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It's not a great sign when the chairman of a committee charged with studying the potential impact of AI starts off by saying, "I believe the only way we will stay the No. 1 place to do business is if we are going to be the No. 1 place for artificial intelligence in the future as well." https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/06/27/part-of-the-fabric-of-our-society-state-senate-committee-on-ai-holds-first-meeting

‘Part of the fabric of our society.’ State Senate committee on AI holds first meeting

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met for its first meeting.

^{Ambria Burton (Georgia Public Broadcasting)}

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ramblingsteve

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yep. They just need to work out a way of having a planet to live on be more financially profitable than the dividend they make from the tech bro's. Once they work that out we can have oceans and air.

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L. Rhodes

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Here, let's tie together three recent news stories:

• AI Study Committee chairman argues for making #Georgia the "No. 1 place" for AI: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/06/27/part-of-the-fabric-of-our-society-state-senate-committee-on-ai-holds-first-meeting

• Georgia approves plans to expand fossil fuel energy production to meet demand from data centers: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/04/17/state-utility-regulators-approve-georgia-power-plan-use-fossil-fuels-power-data

• Union of Concerned Scientists identifies 10 pieces of Georgia infrastructure, including superfund sites, likely to flood every other week by 2050 due to #climateChange. https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/06/27/coastal-georgias-at-risk-sea-level-rise-here-are-15-sites-where-regular-flooding

‘Part of the fabric of our society.’ State Senate committee on AI holds first meeting

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met for its first meeting.

^{Ambria Burton (Georgia Public Broadcasting)}

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L. Rhodes

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Incidentally, Georgia's long-standing title as "the No. 1 state for business" is awarded by Area Development, a magazine for executives devoted to "corporate site selection and relocation," and decided according to criteria like "Favorable Regulatory Environment" and "Speed of Project Permitting." It's helped along by weak worker protections, like "right-to-work" laws. "No. 1 state for business" is basically a euphemism for all of the ways Georgia enriches corporations at its citizens' expense.