AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI Regulation Push: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon teamed up at a “pro-human” event to demand guardrails on fast-moving AI, warning about job disruption, surveillance, and the risk of superintelligence—while Sanders says he’ll introduce a bill to ban superintelligence and pause advanced development. Cross-Partisan Alarm: Multiple reports highlight the rare left-right convergence as AI researchers and executives call for slower, safer development after incidents involving autonomous systems and misuse concerns. Local Tech & Privacy: In Plattsburgh, lawmakers are weighing new rules for Flock-style automatic license plate readers amid privacy worries and calls for Vermont-style protections. Vermont Research on PFAS: Landmark College and partners won a $7.9M NSF award to build a PFAS “forever chemicals” research network, training students and mapping contamination. Healthcare Workforce Cuts: Dartmouth Health and UVM Health announced major layoffs and unit closures affecting services Vermonters rely on. Agritourism Study: A UVM-led study finds agritourism can boost farm revenue and community ties, but highlights grant, insurance, and staffing hurdles.
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