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A new report from the organization Chayn is pushing back on how tech companies and law enforcement handle image-based abuse. The core argument is that framing the problem around nudity misses the point entirely. What matters, researchers say, is consent, and by ignoring that, platforms are consistently failing the women who need protection most.
Meanwhile, Norway is drawing a firm line in the classroom. The country has moved to ban artificial intelligence tools for children between six and thirteen years old in schools, citing concerns about technology dependency at a critical stage of development. It's a rare case of a government moving decisively rather than waiting to see what happens.
And on the energy side of the AI story, a Reuters investigation reveals that power plants are being fast-tracked to meet the electricity demands of data centers, often with minimal public oversight. The AI boom, it turns out, requires an enormous physical infrastructure, and right now that infrastructure is being built faster than scrutiny can keep up.
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