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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 19. 2023
ESTATE SALE
Including farm equipment, to be
held on November 11 and 12
from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
at 2909 Jones Mountain Road,
Talking Rock, GA30175.
Georgia lawmakers to study promise,
and threats of artificial intelligence
ESTATE SALE
of the late Peggy Ray
Saturday (10/21) and Sunday (10/22)
9:00am to 5:00pm - Both days
Rain or Shine
2739 Hwy 53 West - Jasper
Large Collection of glassware: Depression
glass, McCoy & Hull, Milk glass, Corning-
ware, Tiara, etc. Piano, Queen bedroom
suit, sofa, loveseat, lamps, baskets,
Christmas decor and more.
Ricky Ray
770-355-7939
CANDIDATE WITHDRAWAL
CITY OF NELSON
David Hamby has withdrawn from the
race for City of Nelson Council as of
10/13/2024.
At the time of his withdrawal the elec
tion project was already created, and
the ballots printed, so his name could
not be removed. If you vote for David
Hamby your vote will not be tabulated.
Submitted by Pickens Election Office
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Georgia
lawmakers on both sides of
the state Capitol are taking
their first serious look this
fall at how rapidly evolving
artificial intelligence tech
nology is likely to affect pub
lic policy.
A House subcommittee
formed to study the issue al
ready has begun holding
hearings, while two Senate
committees are set to launch
a parallel effort Nov. 1.
“The first thing we need
to do is educate our fellow
legislators on what artificial
intelligence is,” said Sen.
John Albers, R-Roswell,
chairman of the Senate Pub
lic Safety Committee, which
will take up AI in conjunc
tion with the Senate Science
and Technology Committee.
“Some people believe AI
is a disruptor similar to when
Uber came out, or the
iPhone, or even the internet.
This will literally change
everything we do.”
The development of AI
technology is being widely
seen as a double-edged
sword. While it promises to
increase workplace produc
tivity and produce life-saving
drugs, it also threatens to re
place large numbers of jobs
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OFFICIAL ABSENTEE / PROVISIONAL / EMERGENCY BALLOT
Pickens County, Georgia
Precinct: 117-Nelson, 118-Nelson, 260-Nelson (Cherokee)
Municipal General and Special Election - November 7, 2023
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2. Completely fill in the empty oval to the left of the
candidate name or choice in all races you wish to vote.
3. If voting for a Write-In candidate, completely fill in the
oval to the left of the Write-In selection, then write the name
of the Write-In candidate in the space provided.
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If vou make a mistake or change vour mind on a selection:
A. Do not attempt to mark through the selection or attempt to erase. Write “Spoiled" across the ballot AND across the return envelope.
B, Mail or return the spoiled ballot and envelope to your county board of registrars; a new official absentee ballot will be mailed to you.
If vou decide to vote in-person: Surrender the ballot to the poll manager at an early voting site within your county or the precinct to
which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.
"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list ofcandidates, issue, or list of issues included in this
election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law. "[O. C.GA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and21-2-383(a)J
City of Nelson
For City Council
(Vote for Three)
O John Ahlberg
O Michael B. Brown
O David Hamby
(Incumbent)
O Nathan Hamby
(Incumbent)
O Michael Haviland
O Krissy MacNeill
(Incumbent)
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OFFICIAL ABSENTEE / PROVISIONAL / EMERGENCY BALLOT
Pickens County, Georgia
Precinct: 119-Jasper, 120-Jasper
Municipal General and Special Election - November 7, 2023
To Vote:
1. Use Black or Blue Ink to mark the ballot.
2. Completely fill in the empty oval to the left of the
candidate name or choice in all races you wish to vote.
3. If voting for a Write-In candidate, completely fill in the
oval to the left of the Write-In selection, then write the name
of the Write-In candidate in the space provided.
Warning
Do NOT use red ink or felt tip pen to mark ballot.
Do NOT circle, underline or mark through choices.
Do NOT use check marks or X to mark ballot.
