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The Squawk
For the people making the AI decisions, not the ones building it.
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Approved or switched off: Tennessee’s plan for shadow AI
Tennessee requires approval for every AI tool state workers use. Now it is building monitoring to find and switch off the ones nobody approved.
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The failure plan is now the law: What California’s SB 1246 asks of robotaxi companies
California’s SB 1246 spells out what robotaxi companies owe police, firefighters, and dispatchers when a driverless vehicle fails. Most of the rules apply by July 2028.
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AI can’t be the only reason: What California’s SB 947 asks of employers
California’s SB 947 bars employers from relying solely on AI to discipline or fire workers. Public employers are covered. The hard part is a phrase the law never defines.
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Access outside the contract: NYPD reviews searches of a network it never bought
NYPD officers searched a plate reader network the department never contracted for, often with no stated reason. Procurement controls covered the contract. The searches went around it.
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Our goal is to give leaders the context they need to make better AI decisions, with a clear view of what is working, what is not, and what to watch for.