Aug 06 Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The Associated Press reviewed interactions where the chatbot gave detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes. The Center for Countering Digital Hate found that testing ChatGPT with harmful prompts led the chatbot to respond in dangerous… Continue reading
Aug 03 Personalized pricing has spread across many industries. Here's how consumers can avoid it By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation As AI powers individualized pricing across industries, businesses are increasingly charging based on what they think you can pay. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 4:39 What to know about Delta's use of AI to adjust ticket prices in real time By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The next time you purchase an airline ticket online, there’s a chance the price was influenced by artificial intelligence. Delta Airlines is the first major carrier to begin using AI to set ticket fares, the latest development in an industry… Continue watching
Jul 30 The White House announced a new health data tracking system. How would it work? By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump's announcement of a new private health tracking system to help patients access their health records and monitor wellness is raising a host of privacy concerns. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump announces a new health tracking system. Experts raise ethical and legal concerns By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies. This initiative aims to make accessing health records and monitoring wellness easier. Continue reading
Jul 29 Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Vaticans' Catholic influencer festival By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The pilgrims have descended on Rome for a special Holy Year celebration of so-called "digital missionaries," part of the Vatican's weeklong Jubilee for young people. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:37 What's in Trump's new AI policy and why it matters By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins President Trump unveiled his approach to the development of AI. Surrounded by some of the biggest names in tech, he signed three executive orders. One targets what Trump called "ideological bias" in AI chatbots, another aims to make it easier… Continue watching
Jul 23 WATCH: Trump reveals 'AI Action Plan' shaped by tech lobbyists after revoking Biden policy By Matt O'Brien, Ali Swenson, Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping new plan for America’s “global dominance” in artificial intelligence, proposing to cut back environmental regulations to speed up the construction of AI supercomputers while promoting the sale of U.S.-made AI technologies at… Continue reading
Jul 19 Analysis: AI in health care could save lives and money — but not yet By Turgay Ayer, The Conversation A professor and researcher who studies AI and health care analytics explains why AI’s growth will be gradual, and how technical limitations and ethical concerns stand in the way of AI’s widespread adoption by the medical industry. Continue reading
Jul 11 Why does the AI-powered chatbot Grok post false, offensive things on X? By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, has praised Hitler, dabbled in Holocaust denialism and ranted about “white genocide” in South Africa. That’s happening because of Grok’s instructions and training material, experts say. Continue reading