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Anthropic loosens its safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (760+ words) Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition. Instead of self-imposed guardrails constraining its development of AI models, Anthropic is adopting a nonbinding safety framework…...
Port Washington shop owner struggles with dust from data center construction
1+ week, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Randy Simmons, owner of Pitbull Towing and Repair in Port Washington, said he is losing customers due to dust from the nearby data center construction site. Randy Simmons, owner of Pitbull Towing, Salvage and Repair on County Road LL in…...
We Energies seeks new rate structure for data centers in Wisconsin
1+ week, 5+ day ago (322+ words) We Energies is asking the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to establish a new rate structure for two large data centers, aiming to increase power production by 45% over the next five years. We Energies is seeking approval from the Wisconsin Public…...
Port Washington community-led panel responding to data center construction
1+ week, 6+ day ago (369+ words) Residents in Port Washington are dealing with continuous noise from the construction of a new AI data center, set to open in 2028 With construction on a sprawling data center already underway in Port Washington, community activists, who were once organizing…...
Jefferson High School investigating inappropriate AI images shared between students
3+ week, 5+ day ago (83+ words) Jefferson High School investigating inappropriate AI images shared between students'wisn.com Search location by ZIP code Jefferson High School investigating inappropriate AI images shared between students In an email obtained by 12 News, Jefferson High School Principal Nick Skretta wrote that…...
WISN 12 Editorial: Data centers rush to Wisconsin
3+ week, 6+ day ago (45+ words) WISN 12 Editorial: Data centers rush to Wisconsin'wisn.com Search location by ZIP code WISN 12 Editorial: Data centers rush to Wisconsin As roughly 40 data centers target Wisconsin locations, communities face crucial questions about power consumption, water usage, and infrastructure costs amid…...
Illinois man charged with AI-generated child pornography in Waukesha County
4+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) An Illinois man is facing charges in Waukesha County for using artificial intelligence to create explicit images of a Lisbon teen, testing a new Wisconsin law against AI-generated child pornography. An Illinois man is facing child pornography charges in Waukesha…...
UW-Madison chancellor to leave for Columbia University
4+ week, 2+ day ago (81+ words) Jennifer Mnookin will remain in her role through the spring commencement University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin will leave for Columbia University in New York City at the end of the year. She has served as chancellor of UW-Madison since…...
Microsoft's plan for 15 new data centers in Mount Pleasant moves forward
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (315+ words) Microsoft is set to expand its presence in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, with plans to build 15 new data centers across two sites. On Wednesday, Microsoft advanced its plans to build 15 new data centers across two sites in Mount Pleasant. Microsoft bought…...
Apple teams up with Google Gemini for AI-powered Siri
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Apple plans to use Google's Gemini artificial intelligence model to power its updated version of Siri, which is set to launch later this year, the two companies announced Monday. The move could help Apple accelerate the release of its more…...