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The Monkees, Grok, and the Myth of Machine Wisdom

August 8, 2025 9:48 amAugust 8, 2025 9:48 am

Recently, Grok – Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X (formerly Twitter) – was widely mocked for responses deemed controversial or offensive. But the fiasco wasn’t surprising. Grok runs on a large language model, and language models don’t create facts or...

Another Legislative Statement in Bills

August 8, 2025 2:30 amAugust 8, 2025 2:31 am

I was reading a bill over the Recess and came across what I believed was a new legislative statement: “It is the preference of the Legislature for the County of San Mateo to opt into the district.” We are all...

Union Turns Education Into Big Political Business

August 7, 2025 12:00 pmAugust 7, 2025 11:59 am

The National Education Association’s annual convention fascinates on several levels, as the concourse displays a championing of whatever’s the newest thing in woke-ism. But Old Reliable is the group’s New Business Initiatives (NBIs), which tell you what the NEA power...

Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Forestry and Mass Timber

August 7, 2025 3:05 amAugust 7, 2025 3:06 am

There are at least two massive opportunities to engage in cost-effective carbon sequestration. Neither would require subsidies and both could be performed exclusively by the private sector. They are controversial, but for different reasons. This week, building on last week’s...

Bill to Require Law Enforcement Disclosure if AI Was Used To Help Write Reports

August 7, 2025 2:45 amAugust 7, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to require law enforcement agency disclosure if artificial intelligence was used to help write reports grew in momentum this month along with other public safety bills, hinting at passage in both houses in the coming weeks. Senate Bill...

Attorney Work Product in California

August 7, 2025 2:30 amAugust 7, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 4 deals with attorney work product under the Civil Recovery Act. Section 2018.010 defines the term “client.” Section 2018.020 sets forth the policy of the state, including the need to preserve...

Gov. Newsom Files FOIA Request To ‘Expose True Cost’ Of L.A. Federal Troop Deployment for Anti-ICE Riots

August 6, 2025 4:35 pmAugust 6, 2025 4:43 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed on Wednesday to “expose” what it cost the Department of Defense to deploy around 5,000 National Guard Troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles for several weeks to help combat and protect federal property against...