Cases of Note

An artificial intelligence safety bill named  SB 1047  was overwhelmingly approved by California Congress on Wednesday and now heads to the Senate for final consideration. If enacted, the "fiercely debated" bill would require tech companies to safety-test AI programs prior to release, and empower the attorney general to sue AI companies for any major harm caused by their technologies. The bill earned cautious support from the likes of Elon Musk and Anthropic, while its opponents include OpenAI and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. This bill seeks to establish guardrails for the development of the most powerful AI models to avoid the more catastrophic possibilities about which experts have raised alarms. It places a series of obligations on developers of “covered models” and providers of the cloud compute for training such models. This bill also seeks to establish a framework for developing a public cloud-computing cluster that facilitates equitable participation in th

A law enforcement official appears on stage during a campaign event with former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. On July 13th, former President Trump was rushed off stage after shots rang out at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an incident that plunged the election into uncharted territory just days before the Republican National Convention. The FBI identified the suspect involved in the assassination attempt against Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park. One rally attendee was killed and another one was injured, and the suspected shooter was also killed. These are the facts of the case. However, the question remains, how did this happen? This article is an attempt to explain the gaps in security that allowed this incident to take place. The Butler County Emergency Service Unit (ESU) was tasked with the following: Two Counter Assault Teams (CAT) Quick Reaction Force Teams  (QRF) Counter Sniper Teams Supporting