World Cup Misinformation, Data Centers, Hunter College Camp Ai, More: Researchbuzz Ai Update, June 28, 2026

AI PROBLEMS

Euronews: Fact check: Were you fooled by these AI-generated images of the World Cup?. “The World Cup has officially kicked off, and with it so has a wave of AI-generated misinformation — ranging from fake fans in the stands, fabricated political appearances and false quotes attributed to players.”

DATA CENTERS

Gizmodo: Data Centers Were the Biggest Losers of the Week. “Around the country, pro-data center politicians lost elections, local governments moved to slow or ban new projects, and we even saw consumer tech prices rise due to AI-driven chip shortages. The bad week comes as major tech companies are racing—and spending billions—on massive new data center projects to train and run advanced AI models.”

AI IN EDUCATION

City University of New York: Teaching Generative Artificial Intelligence: Inside Hunter College’s Camp AI. “As generative AI rapidly reshapes higher education, Hunter College has brought together faculty across disciplines to rethink how they teach, assess, and engage students using the new tools. At the center of the effort is Camp AI, a multi-day professional development initiative that quietly has grown into a campus-wide — and, increasingly, CUNY-wide — resource. Just in time, too.”

AI IN GOVERNANCE

North Dakota Monitor: North Dakota lawmakers zero in on AI, data centers . “North Dakota lawmakers on Thursday announced a new interim committee that will study data centers and artificial intelligence ahead of the 2027 legislative session. Senate Majority Leader David Hogue said the goal is to equip legislators with more expertise so they’re better prepared to make policy decisions related to rapidly-changing technology.”

AI LEGISLATION

Michigan Advance: Michigan House Democrats pitch transparency, community benefit requirements for data centers. “According to the sponsors, House Bills 6135–6142, would ensure these energy-intensive facilities bear the full cost required to provide them with electricity, require community benefits agreements for developers looking to build in Michigan communities, set guardrails on water usage and require a study to determine how much noise data centers emit.”

AI IN WORK

Associated Press: CT among first states in group trying to preserve jobs amid AI boom. “A new bipartisan nonprofit hopes to ensure that America can realize the economic gains promised by AI without its workers suffering. RAISE US is starting with more than $500 million to deploy on new forms of education and training, putting a focus on partnering with states and major employers rather than the federal government.”

New York Times: Could A.I. Find Brazil’s Next Pelé?. This link goes to a gift article. “Eager to impress, the young soccer players darted and dribbled around the purple cones laid out on the patchy grass. Their speed, control and footwork were all being carefully evaluated — but not by a veteran scout. Not even by a human being. Instead, the Brazilian athletes were being assessed by a mobile app powered by artificial intelligence, part of a handful of new tools promising to revolutionize the way that talent is discovered in the soccer-mad nation.”

AROUND THE AI WORLD

Rest of World: When Americans choose Chinese AI. “U.S.-based developers and small companies are turning to Chinese models to cut costs. Although Chinese models still lag behind the best American ones in performance, they can handle most tasks at a fraction of the price.”

Associated Press: AI chatbots are helping people communicate with dating partners. Here are some do’s and don’ts. “There’s understandable skepticism about the technology’s place in dating. Still, a growing number of people are turning to AI as a de facto dating coach or relationship expert. Some use the technology to get guidance on creating a dating app profile, decode messages from potential partners and draft replies or seek general dating advice. But those inquiries can have varying degrees of success.”

Search Engine Journal: WordPress Developers Say New AI Feature Does Not Belong In Core. “The new feature, which is already in Gutenberg, functions as a centralized repository of guidelines and knowledge about a website for use by people like editors and contributors, as well as for internal AI agents and tools. The proposal quickly received a thumbs down from developers, who generally felt like this feature is out of touch with what users actually need.”

SECURITY & LEGAL

Reuters: Nvidia sued by music company Jamendo over AI training. “Jamendo, owned by Winamp ‌Group, said in the lawsuit filed on Monday, opens new tab that Nvidia copied hundreds of thousands of audio files and related metadata from its platform to train Fugatto, ​an AI audio generator, and Audio Flamingo, an AI language ​model that describes sound.”

TechSpot: Nvidia’s banned AI servers are selling for $1.1 million on China’s black market. “Think Nvidia products are expensive in the United States? In China, one system is being sold for the equivalent of $1.1 million. But that’s for the DGX B300 platform, which not only costs around $400,000 in the US but is also banned in the country. It’s those increasingly tight export restrictions that are pushing up prices for AI hardware on China’s black market.”

The Register: It’s looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns. “It’s going to be a “messy” summer for security folks, especially when it comes to fixing the open source code that underpins their organizations. That’s according to Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of Chainguard, a software supply-chain security company leading Athena, a newly formed coalition of about two dozen companies that wants to make the process of finding and fixing open source bugs ‘as easy to consume as possible.'”

RESEARCH & OPINION

Wall Street Journal: What AI can’t—or shouldn’t—do for you. “Overuse of today’s AI models isn’t going to lead to a massive plume of radioactive fallout, but it could have a number of far-reaching consequences that will seem obvious in retrospect. These include mass layoffs, angry and alienated customers, and the destruction of a huge amount of value at companies that are misapplying it.”

Sun Journal: Maine should crack down on data centers’ costs | Letter. “Maine should pass laws requiring data center developers to assume these costs as a requirement for approval. First, legislation should require that developers install renewable energy generating capacity (wind, solar, etc.) equivalent to the center’s expected energy consumption. Second, legislation should mandate that data center heating/cooling requirements be fulfilled through means other than groundwater extraction, such as by utilizing geothermal technologies.” Good afternoon, Internet…

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