AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoIllinois AI oversight: Gov. JB Pritzker signed a nation-leading AI safety law requiring third-party audits for frontier AI models, aiming to force transparency and risk checks before harms scale. Cybersecurity & privacy: A Northern District of Illinois case highlights how Windows’ persistent device identifier can link a machine to online activity even when hackers use a VPN—raising new compliance questions for firms. Public safety tech: Bloomington Police defended its drone program, saying flights are tracked publicly and that drones aren’t automatically used for surveillance features like facial recognition. Health & biotech: UIC researchers report that immune cells in the gut mesentery can determine whether salmonella stays contained or turns severe. Infrastructure connectivity: McDonough Telephone Cooperative is expanding fiber-optic service in Nauvoo and Bushnell with federal and local funding. Energy efficiency in buildings: ASHRAE’s conference pushed “retrofitting for resilience,” with a Chicago winter conference planned for 2027. Biopharma governance: Jupiter Neurosciences added health economist Tomas J. Philipson to its board.
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