Alternative take: I love asking what people do in DC because people here do really interesting things and are passionate about it. For many it is a calling not a job (with pay stubs to prove it). I enjoy talking about my job! And I know that is weird, but it is a DC kind of weird that I like.
Travis Hall
Incredibly important new research articulating the impact of "institutional influence" on LLM outputs. Important to view through the lens of LLM outputs in non-English langs where training data comes from state-sanctioned sources, incl. state media, govt agencies, and even state-selected literature:
CDT’s Travis Hall in Governing: “[Colorado’s SB 189 bill is] no longer really a discrimination bill. It is now almost entirely a disclosure-focused bill.”
Aliya Bhatia
The new law targets AI used to make important decisions about who gets access to jobs, education, healthcare, housing and other key areas, and could set a precedent for other states.
If industry is tripping over themselves to compliment your #privacy bill, you can be pretty sure it’s an industry burden reduction bill, not a consumer protection bill.
#SecureDataAct
