9.15 | Regulating in the dark

Tue » Washington debates how to regulate AI dangers no one fully understands—without slowing the race and handing China an edge.

Also: Iran-backed Houthis squeeze a second global shipping chokepoint. Meanwhile, students are reaching college without basic literacy. Plus: elementary schools rethink screens, Girl Scout cookie season goes to the dogs, and Bethel McGrew carries a 9/11 hero’s story into a new generation.

Today’s stories—

> Tuesday morning news

> Interview: Regulating in the dark

> Yemen: The second squeeze

> Literacy: The pretend degree

> Kicker: Good boys get cookies

> Education: Lessons offscreen

> Commentary: Carrying his name

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