AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPrivacy & Health Tech: Wellstar agreed to pay $4.25 million in a class action over claims it used Google and Meta tracking tools on its website and MyChart portal, exposing about 870,000 people’s protected health information. AI Infrastructure in Georgia: OpenAI held a public open house in Effingham County for its proposed $20B “Project Camellia” data center campus, with questions raised about oversight and who will run promised independent audits. Surveillance Policy: Conyers police supervisor Paige Forte was arrested for alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader data for non-law-enforcement purposes; separately, Macon County voted to bar Flock camera funding. Workforce & Research: NSF-backed awards will fund AI, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing training, with UGA among partners; plus, Georgia’s first Superfund research center launch drew attention to environmental science capacity. Public Health & Food Safety: The cyclospora outbreak fallout continues as FDA and reporting revisit what went wrong with lettuce testing and risk assessment. STEM Education: RMG announced its 2026 scholars, selecting 25 students after interviews and academic review. Health & Community: A UGA study found food access gaps can show up in higher-income metro areas, not just low-income neighborhoods.
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