The Download: saving the US climate programs, and America’s AI protections are under threat

MIT Technology Review - AI
Jul 25, 2025 12:10
Rhiannon Williams
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Summary

Nonprofits and academic institutions are working to preserve US climate programs, particularly efforts to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, as political uncertainty threatens their future. The article also highlights concerns that America’s AI protections and regulatory frameworks may be weakened, potentially impacting responsible AI development and oversight.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs Nonprofits are trying to preserve a US effort to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, amid growing fears that the Trump administration’s dismantling of…