Tucked into the sweeping budget bill recently passed by the House of Representatives is a proposal that will radically change how artificial intelligence develops in the U.S.: The provision would ban states from regulating AI for the next decade. But, as CNN noted this week, more than 100 organizations are raising alarms about the provision. States have enacted an increasing number of laws governing deepfakes, but, explained The New York Times, critics have warned that many of the laws stifle free speech, constrain American competitiveness and are too complicated to effectively enforce.

  Tomorrow, The Met re-opens its David C. Rockefeller wing following a complete re-envisioning of its collections of the Arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania. Featuring over 1,800 works spanning five continents and hundreds of cultures, these three major world traditions stand as independent entities in a wing that is in dialogue with neighboring gallery spaces. The galleries have been closed to the public and under renovation since 2021, and will reop...