Bennet

My earliest reading memoryWhen I was around nine, my dad said I was old enough to take on the responsibility of reading bedtime stories to my younger brother. And so, one night at a time, I read him all of The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary and then Bunnicula, by James and Deborah Howe, a book about a vegetarian vampire rabbit that we both loved. I was so incredibly proud to be the one telling him the story. I felt so grown up.My favourite book growing upLove, Lucy by Lucille Ball. I picked it up when I was…

As artificial intelligence starts to reshape society in ways predictable and not, some of Colorado’s highest-profile federal lawmakers are trying to establish guardrails without shutting down the technology altogether. U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, is cosponsoring legislation with California Democrat Ted Lieu to create a national commission focused on regulating the technology and another bill to keep AI from unilaterally firing nuclear weapons. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, has publicly urged the leader of…

Colorado Senator and failed Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet introduced a new bill Friday to create an “AI Task Force” of government experts who could identify risks and reduce potential civil liberties and privacy drawbacks from the disruptive tech. The proposed legislation marks one of the first AI safety bill to make its way Congress as public concerns around AI and calls for regulation gain traction amid the widespread popularity of ChatGPT and other chatbots.Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control…

The Place I AmI have become a master of the craftof moulding, patiently and with precision,lethargy into shapes of hours and days.My cast of mind requires a libraryof books I wrote myself, sufficient boozeand shabby furniture. Beyondthe balcony is marshy coast. My gazeslides along pewter-coloured horizontalsthat evening sunlight turns to bronze.It is a habitat where rare plants learnto live with salt, and birds nest on the ground.It is the place I am. It should be emptyof any presence otherwise.Rage and tales of unmapped…

The fallout from last month’s disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is still unfolding. The Environmental Protection Agency continues to oversee clean-up efforts, is still struggling to find suitable treatment sites for contaminated waste water, and is conducting some ongoing environmental monitoring and reporting.Bees Are Fish Now, I Guess?Yet amid those touted efforts, the agency itself has faced flack. Some locals and researchers have criticized the EPA for being slow to act. Others have pointed out the…