Policy Roundup - December 2025 (Excerpt) ======================================= - Digitization vendors are quietly scraping local history portals to tune their AI search copilots. Lock down robots.txt + add contractual penalties before Q2 renewals. - FCC signaled that E-rate funds can cover basic AI safety tooling (content filters, logging) if tied to cybersecurity plans. - Broadband bills in IL, AZ, NM include carve-outs for tribal/consortium data centers - perfect timing for shared AI sandboxes. Use this excerpt to brief trustees ahead of the January session.