A once-fringe idea is moving into the mainstream of the AI debate: taxing artificial intelligence itself, The Wall Street Journal writes. The concept, often called a “compute tax,” would place taxes on the massive computing power that fuels AI systems and data centers.

Donors from the artificial intelligence industry poured big money into the primaries as lawmakers continue debating the path forward.

Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous. Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in Washington,

Are copper cables or optical components best positioned to support the AI-networking boom? An analyst sees room for both technologies to win big. One analyst sees opportunities for makers of copper-based and optical components in data centers. The next ...

Big tech is spending billions on data centers to power their energy-hungry AI. This comes at a time when Americans are facing record-high electricity costs. And a backlash is growing. Data center development is facing mounting resistance in communities ...

Austin's contributions to the AI and tech industry are launching the United States into global dominance with AI. It sparks questions about how to balance innovation with regulation on a national level.

Focusing on inputs has never been as meaningful as measuring output, and the same is true for AI: The engineers who use AI most heavily could be the ones driving the most value. Capping their access to protect a budget line is optimizing for the wrong variable.

Artificial intelligence is not simply a distinct technological phenomenon. It is a battleground of competing values, incentives, and worldviews. Questions as fundamental as “What is AI?” remain deeply contested, in part because vastly different ...

An AI-generated political ad depicting reality star and L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is being celebrated by some, but also raises ethical questions. All of it as candidates prepare for key