June 3, 2025
Deepfakes may soon land creators in legal trouble
Deepfake content creators may soon face legal penalties if caught using the images for nefarious purposes. [Read More]
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June 3, 2025
Pa. lawmakers advance AI regulations, despite proposed Congressional moratorium
Two state lawmakers, Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (left) and Rep. Tarik Khan (right), speak during separate committee meetings to advance their respective artificial intelligence regulation bills. [Read More]
May 29, 2025
Pa. officials demand Congress remove AI regulation ban from GOP’s federal budget bill
Top Republican and Democratic officials in Pennsylvania are decrying a provision in the tax and spending cuts bill passed in the House last week that would ban states from adopting or enforcing artificial intelligence regulations over the next decade. [Read More]
April 21, 2025
‘AI is not the future; it is current’: Lawmakers examine how to make Pennsylvania an AI powerhouse
Republican state lawmakers visited Astrobotic Technology in Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a hearing focused on how the Western Pennsylvania region can position itself as a leader in artificial intelligence at a time when both the public and private sectors are rushing to embrace an evolving technology that is transforming business, government and society at large. [Read More]
April 21, 2025
This is a crucial year for artificial intelligence in Pa., lawmakers say
Artificial intelligence technology applications like ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot have advanced so quickly in recent years that they’ve knocked officials and regulators on their heels. [Read More]
April 16, 2025
‘AI is not the future; it is current’: Lawmakers examine how to make Pennsylvania an AI powerhouse
Republican state lawmakers visited Astrobotic Technology in Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a hearing focused on how the Western Pennsylvania region can position itself as a leader in artificial intelligence at a time when both the public and private sectors are rushing to embrace an evolving technology that is transforming business, government and society at large. [Read More]
April 16, 2025
PA Pols in Both Parties Decry ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Arson Attack on Shapiro
As more details emerge about the Passover night arson attack on the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion — while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept — politicians in both parties are denouncing political violence and demanding answers about Sunday night’s events. [Read More]
April 15, 2025
It’s Tax Day, and PA Prepares To Pay Up
It’s Tax Day, folks. And as usual, Pennsylvanians are doing more than our fair share. [Read More]
April 15, 2025
PODCAST: Sen. Pennycuick on the Rise in Political Violence, Fight Against AI Child Porn
State Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Berks/Montgomery) is a 26-year Army veteran who flew missions in Iraq, so she knows how to handle an ugly fight. [Read More]
April 14, 2025
First A.I.-Involved Child Sexual Abuse Material Charge Filed Since Passing of New Pa. Law
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a York County man for possessing more than two dozen files of artificially generated child sexual abuse material, the first such case since a 2024 state law took effect. [Read More]