Tampa City Council approves controversial AI police software
Tampa City Council approved Peregrine, a software that connects police databases together, and uses AI to draw conclusions based on the data. Critics say it can amplify biases that already exist in AI models, and that it could result in greater surveillance and data extraction of people who aren’t criminal suspects.
Tampa City Council votes to approve bond validation to help fund a new Rays stadium
Tampa City Council voted to approve a legal process that will allow for bond validation. This would allow Tampa to issue bonds to pay the $80 million it has pledged for the stadium. A judge would have to approve taking on the debt for the bonded money to be spent, which is what the council voted on yesterday. The vote was initially tied, with council member Bill Carlson absent due to illness. After the tied vote, Carlson appeared via video conference to break the tie with his “yes” vote.
The student radio station at Eckerd College has been named one of the best
Princeton review ranks WECX 99.9, the student radio at Eckerd college in St. Peterburg, as number four in the nation. The station started in the 1980s and has continued its traditions of student involvement.
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