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University of New Haven uses artificial intelligence to detect guns on campus
The University of New Haven implemented an extra layer of security for its students and staff.
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Elon Musk's X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics
The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok has included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Google, Adobe and IBM are aiming to help millions gain AI skills—here's what to know
As major tech companies like Google and IBM develop new AI tools, they’re also pouring money into programs designed to teach the workforce how to use them.
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Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
Megan Garcia says the company’s chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, to take his own life, according to the lawsuit.
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Company hopes to use AI to decode animal language in California
Berkeley-based Earth Species Project said that with billions of dollars being spent on how AI affects humans, it is using the technology to help society learn more and “decode animal communication.”
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Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the prize Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.
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Mark Cuban says his dog is a better problem-solver than AI right now: ‘I think smart puppies are smarter'
Mark Cuban says today’s artificial intelligence programs are worse problem-solvers than his mini Australian Shepherd — and it could stay that way for a decade.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build data center and accelerate AI growth
Google is investing 36 billion Thai baht, or $1 billion, into Thailand to build a new data center and expand its cloud infrastructure, the company said Monday.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. The decision Sunday is a major blow to efforts in the U.S. attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight. The bill would have required companies to test their models and publicly disclose their...
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AI may breathe new life into Three Mile Island to supply power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers.
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California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on laws to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence.
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AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
Artificial intelligence is beginning to allow many employers to automate functions long performed by human workers.
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Tom Hanks slams AI-generated wonder drug ads featuring his likeness
Tom Hanks, a Type 2 diabetic, shared that companies have been using his name, likeness, and voice generated through AI to promote products he does not endorse.
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Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Police officers are starting to use artificial intelligence to help write crime reports. Some prosecutors, police watchdogs and legal scholars have concerns.
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Jenna Ortega says she deleted Twitter after seeing explicit AI images of herself as a minor
The actress said she left the social media platform, now X, when she saw “dirty edited content” of herself as a child.
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Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories
A reporter at a small Wyoming newspaper has resigned after a competitor discovered he was using artificial intelligence to write stories and fabricate quotes, including some by the governor.
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Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligence
Older adults are grappling with how artificial intelligence is changing the world.
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Hollywood icons of the past take new star turn, with celebrity estates cashing in on AI voice cloning deals
Celebrity estate are signing AI voice licensing deals, allowing audio of Hollywood icons to be cloned and offered as narrators in reading apps.
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OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival Anthropic
Schulman said OpenAI executives remain committed to backing efforts to ensure that people can control highly capable artificial intelligence models.
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Google pulls AI ad for Olympics following backlash
Google was criticized for using artificial intelligence to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete.