Global Politics Report Editorial

There’s home in these hills: West Virginia isn’t AI’s dumping ground

As I stare into a forest filled with waving ferns, flitting juncos and towering cherry trees, I worry that AI is destroying the very places where the essence of humanity still exists.

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Policy

Published: Oct. 31, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill

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