Do NOT mark more choices per race than allowed.
Do NOT sign, cut, tear or damage the ballot.
If vou make a mistake or change vour mind on a selection:
A. Do not attempt to mark through the selection or attempt to erase. Write “Spoiled” across the ballot AND across the return envelope.
B. Mail or return the spoiled ballot and envelope to your county board of registrars; a new official absentee ballot will be mailed to you.
If vou decide to vote in-person: Surrender the ballot to the poll manager at an early voting site within your county or the precinct to
which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.
"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this
election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law. "[O. C. G.A. 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and21-2-383(a)j
City of Jasper
For Mayor
(Vote for One)
O Lora Erdman
O Kirk D. Raffield
O
Write-in
For City Council
Post 3
(Vote for One)
O Brandon Hannah
o
For City Council
Post 4
(Vote for One)
O Dorian Gibson
C James "Jim" Looney
(Incumbent)
o
For City Council
Post 5
(Vote for One)
C Bethsadia Fernandez
0 John B. Foust, Jr.
O Shirley Mitchell
0 Anthony W. Young II
o
now done by humans and
compromise cybersecurity.
So-called “deep fakes”
generated by AI already are
being used in criminal scams
and political advertising,
using false images and audio
to fool people into thinking a
family member or candidate
for public office said some
thing they didn’t or did
something that never hap
pened.
“Deep fakes can be really
damaging,” said state Rep.
Brad Thomas, R-Holly
Springs, chairman of the
House Subcommittee on Ar
tificial Intelligence. “We’ve
got to make sure the technol
ogy isn’t being used in ways
that harm people.”
Bills related to artificial
intelligence were introduced
in at least 25 state legisla
tures this year, and 15 states
adopted bills or resolutions,
according to the National
Conference of State Legisla
tures. Examples include
Maryland, which established
a grant program to help man
ufacturers implement new AI
technology, and Texas, which
created an advisory council
to monitor AI systems devel
oped or employed by state
agencies.
At the national level, a
U.S. Senate subcommittee
chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff,
D-Ga., held a hearing in June
during which Ossoff de
scribed the growth of AI as
an “existential threat” to U.S.
labor markets and Ameri
cans’ right to privacy.
At two hearings last
month, Ossoff raised the
specter of AI being used in
political ads to distort candi
dates’ views on issues and
questioned technology ex
perts about AI’s implications
for national security.
Academia also has be
come heavily involved with
artificial intelligence.
Jonathan Shihao Ji, a com
puter science professor at
Georgia State University, re
ceived a $10 million federal
grant this month to advance
research in AI with a focus
on human-robot interaction.
“It has been claimed re
cently that AI is the new
electricity,” Ji said. “It can
empower and will transform
almost every industry in the
next several years.”
The Georgia Tech Re
search Corporation landed a
$65 million federal grant last
year to accelerate the adop
tion of artificial intelligence
by Georgia industries includ
ing semiconductors, batter
ies, food production, and
aerospace.
Albers said he plans on
bringing in AI experts from
Microsoft and large consult
ing firms, as well as technol
ogy lawyers, to testify before
the two Senate committees.
“We’re going to go
through a methodical process
on how [AI] will affect state
government, education,
health care, public safety,
[and] how it will impact ...
local cities and counties and
school systems,” he said.
Typically, legislative
study committees that meet
between General Assembly
sessions come up with rec
ommendations for lawmak
ers to consider during the
next session. But Thomas
said the legislature needs to
move at a more deliberate
pace on artificial intelligence
to avoid unintended conse
quences.
“I want to make sure we
do due diligence, not do
something we didn’t intend
to do,” he said.
Albers said any legisla
tion the General Assembly
develops to address AI will
evolve over time.
“What we do in 2024 will
be different from what we do
in 2025, 2026, 2027, and
2028,” he said. “I want to be
careful not to stifle innova
tion but with a sense of ur
gency so we can establish
some parameters.”
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jasper Mayor
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