Lois Scheidt
University Instructor/PhD digital technology, social media, and ethics; writer; thinker; and believer in democracy. Kind and cranky old lady who is proud of her cats.
I'm dyslexic so expect wrong words here and there. Wish Bluesky allowed editing.
- Write or call your Congressperson. This is very bad. 1) It's way to expensive, if the focus were actually cutting costs. 2) It means no one anywhere in the US can regulate AI for a decade...which is insanity. and 3) this mostly non-budget material is attached to a budget...which is just bad form.
- This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-...
- Stocked up a bit today at the grocery. Nothing close to a full cart & with less than $10 of discount bin meat. Beans, rice, cucumber, radish, tinned chicken. Enough food to be the backbone of several months of meal planning. $190. Pre-pandemic my weekly was $40 with lots of fresh meat & veg