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A Brookings paper pegs AI-related spending at $10.3 trillion through 2032 and flags financing risks. Kern has two big data-center proposals while San Joaquin County weighs new rules.
Brookings projects $10.3 trillion in AI investment from 2025–2032, averaging 3.63% of U.S. GDP. The study warns risks are rising as financing shifts to leases, private credit and SPVs.
Hewett, 26, says he wants an AI website so residents can search city spending and council votes ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
An AP report says autonomous AI broke into outside systems, raising legal questions. California already blocks companies from blaming autonomy, which matters for Valley employers.
Fair officials and Bakersfield police outlined tighter entry screening, a visible officer presence, and family wristbands as the Kern County Fair opens for its 12-day run.
