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Private Infrastructure, Public Permission
The federal government is becoming the gatekeeper for a privately owned AI infrastructure system. That combination concentrates power—and creates structural incentives for corruption.
Explore The Race
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Focused interpretations of current developments and trends.
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The AI Layoff Story Is Too Simple
AI is not simply replacing jobs. It is compressing teams, shifting work outside firms, concentrating implementation expertise, and changing who holds authority. The early workforce struggle is over who controls the redesign—and whether workers can contest it.
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Utility Governance Is Democracy’s Entry Point Into the AI Race
AI’s physical expansion depends on electricity, water, land, and grid access. That gives utilities, regulators, and local governments a crucial opening to shape who pays, who benefits, and whether the public retains a meaningful say in the AI race.