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NEW RESOURCES National Library of Medicine: 250 Years of American Medicine, a new NLM History of Medicine digital gallery. “Announced earlier this month, NLM History of Medicine unveiled its most recent project, 250 Years of American Medicine. This digital gallery includes a variety of materials that include manuscripts, audiovisuals, images, texts, and born-digital objects.

AI PROBLEMS University of Waterloo: Hidden risks in AI data centres spark new battery safety research. “As artificial intelligence (AI) drives a global surge in data centres in Canada and around the world, a less visible but increasingly urgent challenge is growing alongside it. Researchers are beginning to investigate ways to manage the risks posed by the lithium-ion batteries that keep those facilities running.” Poynter: A hyperlocal news page falls victim to Facebook’s AI.

NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: New Digital Archive Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Broadway Legend, Two-Time Tony Award Winner Helen Gallagher, To Mark Her 100th Birthday (PRESS RELEASE).

NEW RESOURCES New Hampshire Bulletin: You can look up flood maps and school ratings. Why not the pipes under your street? . “Culvert [is] a free public map of buried water infrastructure drawn from federal, state, and municipal records. Let me be just as clear about what it is not. It does not test your water or tell you whether it’s safe to drink. Only a certified lab can do that….

AI PROBLEMS Spectrum News: Ohio business says inaccurate Google AI summary of store is hurting sales. “About a week ago, [Chanel Bush] said a customer told her that the Google AI summary of the store wrongfully claimed the bookshop was permanently closed and located at an incorrect address a few doors down. The customer, who trusted the AI summary, said it prevented her from visiting the store a few weeks ago.” Stephen Follows: What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all.

NEW RESOURCES International Brain Research Organization: New tool helps researchers discover neuroscience funding opportunities. “The Transmitter has launched the Neuro Funding Finder, a searchable database powered by Scientify Research that brings together hundreds of grants, fellowships, and funding opportunities for neuroscientists at every career stage.

ANTI-AI ACTIVISM Los Angeles Times: They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity. “Silicon Valley residents are increasingly trying to stop the advance of artificial intelligence, even as the region attracts hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to expand the technology’s reach. Companies and workers around San Francisco Bay sparked the global AI explosion.

NEW RESOURCES DigitalNC: Butterflies and Artillery Impact Zones: New Issues of the Asheville Global Report Reveal How an Endangered Species Survived on NC Military Base. “Thanks to our partner the University of North Carolina at Asheville, a new batch of newspapers is now available online! The Asheville Global Report (Asheville, N.C.) produced 169 issues from 2003 to 2006 that focused on events impacting communities across the globe.” Patch: Free Online Archive Of West Hartford History Launched.

AI PROBLEMS ANTI-AI ACTIVISM Capital B Atlanta: After Residents Push Back, Atlanta Delays Vote on Southwest Data Center. “Months after southwest Atlanta neighborhoods voted against proposed legislation that would put a data center by the West End MARTA station, the Atlanta City Council has tabled the ordinance.” DATA CENTERS Arkansas Advocate: Mixed opinions, limited information about $6.6 billion data center in Arkansas River Valley.

NEW RESOURCES Pragmatika: An online archive of protest posters has been created in Ukraine: the gallery already has over 1100 “pictures”. “A Ukrainian developer has launched an online platform ‘Voices from the Square. Cardboards’, which collects protest posters from peaceful rallies in Ukraine and abroad. Currently in digital archive already over 1100 images.” Spotted in my Calishat Snaps: The Castle Map.