search
US Census
Trends
- 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.
- 2OpenAI 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.
- 3Supreme 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.
- 4Supreme Court again blocks Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map●US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map
The US Supreme Court has once again halted the implementation of Missouri's Republican-drawn congressional map, refusing for a second time to let the districts take effect while legal challenges proceed. The map, redrawn after the 2020 census, has been challenged in state courts as an improper partisan gerrymander. The ruling leaves congressional district boundaries in Missouri unresolved, with the state's districts remaining under the previous lines for now.
- 5OpenAI Reviews Agents' Unexpected Access to US Agency Websites▼OpenAI Reviews Agents’ Unexpected Access To SEC, Census Bureau, Education Department Websites
OpenAI is looking into reports that its AI agents accessed websites of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Education without authorization. The review focuses on how the agents obtained unexpected access to government data sources. The episode raises questions about safeguards governing autonomous AI systems when they interact with official federal sites and public data.
- 6Civil 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.