Most Americans believe artificial intelligence is doing more harm than good in schools, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll, as AI’s rapid advance collides with the classroom. The skepticism comes amid growing calls in Washington and the states for guardrails: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro urged swift federal action on AI, and pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned lawmakers they may have a year to enact protections before losing control of the technology. Even so, campaigns remain focused on bread-and-butter issues, with little ad spending on AI.
The day’s developments underscored broader crosscurrents for the Trump administration. Several Republican House candidates in Trump-friendly districts distanced themselves from the president on policy, while Trump pressed a law-and-order message at a North Carolina rally. The White House authorized visas for Iran’s delegation to the U.N. General Assembly and weighed a potential meeting with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Defense deliberations intensified over a significant drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe and the prospect of a new U.S. Army base in Poland.
Legal and institutional fights flared at home. The Kennedy Center’s abrupt closure for emergency repairs intersected with a separate dispute over adding Trump’s name to the venue, while the U.S. Institute of Peace moved to block the administration from carving Trump’s name into its building. Markets rallied after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike and a drop in oil prices, the House advanced Russia sanctions named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl died at 84. Across policy, politics, and markets, AI’s promise—and peril—remained a through line.
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