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à ï ? ? à ? ï ? ? ï ? ? à ? ï ? ? ï ? ? Regulation of AI is over. Investment has replaced regulation: If an entrepreneur finds an investor who will invest in their AI idea, then it has a green light.

I see the same situation (investment replacing regulation) with nuclear power plants, solar PVs facilities, industrial wind turbines, battery storage systems (BESS), e-vehicles and telecommunications.

On January 20, 2025 President Trump revoked Biden's 2023 executive order to reduce AI's risks to consumers, workers and national security.

After "discussing" with an A.I. his health insurance company's denial of payment for blood tests, a friend noticed that he did not know whether or not he needed to go to a bathroom. Isn't this a great description of A.I.'s effects on human intelligence?

LOCALISTS KEEP AWARE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES' HAZARDS & HOW TO EXTINGUISH LITHIUM-ION FIRES

Moss Landing battery energy storage system re-ignites Feb. 18 for the 5th time. Former Youngstown, Ohio Fire Department Battalion Chief Sil Caggiano speaks about Moss Landing battery storage system's January 16 and February 18 fires.

Firefighters learn how to deal with lithium-ion battery fires.

Localists learn how to decrease fire risks by keeping the soil "spongey" and moist.

LOCALISTS REDUCE PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION & POPULATION While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels. Emma Beddington tried to cut out plastic for a month. The Realities of Living a Low(er) Energy Lifestyle: Peter Strack with Nate Hagens. Economist Jeffrey Sach explains at the EU Parliament how Not living locally impacts international politics. Localists know the food, water, herbs, mechanics, carpenters and elders within their watershed. Localists use and support public libraries. Localists share with neighbors. Localists say thanks for the view from their window, the food in their bowl-- and the ancestors who helped them get to today.

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Katie Singer writes about nature and technology in Letters to Greta. She spoke about the Internet's footprint in 2018, at the United Nations' Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation, and, in 2019, on a panel with the climatologist Dr. (more...)
 

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