Historic Internet opportunity to be implemented with safeguards over period of years, West Virginia officials say – WV MetroNews

Historic Internet opportunity to be implemented with safeguards over period of years, West Virginia officials say - WV MetroNews

West Virginia has $1.2 billion from the federal government for high-speed Internet expansion, but it won’t be established by magic. The state still needs to pass a series of deadlines and oversight procedures to make sure broadband rollout is running efficiently and smoothly. Kelly Workman “That’s a lot of money, and it’s a huge responsibility … Read more

AI and media companies negotiate historic deals on news content

AI and media companies negotiate historic deals on news content

The world’s largest tech companies are in talks with major media outlets to strike historic deals on using news content to train artificial intelligence technology. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Adobe have met with news executives in recent months to discuss copyright issues related to their AI products such as text chatbots and image generators, according … Read more