KJ
Technology Reporter
Khari Johnson'13
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First tech reporter at CalMatters. Covers artificial intelligence and technology, focusing on human rights and societal impacts. Previously worked at WIRED, VentureBeat, Imperial Beach Patch. Practitioner fellow at University of Virginia's Digital Technology and Democracy Lab.
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Kaiser nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse
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Scared of artificial intelligence? New law forces makers to disclose disaster plans
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Why California backed off again from ambitious AI regulation
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How We’re Using AI - Columbia Journalism Review
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State AI regulation is in the crosshairs of Trump executive order - The Markup
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Trump’s new order against AI regulation hits California especially hard
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Congress moves to cut off states' AI regulations - The Markup
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L.A. County moves to limit license plate tracking - Los Angeles Times
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Trump’s new order against AI regulation hits California especially hard - CalMatters
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LA County moves to limit license plate tracking, citing CalMatters report
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After getting fired, California's top cybersecurity official calls for change
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California lawmakers wanted to get tough on data centers. Here's what survived
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State claims there’s zero high-risk AI in California government—despite ample evidence to the contrary - CalMatters
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California’s AI experts just put out their policy recommendations for the technology - CalMatters
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Kids should avoid AI companion bots—under force of law, assessment says - CalMatters
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California is investigating OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company - CalMatters
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Newsom just vetoed a bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges
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California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
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California teachers are using AI to grade papers. Who’s grading the AI? - CalMatters
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LA County moves to limit license plate tracking, citing CalMatters report - CalMatters
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How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal
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Can your boss use AI to set your salary? - CalMatters
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California doctors struggle to make payroll one month after ransomware attack - CalMatters
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OpenAI, childrens’ advocates join forces on initiative to protect kids from chatbots
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‘Fatally Flawed’: AT&T Application to Stop Landline Service Rejected - KQED
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California regulator weakens AI rules, giving Big Tech more leeway to track you - CalMatters
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Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI bill in California - CalMatters
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If California government wants to use AI, it will have to follow these new rules - CalMatters
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California lawmakers kill plans to curb AI-manipulated prices - CalMatters
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How a ‘once in a century’ broadband investment plan could go wrong - CalMatters
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How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos
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How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence - CalMatters
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Police want drones in car chases. How SF’s Prop E could affect that - CalMatters
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Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Plan a Long Battle Against Tech - The Markup
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California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes. - CalMatters
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California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol - CalMatters
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Gavin Newsom hesitated on AI. Labor says he must regulate it if he wants the presidency
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Empleados estatales de California alarmados por exigencia de demostrar su ciudadanía o elegibilidad laboral
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California state employees alarmed by demand to prove their citizenship or work eligibility
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Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance
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Why Gavin Newsom vetoed California’s bold bid to regulate AI
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California orders Elon Musk’s AI company to immediately stop sharing sexual deepfakes
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Californians would lose AI protections under bill advancing in Congress
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Kids should avoid AI companion bots—under force of law, assessment says
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California’s AI experts just put out their policy recommendations for the technology
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California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them
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AI can rip you off. Here's how California lawmakers want to stop price discrimination
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Crackdown on power-guzzling data centers may soon come online in California
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California’s big AI regulation bill is headed to Gavin Newsom
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California is investigating OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company
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Los trabajadores de California planean luchar contra la Inteligencia Artificial por temor a que les quite el trabajo
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Los conductores de California pueden obtener licencias móviles en sus iPhones; pero también necesitan tener licencias físicas
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California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
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What California lawmakers did to regulate artificial intelligence
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Esto es lo que hicieron los legisladores de California para regular la Inteligencia Artificial
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Más escuelas de California están prohibiendo el uso de los teléfonos celulares en horas escolares pero los niños los siguen llevando
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More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
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Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI bill in California
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California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes.
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California teachers are using AI to grade papers. Who’s grading the AI?
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How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence
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¿Aún necesitas tu teléfono fijo? Los reguladores de California acaban de impedir que AT&T te desconecte
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Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
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¿Podría la Inteligencia Artificial rechazar tu currículum? California intenta prevenir un nuevo tipo de discriminación
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Could AI reject your resume? California tries to prevent a new kind of discrimination
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Estos hombres de raza negra arrestados injustamente dicen que un proyecto de ley de California permitiría a la Policía hacer mal uso del reconocimiento facial
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Gavin Newsom plans to cut $2 billion in public broadband projects
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Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Why turning it off is easier said than done
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These wrongly arrested Black men say a California bill would let police misuse face recognition
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Cómo trabajan juntos California y la Unión Europea para regular la Inteligencia Artificial
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Gavin Newsom planea recortar 2 mil millones de dólares en proyectos públicos de Internet de alta velocidad
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Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy
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Californians get hacked all the time. The state's top cybersecurity job is vacant
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Millones de residentes de California buscan opciones después de perder un subsidio de Internet asequible
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Who's selling your digital data? California gives you tools to protect your online privacy
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If California government wants to use AI, it will have to follow these new rules
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Los profesores de California están utilizando la Inteligencia Artificial para calificar los trabajos de los estudiantes
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California doctors struggle to make payroll one month after ransomware attack
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Large California companies will soon face new rules on how they use AI
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Bill package takes aim at AI and elections
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California admits using high-risk AI — including systems it failed to report last year
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California legislators take on surveillance pricing, joining backlash
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El rastreo de automóviles puede dar paso al abuso doméstico. ¿Por qué desactivarlo suena más fácil decirlo que hacerlo?
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¿Quién puede acceder y vender sus datos digitales? California le brinda herramientas para proteger su privacidad en Internet
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Los californianos están siempre en riesgo de ataques informáticos y el principal puesto de ciberseguridad del estado se encuentra vacante
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California AI education guidelines coincide with 4th grade scandal
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California se encuentra en un punto muerto con el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados por compartir datos de licencias de conducir con otros estados
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After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain
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GM just paid a record penalty for breaking California privacy law
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California, not Trump, will decide how risky its AI startups are, Newsom says
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Jueces de California están probando un nuevo asistente judicial con inteligencia artificial, y no sabrás si está revisando tu caso
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California judges are testing a new AI clerk. You won't know if it's looking at your case
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Are your local cops telling ICE about you? California is now investigating
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'Una traición': California compartirá a nivel nacional datos sobre conductores inmigrantes.
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California ‘betrays’ 1 million immigrants with move to share driver data, say advocates
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Tras detenciones migratorias, legisladores de California cuestionan flujo de datos a autoridades federales
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Vio un remolque abandonado. Y descubrió una red de vigilancia en la frontera de California.
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The hidden surveillance network sending Californians' license plates to Border Patrol
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California to share driver license data despite fears it could expose unauthorized immigrants
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California compartirá datos de licencias de conducir a pesar de los temores de que pueda exponer a inmigrantes indocumentados
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