Education May 19 Degree in three: Why more colleges are speeding up graduation timelines By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane
Nation May 18 Watch 5:54 Jury throws out Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk against the maker of ChatGPT after a jury found that he exceeded the statute of limitations. Musk had claimed that OpenAI betrayed its original mission of developing artificial intelligence… By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation May 18 NextEra seeks Dominion to create massive power company as AI drives energy demand NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
World May 18 Pope Leo XIV to launch his first encylical, a document on artificial intelligence, with Anthropic's co-founder The presence of Anthropic's Christopher Olah at the Vatican is significant, and suggests that the U.S. pope's position on AI will become a new flashpoint with the Trump administration. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Arts May 17 More tarot readers are turning to AI for advice, another sign of our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support AI and occult practices are meeting in strange and fascinating ways. What makes this pairing so striking is that interpretation is the whole point of tarot. And yet AI often brings little knowledge of your history or your unique situation… By Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Vana Goblot, The Conversation
May 15 Watch 8:51 How to recognize and block AI-powered scam attempts By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes If it feels like it's getting harder and harder to avoid being scammed, that's because it is. In the age of artificial intelligence, scammers are using voice cloning that can sound very real, and seniors are often the target. Paul… Continue watching
May 14 Pope Leo condemns use of AI warfare and the 'spiral of annihilation' it brings By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press Leo’s speech at Rome’s La Sapienza University marked the first time a pope has visited the campus since Pope Benedict XVI called off a planned speech there in 2008 in the face of protests from faculty and students. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 9:19 Students question value of college as costs rise and AI reshapes jobs By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes This season's college commencement celebrations come at a sobering moment. Students are facing steep loans and dicey job prospects, especially in the AI era. That's led many to question whether a college degree is worth it anymore. Paul Solman visited… Continue watching
May 11 Lawsuit accuses ChatGPT of helping gunman plan FSU mass shooting By Jeff Martin, Associated Press The lawsuit says the alleged gunman Phoenix Ikner relied on ChatGPT to determine what type of gun to use and which location would allow for the most potential victims, among other information. Continue reading
Apr 28 Taylor Swift files new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past. Continue reading