On May 21, 2024, the European Council, which includes the heads of state for each of the members of the European Union, unanimously voted to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act. The AI Act, which the European Parliament approved in March after years of debate, establishes the most comprehensive regulations on artificial intelligence technologies yet adopted. Because any company that wishes to market their product within the European Union must comply with EU regulations, industry analysts expect the legislation to have a global impact. Dragoș Tudorache has represented Romania in the European Parliament since 2019, where he has served on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age. Tudorache joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing to discuss the legislation.

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Another week and more horrific stories from the ongoing genocide in Gaza as Israeli military forces continue their assault on Palestinian civilians.  Jennifer Lowenstein, activist and freelance journalist, joins the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about recent events there including the bombing of a refugee encampment resulting in 45 deaths, the Biden Administration’s backtracking of enforcing tougher measures against the Israeli government, and the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other top officials.

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Definitely go to the Burr Oak tomorrow night, Friday, May 31, as Madison’s own The Dead Johnnys pay tribute to the English punk rock band, The Clash.  Jim Goronson, one of the main members of the Madison band joins the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about their show and the musical odyssey that made the English punk pioneers a “clash-ical” act.  Tomorrow night’s lineup includes The Blue Herons and the Broken Boards.  This is your chance to rock the Casbah, or at least the Burr Oak.

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It’s been 14 years since the Supreme Court opened the floodwaters of large, and highly unregulated, election campaign donations in the U.S. The Center for Media and Democracy’s Research Director, David Armiak, tracks some of these large donors, including Charles Koch and Wisconsin’s Richard Uihlein, and where their money goes and how it affects local and national elections.

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