AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI & Health Policy: The U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic push to end CMS’s WISeR AI prior-authorization pilot for Medicare, keeping the program alive as critics warn it could delay or deny care. Public Safety Tech: Bluffton police defended Flock license-plate readers, saying they capture still images of vehicle plates on public roads and do not use facial recognition or video. State Science Infrastructure: South Carolina opened a new joint public health and environmental laboratory in Columbia, expanding testing capacity for health and environmental work. Local Tech & Trade: Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) cut the ribbon on an expanded U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, aiming to boost international passenger and cargo operations. Cyber & AI Misuse: xAI sued a South Carolina man in federal court, alleging he used Grok to generate child sexual abuse deepfakes, marking a rare case of an AI company suing a user over alleged output. Nuclear Oversight: Nuclear watchdog groups asked the NNSA for more detail on whether new plutonium pits are actually needed, as a public comment period nears its deadline.
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