Politics May 31 Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
World May 24 U.S. intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, believing they'll otherwise be smothered by an avalanche of data as surveillance tech further blankets the planet. By Frank Bajak, Associated Press
Politics May 23 Political consultant behind AI-generated Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $6 million fine against a political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary. By Holly Ramer, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics May 22 FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can’t touch streaming The proposal announced Wednesday by Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and AI experts have requested, as rapidly advancing AI technology threatens to mislead voters. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Science Feb 21 Watch 6:03 The potentially dangerous implications of an AI tool creating extremely realistic video The realism of AI-generated video is one of the more remarkable, and potentially scary, developments we’ve seen so far with the technology. Oren Etzioni studies artificial intelligence and is the founder of truemedia.org, an organization that fights against AI-based disinformation. By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas
Dec 20 Study shows AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children By Matt O'Brien, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in a database used to train leading AI image-makers. Continue reading