artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence agents going rogue fuel calls for regulation

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

Don't know how to talk to your tween about AI? Here's where to start, according to experts

Caregivers can help kids understand how AI works by turning to questions that address how these products are designed, why they were built this way and how they make kids feel.

By Hannah Grabenstein

U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth attends the closing ceremony of PANAMAX 2026, in Panama City

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.

By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Drone view of a data center in Oakland, California

Data center controversies have transformed midterms. Here's where different groups stand

Snowballing opposition to data centers in communities across the U.S. has transformed the midterm election landscape, thrown a wrench into the plans of the world’s richest companies and brought President Donald Trump to its defense.

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

How data centers became a major issue in the midterms

While there are many issues dividing voters this midterm season, one seems to be uniting them: opposition to AI data centers. Candidates who've taken notice are racing to shape policy around these centers, which could be a defining issue in…

By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

By Chan Ho-him, Fu Ting, Associated Press

Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy.

Taiwan charges 9 over illegal AI server exports to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staffers

By Associated Press

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States.

Trump keeps embracing data centers, an unpopular topic in midterm races

By Jesse Bedayn, Marc Levy, Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The race to build data centers, which power artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has run aground amid frustration from voters who don't want to live near the massive warehouse campuses.