Freedom of the Press & Government Transparency - The new regulations at the Pentagon restrict reporters' ability to seek information, raising concerns about transparency and accountability [2] - The regulations could potentially prevent reporters from asking about sensitive information, such as the number of US troops in Syria [3] - There are concerns about how the new rules will be enforced and whether information obtained from other sources, like the State Department or senators, will be subject to the same restrictions [3] - The industry expects aggressive pushback from the press and news organizations against these rules [4] - There is a concern that if these restrictions are allowed at the Pentagon, other government agencies may follow suit [4] Government Response & Potential Reversal - The President expressed disagreement with the rule change, suggesting that it won't stop reporters [3] - The President did not explicitly instruct the Secretary to change the rules [4] - The industry hopes that the pushback will lead to a change in the rules and increased awareness of the importance of press freedom [4]

Hi, and thanks for that. Um, I want us to think about AI and social media, but in a slightly different way than it's been discussed so far. And I'm going to come up with a with a kind of typology, but also a a suggestion on how we can use it creatively to maybe make the space a little more useful moving into the future.First though, I want to present kind of two alternative uh realities that we might think about. One is a future where we kind of continue on our current trajectory. Social media but also medi ...