States build AI bureaucracy

Alabama Puts AI Under a Formal Review Board

Alabama just created a board to review how state agencies use AI and emerging tech.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the Technology Quality Assurance Board this week, pulling in agencies from Finance to Law Enforcement to Medicaid. The move builds on a May 2025 law that gave the Office of Information Technology stronger cybersecurity oversight and called for a group to guide AI adoption.

This is less about innovation and more about control. States are realizing that if AI spreads agency by agency without shared standards, they inherit security, privacy, and procurement problems that are hard to unwind.

I think this is the start of a thicker approval layer around government tech. It slows things down, but it also creates a paper trail and clearer accountability when something breaks.

The state Capitol dome is lit at night in the press photo, and inside, committees are forming.

Washington, D.C., now requires AI training for staff and contractors, and Missouri is drafting its own framework.

The real test is whether these boards shape decisions or just review them after the fact.

IBM Says Cutting Juniors Is a Mistake

IBM is tripling its entry-level hiring while others talk about cutting it.

The $240 billion tech company says AI can handle routine tasks, but it still wants more young workers, including software developers. Gen Z unemployment for recent grads is 5.6%, near a decade high outside the pandemic.

This reads like a correction to the early AI panic. IBM tried automating parts of these roles and seems to have decided that wiping out the bottom of the ladder creates a bigger problem later.

Nickle LaMoreaux, IBM’s HR chief, argues that cutting juniors now leads to a shortage of mid-level managers later, which means expensive poaching and slower onboarding. I think she’s right, even if IBM is also cutting thousands of roles elsewhere and keeping overall U.S. headcount roughly flat.

The office lights are still on at 8 p.m., and someone has to learn the system from the inside.

If AI literacy is LinkedIn’s fastest-growing skill, companies may find that the cheapest talent is also the most adaptable.

The question is whether others follow, or wait too long.

Hollywood Sees the AI Writing on the Wall

A 15-second AI clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting has Hollywood writers openly worried.

The video was made with a two-line prompt in Seedance 2.0, released this week by ByteDance. Deadpool & Wolverine co-writer Rhett Reese reposted it and wrote, “It’s likely over for us.”

That reaction tells you how real this feels inside the industry. When someone who has written studio hits says one person could soon make a movie “indistinguishable” from Hollywood’s output, people listen.

I think the fear is less about this specific clip and more about speed. If a short scene already looks convincing enough to circulate widely on social media, you can see how fast this could move once the tools improve.

The Motion Picture Association is accusing ByteDance of mass copyright infringement, and lawsuits are stacking up while some studios quietly sign AI deals. This could turn into a long legal grind.

It was posted on a Friday afternoon and spread within hours.

If this is the early version, what does the next one look like?

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