A bill that would force all chatbots to inform users that it is not a human has cleared a House subcommittee, but lawmakers intend to narrow the proposal. As currently written, it would require a chatbot to disclose it’s not a human at the start of an online...
A report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa suggests the use of automatic license plate readers is expanding in Iowa. Rita Bettis Austen, the ACLU of Iowa’s legal director, said Iowa taxpayers “have collectively been spending huge...
The Iowa Economic Development Board has approved a $10 million grant for a partnership between Iowa State University’s Research Park and an institute called BioMADE. The institute’s chief technology officer Kevin Moore says they will build fermentation...
The Iowa Department of Transportation is issuing a simple warning about deceptive text messages about unpaid traffic tickets and tolls — it’s a scam. Ryan Ridout of the Iowa DOT’s Bureau of Investigation and Integrity said you will never get a...
Iowa may join 19 states that require age verification before someone can access a website to view porn. An Iowa House subcommittee has advanced a bill to force businesses that intentionally distribute obscene material to verify whether a person seeking online access...
