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+ take our news quiz! US Edition - Today's top story: You can't hide side hustles from the IRS anymore – here's what taxpayers need to know about reporting online payments for gig work [View in browser]( US Edition | 9 April 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Happy Sunday. Welcome to the best of The Conversation. Just published: - [Millions of Americans at risk of losing free preventive care after Texas ruling on ACA]( - [Jobs report hints that Fed policy is paying off – and that a ‘growth recession’ awaits]( If you’ve spent some time recently wondering – or, more likely, worrying – about how generative AI like DALL-E and ChatGPT could transform American business and society, you’re not alone. Since the end of March, more than 17,000 people – including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Max Tegmark and Andrew Yang – have urged the industry to stop training the latest AI technologies or for governments to “impose a moratorium.” But is the U.S. Congress well equipped to regulate this emerging technology? We asked three experts on technology policy, Penn State’s S. Shyam Sundar, Texas A&M’s Cason Schmit and UCLA’s John Villasenor, to help us begin to understand [why regulating AI is difficult to do and important to get right](. Later this week, we’ll bring you stories about Jovian moon missions, why it’s not a bad idea to pay for mass transit and the trend of painting your lawn green. Happy Easter! Today is a good time to learn more about [the holiday’s complicated history]( and [the tens of millions of chocolate bunnies]( that come along with it. Emily Costello Managing Editor Readers' picks Dog-walking income is taxable. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images [You can’t hide side hustles from the IRS anymore – here’s what taxpayers need to know about reporting online payments for gig work]( Erica Neuman, University of Dayton An accounting expert points out that income Americans previously thought was invisible to the IRS will now be tallied up and reported by Venmo and similar apps. - [Trump’s latest personal attacks on judges could further weaken people’s declining trust in American rule of law]( Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst; Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas Presidents have historically criticized judicial decisions. But Trump is taking it a step further with potentially dangerous personal attacks on judges. - [How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House]( Joseph N. Cooper, UMass Boston Asking the mostly Black women’s basketball team at LSU to share the limelight with the white team it beat in the championship game represents a double standard, a scholar of sports and race says. - [Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand]( Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case. - [Trump’s indictment is unprecedented, but it would not have surprised the Founding Fathers]( Austin Sarat, Amherst College The arrest of a former American president is unprecedented, but the nation’s founders anticipated the day would come. Editors' picks The new generation of AI tools makes it a lot easier to produce convincing misinformation. Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images [Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right]( S. Shyam Sundar, Penn State; Cason Schmit, Texas A&M University; John Villasenor, University of California, Los Angeles Powerful new AI systems could amplify fraud and misinformation, leading to widespread calls for government regulation. But doing so is easier said than done and could have unintended consequences. - [It takes a body to understand the world – why ChatGPT and other language AIs don’t know what they’re saying]( Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University; Cameron Robert Jones, University of California, San Diego Large language models can’t understand language the way humans do because they can’t perceive and make sense of the world. - [Your political rivals aren’t as bad as you think – here’s how misunderstandings amplify hostility]( Daniel F. Stone, Bowdoin College People tend not to think that their own emotions could simply be wrong. But research shows that people excessively dislike others who disagree with them. - [The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean]( Stephen P. Leatherman, Florida International University Scientists are predicting a record sargassum bloom in 2023. It’s already starting to wash up on beaches in Florida and the Caribbean and cause a stink. - [Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals - a physician answers 5 questions about rising fungal infections]( Arif R. Sarwari, West Virginia University Candida auris is a relatively new addition to a family of fungi that can infect people. Most of these infections occur in sick, hospitalized patients and can be deadly. News Quiz 🧠- [The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz]( Test your reading with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories. Questions this week on Trump, Passover, math and the Ivy League. Like this newsletter? 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