Aug 28 Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare for worst-case scenario By Reeno Hashimoto, Associated Press The aim is to prepare the 37 million residents in the greater Tokyo area for possible disasters. Continue reading
Aug 27 Nvidia's latest quarter shows signs of AI chip sales slump amid concerns of tech bubble By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The results announced Wednesday were hotly anticipated because Nvidia has emerged as key barometer of a two-year-old AI boom that has been propelling the stock market to new heights. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 7:44 Is a bubble forming as AI investments drive economic growth? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Tech companies are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure to ramp up artificial intelligence. Some projections show the spending may be fueling nearly half of this year’s estimated GDP growth. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at how AI… Continue watching
Aug 25 Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging they are stifling AI competition By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The complaint casts OpenAI as a threat to humanity bent on putting profits before public safety as it tries to build on its phenomenal growth since the late 2022 release of ChatGPT. Continue reading
Aug 21 Using an AI chatbot for therapy or health advice? Experts want you to know these 4 things By Laura Santhanam The technology can be tempting, especially with barriers to accessing health care, including cost, wait times to talk to a provider and lack of insurance coverage. But experts told PBS News people need to be aware of the risks these… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:03 The environmental consequences of big tech's push to ease regulations for AI development By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom, but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:49 AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara, Kayan Taraporevala, Zoie Lambert The rise of artificial intelligence has touched nearly every industry, disrupting long-established workflows and raising concerns about job losses. Now, the fashion world is reckoning with these changes as AI takes hold, from virtual fitting rooms to AI avatars starring… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 4:39 How to beat AI-driven custom pricing By Tim McPhillips, Daria Nastasia There are new concerns around how artificial intelligence might be used to set prices for products, such as airfare. It comes after Delta Airlines announced it was using AI to help adjust prices on some of its flights. Tim McPhillips… Continue watching
Aug 07 OpenAI releases hotly anticipated GPT-5 update By Associated Press Expectations are high for the newest version of OpenAI's flagship model because the San Francisco company has long positioned its technical advancements as a path toward artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a technology that is supposed to surpass humans at… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:01 How a Kentucky community is using AI to help people find common ground By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked concerns across various sectors, including employment, education and national security. But one Kentucky county is taking a different approach, using the technology to boost something far more human: civic engagement. Judy Woodruff reports… Continue watching