I talk about how succeeding at using or advancing or knowledgeably regulating AI depends upon first closing the digital divide. You gotta crawl before you walk, and it's the same here. Which is why jerking states around on using fed $ on broadband access/affordability/adoption is counterproductive.
Chhaya Kapadia
@newamerica.org's @chhayakapadia.bsky.social emphasizes that the push to accelerate national AI development while kneecapping programs to bring people online limits the future prospects of the communities most in need.
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The Trump administration’s lack of focus on closing the digital divide threatens U.S. competitiveness in the AI era.
