✈️ Delta’s AI-Pricing Plan Gets a Congressional Side-Eye
Delta’s looking to expand its AI-driven pricing system - about 20% of flights by year’s end, supposedly. The airline says it’s all about better forecasting, but lawmakers aren’t buying the smooth PR.
Senators like Gallego and Blumenthal raised concerns that AI could crank out ticket prices based on each passenger’s pain tolerance. Delta denies personal data targeting, but let’s be honest - algorithms don’t always color inside the lines.
⚠️ Sam Altman Thinks We’re Heading Into a Fraud Tsunami
Altman’s been nudging this point for months, but his latest D.C. speech cut sharper: AI-powered fraud is about to erupt, and most security systems aren’t even close to ready.
Voice cloning. ID spoofing. Bots impersonating your grandmother. He didn’t sugarcoat it. His call? Overhaul how we verify identity - across banks, services, maybe everything.
🏛️ Trump’s AI Orders Push Hard on Deregulation
Trump’s “AI Action Plan” landed this week - three executive orders, each loosening the screws on regulation and throwing elbows on export controls. Some parts read like Silicon Valley’s wish list: fewer DEI requirements, faster data center approvals, more leverage to ship tech overseas.
His base cheers the pro-growth stance. Others are raising red flags about oversight, ethics, and you guessed it, Big Tech consolidation.
🚫 Federal AI Funds May Skip “Tough” States
Leaked documents suggest a sharp new direction: states with tight AI laws could lose access to federal research funding. Basically, the White House wants to reward regulatory flexibility and quietly punish overreach.
It’s bold. And polarizing. States like California, which have leaned into AI accountability, might find themselves sidelined by their own caution.
🌍 Google Debuts Gemini Flash in India
During its I/O Connect event in Bengaluru, Google rolled out Gemini Flash 2.5, custom-tuned for Indian developers. Lower latency, local data handling, plus AI kits targeting healthcare and financial services.
This isn’t just localization. It’s Google betting big on where the next billion AI users will come from.
🌊 Indonesia’s Getting Ready to Go Big on AI
Indonesia’s prepping a full-blown national AI roadmap. The draft drops next month, and it’ll include compute zones, talent pipelines, foreign investor incentives, the works.
It’s the biggest AI push in Southeast Asia since Singapore went all-in. If they execute it right, Indonesia could flip into a serious regional contender.
📉 That Familiar Bubble Tension Is Back
AI stocks are on fire. Nvidia, Anthropic partners, chipmakers, you name it. Now, tech makes up over one-third of the S&P 500. Sound familiar?
Some say the fundamentals are real this time, profit, not vapor. But there’s no denying the buzz feels bubble-adjacent. If it pops, it’ll ripple deep.