Politics Feb 27 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety dispute By Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Feb 27 Watch Can AI companionship cure loneliness – or deepen it? For some, artificial intelligence tools answer questions and make life more efficient. But for others, AI has become a form of companionship – a virtual friend, a therapist, even a romantic partner. Is AI a cure for loneliness? Or is… By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert
World Feb 27 Watch 6:22 Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic The clash between Anthropic and the U.S. government escalated with President Trump ordering every federal agency to stop using any of the AI company's products. It came after Anthropic wanted to limit how the Pentagon used one of its AI… By William Brangham, Veronica Vela, Dan Sagalyn
Economy Feb 27 AI is key driver behind layoffs at fintech company Block, CEO says Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 plus employees, reconfiguring to capitalize on its use of artificial intelligence. By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Nation Feb 26 Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands, CEO says The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of… By Konstantin Toropin, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Feb 24 AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit By David Klepper, Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting. Continue reading
Feb 23 Stocks drop after Trump ramps up new tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks slumped Monday after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. Continue reading
Feb 17 Musk's Grok chatbot faces EU privacy investigation over sexualized deepfake images By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform. Continue reading
Feb 06 Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes By Barbara Ortutay, Ed White, Associated Press When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump's use of AI images further erodes public trust, experts say By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press An edited — and realistic — image of a civil rights attorney in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how the government is blurring the line between what is real and what is fake. Continue reading