A study published in the journal Nature finds that TikTok’s algorithm systematically prioritized pro-Republican content in three states — New York, Texas and Georgia — leading up to the 2024 election.

New York Times: “President Trump, who promoted a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence and gave Silicon Valley free rein to roll out the technology, is considering the introduction of government oversight over new A.I. models.”

“The administration is discussing an executive order to create an A.I. working group that would bring together tech executives and government officials to examine potential oversight procedures, according to U.S. officials, who declined to be identified in order to discuss deliberations over sensitive policies. Among the potential plans is a formal government review process for new A.I. models.”

New York Times: “The Department of Homeland Security failed to effectively secure smartphones used by staff in its intelligence office, raising the risk of cyberattacks and unauthorized access to sensitive information, the department’s inspector general said in a report published Monday.”

Gallup: “The availability of AI in the workplace has increased rapidly, yet many employees still do not use it regularly.”

“Within organizations that make AI tools available to employees, adoption varies widely by role level. Sixty-seven percent of leaders in these organizations report using AI frequently — a few times a week or more — compared with 52% of managers, 50% of project managers and 46% of individual contributors.”

New York Times: “In a polarized America divided on matters of war, immigration enforcement and even the Super Bowl halftime show, Democrats and Republicans are finding common ground on one issue — the growing unease about artificial intelligence.”

“As public concerns mount about the threat that A.I. poses to jobs, energy prices, education, privacy and mental health, politicians from both parties are beginning to scramble, sometimes haltingly, to address the issue.”

New York Times: “The Pentagon announced on Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks.”

“The companies, according to the Defense Department, agreed to allow the Pentagon to employ their technology for ‘any lawful use,’ a standard resisted by Anthropic, which was initially the only artificial intelligence model available on classified markets.”

The Guardian: Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies.

“The White House opposes a plan from Anthropic to expand access to its powerful artificial-intelligence model Mythos, complicating the rollout of an AI tool capable of carrying out cyberattacks and sowing widespread disruptions online,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Anthropic recently proposed letting roughly 70 additional companies and organizations use Mythos, which would have brought the total number of entities with access to about 120.”

Bloomberg: “Google abruptly dropped out of a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to create technology for voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms after it was among the successful submissions.”

“The company notified the government it wouldn’t participate further in the initiative, which seeks to create the technology needed to control drone swarms, on Feb. 11 — a few weeks after the proposal was submitted.”

Axios: “The White House is developing guidance that would allow agencies to get around Anthropic’s supply chain risk designation and onboard new models including its most powerful yet, Mythos.”

“Why it matters: The Trump administration appears to be performing a 180 on a company it previously claimed was such a grave security risk that it had to be ripped out of the federal government.”

Thomas Edsall: “For better or worse, artificial intelligence is driving a major upheaval in American politics that will alter the substance and the character of campaigns.”

Politico: “House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries signaled Monday that shielding consumers from rising electricity costs associated with the data center boom would be a priority on Democrats’ artificial intelligence agenda should they win back a majority.”

New York Times: “Mr. Brin long showed little interest in politics. When he did, he embraced liberal causes: He donated to a campaign to defend same-sex marriage in California in 2008 and backed President Barack Obama’s re-election bid in 2012. He called President Trump’s election in 2016 ‘deeply offensive’ in leaked comments to Google employees and then joined a protest against Mr. Trump’s ban on immigrants from several predominantly Muslim countries. In 2021, he quietly started a nonprofit group that has spent at least $88 million on climate and environmental policy.”

“But now, like so many other leaders in the traditionally liberal bastion of Silicon Valley, Mr. Brin has shifted to the right.”

“With his outspokenly conservative girlfriend by his side, he has joined the ranks of tech executives courting Mr. Trump in his second term.”

“A multibillion-dollar data center boom is provoking a bipartisan backlash in one of the nation’s most pivotal political battlegrounds,” Politico reports.

“Tax breaks, a stable power grid and vast tracts of undeveloped land have made Georgia a mecca for the artificial intelligence industry, with sprawling data center campuses under review or in development across rural acres and the Atlanta suburbs alike.”

“Gov. Janet Mills of Maine on Friday vetoed legislation that would have blocked new data centers in the state until November 2027,” the Boston Globe reports.

“The moratorium would have made Maine the first state in the nation to create such a hurdle for the booming artificial intelligence industry.”

CNBC: “Prediction market platform Kalshi said Wednesday it had suspended and fined three candidates for Congress from Minnesota, Texas and Virginia for ‘political insider trading’ activity on their own campaigns.”