A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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Art Borkent Ph.D
Art Borkent is an insect taxonomist, with over 52 years of research experience. He has published more than 5,300 pages of science, describing new species of flies, their evolutionary relationships and their importance in biodiversity. He is a Research Associate of the American Museum of Natural History.

The federal government is sacrificing vital scientific capacity for ideological reasons—and hamstringing their own policymaking ability in the process
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