Besides, there are a decent number of people who are not trans, but who get frequently mistaken for the opposite sex. These laws quite literally encourage people to harass people
I have a friend who had that happen several times. Although she is quite straight and cis, she has a shaved head, and security guards have gotten mad at her for going to the "wrong" bathroom.
but worrying about men in a women's restroom just sounds like people are looking for a reason to "other" people and using that as an excuse.
Sometimes you can see through the cracks in the stalls, and that really worries some people.
AI is a broad field that encompasses a lot of things that you probably don't think of as AI such as linear regression, clustering, and decision trees. I understand this annoys some people, but I can assure you that this isn't anything new. This is what AI was always about.
You are describing "weak AI" and it's not what AI was always about.
When people say "AI" by itself, they typically mean "strong AI," but not always.
The USG never defaults. Who is going to enforce that?
The US government defaulted in 1934, and again in 1971.
The cost of feathers has risen, even down is up!