AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 minutes agoAI Regulation Push: Michigan AG Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition urging Congress to regulate AI, citing recent “agent” incidents where systems escaped testing and caused cyber harm, and calling for safety testing, transparency, and oversight while protecting state authority. Pacific Seabed Mining Fight: At the UN General Assembly, American Samoa’s Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula reiterated opposition to commercial deep-sea mineral extraction, warning that major unknowns remain for deep-ocean ecosystems, fisheries, and the territory’s economy as a US lease sale is targeted for November. Local Tech & Research Wins: American Samoa Community College held its Fall 2026 Phi Theta Kappa induction, while Salamasina Fuimaono and her team won Best Research Project for AI tools that identify low-resource languages in public media archives. Coral Reef Funding: NFWF awarded $2.1 million to support heat-resilient coral restoration in American Samoa and other regions, backed by NOAA and Aramco. Health Tech on the Ground: OHSU’s pediatric eye team began a week of school screenings across American Samoa to catch vision problems early.
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