Cheer up. Inflation’s up and stocks are tanking, but it’s not as bad as you think

Sept. 14, Michael Davis, economics professor at the Cox School of Business at SMU Dallas, for an op-ed explaining U.S. economic challenges, but pointing out the country is better prepared now than in 2008. Published in the Houston Chronicle under the heading Cheer up. Inflation’s up and stocks are tanking, but it’s not as bad as you think: https://tinyurl.com/4y8utme6

What happens in California doesn’t always stay in California, and that’s why Texans tracking the disruption of bots and other non-humans ought to be concerned that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law last week that criminalizes using unlabeled bots for political gain. The law is also almost certainly unconstitutional. Yes, the law addresses a problem regarding the influence of AI (artificial intelligence) actors and the misleading information they often carry. Yes, the law is worded to avoid halting all AI expression; it merely requires that AI disclose that they are bots.

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