New report about the status of deepfake regulation in the US states using CAID's AI Policy Tracker. Read it here:

Missed our roundtable on Colorado AI policy? Watch the recording now! Our experts Jonathan Iwry, @steflangehennig.bsky.social, Dhivahari Vivek & @benjixie.bsky.social gave an overview of AI-related bills in the legislative session & discussed the considerations for AI regulation. ➡️ bit.ly/4cKoPdK

New State Spotlight focused on Colorado's AI policy progress. Lots of fun developments. Check it out here: du-caid.github.io/reports/colo...

We've launched DU's Center for Analytics and Innovation with Data (CAID) U.S. State AI Legislation Tracker - a free, public dashboard monitoring AI bills across all the U.S. states. Explore the data: du-caid.github.io/tracker/ Read the launch report: du-caid.github.io/reports/ai-t...

> IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption

How are governments integrating AI into their decision-making and legislative processes? I spoke to those on the front line, including the Estonian prime minister, for my latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social techpolicy.press/governments-...

I wrote about Colorado’s AI law offering a look at how AI governance appears in technical workflows. @senseaboutsci.bsky.social's “Responsible Handover of AI” framework is one practical lens on this translation from policy to practice. Read it here here: realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...

Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.

Nice article by @steflangehennig.bsky.social on Colorado’s state AI regulations. theconversation.com/colorado-is-...

I wrote about CO's move to slow down and rethink its AI law. Being first matters less than showing whether a broad AI framework can actually work and if other states are paying attention. Read it at @us.theconversation.com:

Wrote a little something about Colorado’s approach to tackling AI policy. Check it out!

One more symptom of the assault on higher ed is that the more prestigious research institution in the dominant producer of science in the world is slashing investments in the people who generate new knowledge.

The executive branch not spending the money that Congress has told them to spend is bad. The executive branch spending money on things for which Congress has not given them money is also bad (and, arguably, worse).

Authoritarian regimes frequently struggle to govern effectively because accurate information doesn't reach the leadership. Trump is basically designing a system to create this problem.

New in @lsqjournal.bsky.social with Scott Adler and Ryan Bell! We introduce a measure of congressional committee influence based on who actually shapes federal law. Turns out, some so-called "burden" committees are real lawmaking powerhouses.

This workshop is going to be great fun, and I really look forward to meeting everyone! It would mean a lot to me if you signed up!

To document and make sense of the executive overreach at her university, @jenvictor.bsky.social provides a timeline of key events. Transparency is the best disinfectant. misofact.substack.com/p/authoritar...

What happens when students apply Bayesian & frequentist methods to the same policy data? Different conclusions! With Zach del Rosario & @minedogucu.com, we show in this Political Science Educator piece how teaching both sharpens critical thinking.

I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:

New issue of the Political Science Educator is available! educate.apsanet.org/political-sc... Great contributions by @edorssom.bsky.social, @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social, @thornburg.bsky.social, and @debraleiter.bsky.social among others #TeachLearnSky #Polisky #EduSky

The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin

Examining the political factors behind AI policy development is necessary to understand what guidelines are at play in states, what states are lagging in this area, and what the current status of state AI policy means for the future, writes Dr. Stefani Langehennig.

The political factors behind AI policy development impact what guidelines are at play in states, what states are lagging in this area, and what the current status of AI policy means for the future of these policies. Check out my deep dive on this in the latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social blog ⬇️

👀 "The platform has thrown up some illuminating insights... There are also stories of conflicts of interest and secrecy." @benworthy.bsky.social Cat Morgan & @steflangehennig.bsky.social explore the Tortoise Peer Review, a platform monitoring the House of Lords 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/peer-review-...

We are hiring for a teaching professor in American politics! Deadline 1/15 Big needs are: -Intro American politics + occasional AP electives -Quant methods -Urban/suburban politics This is the same type of full-time, ranked NTT position I have; I'm happy to talk about my experience. #PSJMinfo

New data from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social shows an unequal workload in the lesser watched House of Lords. Check out our blog post using the new Peer Review platform!

3. Who watches the Lords? Essentially it will be used by a relatively small group regularly (journalists, campaigners, academics) plus a smattering of the curious www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

2. Me, @steflangehennig.bsky.social and Cat Morgan did some work on the impact of the @mysociety.org platform TheyWorkForYou on MPs and Peers (supported by Leverhulme). So, we have some idea of who might use it and what impact it might have. See our paper here papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This post by @donmoyn.bsky.social is an excellent, sobering outline of the next few years of the federal bureaucracy and public administration in general #pasky

New paper out at Electoral Studies with Carey Stapleton. Using ANES data, we revisit the determinants of vote choice in the US and confirm that partisanship’s influence remains stable, but nuanced, in contemporary politics.