collecting atrocious housewives memes. exhibit a: meredith marks & her octopus bangs at mary cosby’s breakfast at tiffany’s event. iykyk😌
November 22, 2024 at 3:17 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Given the global significance of the DSA, a coalition of civil society and research organizations is setting up a “Global Majority House” in Brussels to ensure their concerns and priorities are not overlooked.

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Advocates and Researchers Set Up “Global Majority House” in Brussels to Engage on Digital Services Act | TechPolicy.Press
Ramsha Jahangir writes that the Global Majority House will foster international dialogue and collaboration on digital governance.
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November 14, 2024 at 3:06 PM
i went from having about 10 followers on here to almost 300 w in the last week. is this a sign for me to finally make the pivot from the former blue bird app to here?👀
November 13, 2024 at 5:18 PM