Live from Washington D.C., Axios Managing Editor Kim Hart speaks with members of the Artificial Intelligence Caucus Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) for a discussion on the impact of AI. She is also joined by Axios Future Editor Steve LeVine.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders would be the first Jewish nominee of a major American political party — but that history-making possibility is being overshadowed by his conflicts with America's Jewish leaders and Israel's leadership.
The big picture: That's partly because we're all focusing on the implications of Democrats nominating a self-described democratic socialist. It's also because a candidate's religion no longer seems to matter as much to voters or the media, making the potential milestone of a Jewish nominee more of a non-event.
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The spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak is being matched, or even outrun, by the spread on social media of both unintentional misinformation about it and vociferous campaigns of malicious disinformation, experts tell Axios.
Why it matters: The tide of bad information is undermining trust in governments, global health organizations, nonprofits and scientists — the very institutions that many believe are needed to organize a global response to what may be turning into a pandemic.
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Addiction treatment in the U.S. is critically necessary yet deeply flawed.
The big picture: Drug overdoses kill tens of thousands of Americans a year, but treatment is often inaccessible. The industry is also riddled with subpar care and, in some cases, fraud.