At the exact moment when Trump and his allies are systematically dismantling democratic institutions and attempting to silence critics, these Democratic Senators want to hand them an incredibly powerful censorship tool.

First and foremost, “steering this organization in lockstep with this Administration” is the antithesis of what museums and libraries do. These public, democratic institutions offer a breadth and depth of information and resources to ensure that users are able to understand a wide range of ideas and perspectives on any given topic. This allows people to think for themselves and draw conclusions based on evidence, rather than on what someone tells them to be the truth.

The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.

Generative AI presents an opportunity to modernize policies that undergird creative industries, say Betsy Masiello & Derek Slater.

Trump tries to put Perkins Coie out of business; apparently Marco Rubio has very broad authority to revoke green cards; Ed Martin is mad at Georgetown.

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A response to Informa PLC's "Market Update" of 8 May 2024, regarding artificial intelligence and Advanced Learning Content.

TL;DR: Why bother sharing anything on the open web if it's just going to be fodder for extractive, non-reciprocal bots?

It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.

We’re going to keep covering this story because, frankly, it’s the only story that matters right now, and one that not everyone manages to see clearly. The political press may not understand what’s happening (or may be too afraid to say it out loud), but those of us who’ve spent decades studying how technology and power interact? We see it and we can’t look away. So, here’s the bottom line: when WaPo’s opinion pages are being gutted and tech CEOs are seeking pre-approval from authoritarians, the line between “tech coverage” and “saving democracy” has basically disappeared. It’s all the same thing. We’re going to keep doing this work because someone has to. Because understanding how technology and power interact isn’t just an academic exercise anymore — it’s about whether we’ll have an innovation economy left when this is all over.