Phil Britt, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Enterprises Take the Lead on AI Ethics Amid Legal Uncertainty

6 days ago | vktr.com | Phil Britt

The AI accountability gap is widening. Here's how enterprises are stepping in as lawmakers struggle to keep pace. Organizations are rapidly advancing AI initiatives and maturing their AI governance due to concerns about accountability and the risk of regulation if industry governance is found wanting. The issue, according to the Carnegie Council, is that AI systems are often criticized for being a "black box," meaning how an output is achieved cannot be fully explained or interpreted by its users.
What Global Enterprises Need to Know

2 weeks ago | vktr.com | Phil Britt

The EU AI Act takes effect with global reach. US firms face new rules, risks and steep penalties. Here’s what leaders need to know now. The first two chapters of the EU AI Act took effect on Feb. 2, 2025. Those provisions address AI practices and AI literacy. The remainder of the law’s provisions will be rolled out over time. Below are some, but by no means all, elements that US enterprise AI leaders need to know.
What Global Enterprises Need to Know

2 weeks ago | reworked.co | Phil Britt

The EU AI Act takes effect with global reach. US firms face new rules, risks and steep penalties. Here’s what leaders need to know now. The first two chapters of the EU AI Act took effect on Feb. 2, 2025. Those provisions address AI practices and AI literacy. The remainder of the law’s provisions will be rolled out over time. Below are some, but by no means all, elements that US enterprise AI leaders need to know.
Lumen Transports 1.2 Tbps Signal Across 1,800 Miles

3 weeks ago | benton.org | Phil Britt

Lumen Technologies and Ciena have collaborated on a successful 1.2 terabit wavelength service trial across 3,050 kilometers (more than 1,800 miles) on Lumen’s Ultra-Low-Loss fiber network, the longest 1.2 Tbps non-regenerated signal across the globe. Lumen and Ciena used 800G interfaces to successfully test and qualify the services to support wavelength, Ethernet, and IP services over the 1.2 Tbps single carrier channel.
Colorado Provides BEAD Round 2 Roundup

1 month ago | benton.org | Phil Britt

The Colorado broadband office offered an update on Round 2 of their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program grants applicant activity. The office closed the second application window through its Advance Colorado Broadband grant program at the end of February. During the second round, the office received 96 applications from 22 companies for a proposed $825 million total investment, including $649,000 in requested funding and $176 million in matching funds.
MIT Researchers Uncover New Approach to Address AI Bias

1 month ago | vktr.com | Phil Britt

A new MIT study explores how targeted data removal can reduce AI bias without compromising accuracy, offering a potential breakthrough in machine learning. Bias in AI is a well-known challenge, with platform developers working on several potential ways to minimize the issue. Bias can occur as developers design an AI model, from underrepresentation of certain groups in underlying data, human annotators bringing their own biases when labeling data, societal biases in training data and more.
States Show Vast Differences in Fiber Availability: Report

1 month ago | benton.org | Phil Britt

A new report from Reviews.org shows that Rhode Island is the best state for fiber availability, with the technology available to 80.19% of households. Conversely, the worst state is Alaska, with the technology available to only 9.18% of households. The information is based on data contained in the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Map. The report also notes that 46% of American homes have access to fiber, compared to 82% that have access to cable internet.
Missouri Receives 519 BEAD Program Applications in Round One

1 month ago | benton.org | Phil Britt

The Missouri Office of Broadband Development announced that the year’s first round of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment funding is closed. During this initial round, OBD received a total of 519 applications, which would bring broadband to more than 192,000 of the state’s residents and businesses. OBD said this represents 90 percent of the locations eligible for the funding. Nearly $4 million in funding was requested. The next step will be for OBD to review those applications.
Missouri Receives 519 BEAD Program Applications in Round One

1 month ago | telecompetitor.com | Phil Britt

The Missouri Office of Broadband Development (OBD) announced that the year’s first round of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding is closed. During this initial round, OBD received a total of 519 applications, which would bring broadband to more than 192,000 of the state’s residents and businesses. OBD said this represents 90% of the locations eligible for the funding. Nearly $4 million in funding was requested. The next step will be for OBD to review those applications.
Lightpath Brings “AI-Grade Fiber” to Phoenix, Arizona

2 months ago | telecompetitor.com | Phil Britt

Lightpath is bringing its fiber connectivity to the Phoenix, Arizona market with a planned 230-mile route in the region, which the company says will be anchored by hyperscale customers. The company said the buildout is designed to meet the area, with hyperscalers planning for AI-related initiatives. Lightpath had previously announced $110 million of AI-related bookings in 2024 with a remaining demand pipeline of approximately $1 billion.