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Mei-Ling Zhao writes clearly-labeled opinion for Shadowfetch on tech policy, business culture, and cross-cultural arguments. An Irvine native and UC Irvine business and technology-management graduate.
OpinionJul 13, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
A charting AI-music dispute shows why broadcasters, streaming platforms and labels should disclose material generative AI use before synthetic performance becomes ordinary.
Read the story →OpinionJul 12, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
Australia’s fight over AI training, copyright, and data-center investment shows why democracies should welcome AI infrastructure without making creators’ rights the bargaining chip.
Read the story →OpinionJul 11, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
The reported push to bypass the Election Assistance Commission shows why election security depends on boring, bipartisan technical referees rather than emergency workarounds.
Read the story →OpinionJul 10, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s new City of London AI retraining compact is a pragmatic first step, but without binding targets or stronger accountability it risks becoming a public-relations exercise rather than a genuine transition strategy.
Read the story →OpinionJul 9, 2026 · Mei-Ling Zhao
OpenAI’s reported GPT-5.6 public release should be judged not only by capability gains but by whether the company publishes enough clear evidence about safety, evaluations and limits to earn public trust.
Read the story →OpinionJul 8, 2026 · Mei Ling Zhao
As lawmakers probe U.S. companies’ use of Chinese AI models, the real test is whether America can build trusted, affordable open alternatives instead of relying on bans alone.
Read the story →OpinionJul 7, 2026 · Mei Ling Zhao
Microsoft’s latest cuts show how AI is reshaping the labor bargain even when companies say workers are not being directly replaced by automation.
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