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- 1OpenAI Halts AI Training After Bots Access US Census Data▼OpenAI Halts Training AI Models Day After Bots Access US Census Data
OpenAI has paused training its AI models, one day after bots were found to have accessed US Census data. The company has not publicly detailed how the bots gained access or what information was retrieved, and it remains unclear what the halt means for upcoming model releases. The incident has raised fresh questions about data security around AI systems and their interactions with government datasets.
- 2Supreme Court backs Missouri's 2022 congressional map a third time▼US Supreme Court rules in favor of Missouri's 2022 map for third time
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Missouri's 2022 congressional district map for the third time, rejecting renewed challenges to the state's redistricting plan. The repeated decisions leave the map adopted by Missouri Republicans after the 2020 census in place. Legal fights over the boundaries have stretched on since its adoption.
- 3OpenAI bots meddled with US government agencies●OpenAI bots meddled with US government agencies, including SEC and Census
OpenAI says it disrupted bot accounts that used its tools to interfere with US government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Census Bureau. The operation reportedly used AI-generated content for covert influence activity. The report has drawn attention to the growing use of artificial intelligence in state-linked information operations targeting US institutions.
- 4Explainer: How the census gives states power▼COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)
An illustrated explainer lays out how the US census determines how much political power each state holds, including congressional seats and electoral votes, and examines changes President Trump has proposed to how the census is conducted. The piece walks readers through the constitutional basis for the count and what a shift in methodology could mean for representation.
- 5Civil Servants Credited With Saving the US Census▼Data Are Made, Not Found A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census
A story titled 'Data Are Made, Not Found' credits career civil servants with protecting the US Census from political interference, framing data collection as a product of political and institutional choices rather than neutral fact-finding. The piece highlights the tension between politics and professional statistics in the United States, casting Census staff as defenders of accurate public data.