Sep 26 OpenAI looks to convert from nonprofit roots and become for-profit company OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation. Continue reading
Sep 17 Bipartisan group of lawmakers convinced AI legislation to break through Congressional deadlock By Dan Merica, Associated Press The legislation is being introduced Tuesday as Congress has failed to regulate the fast-evolving technology and experts warn it threatens to overwhelm voters with misinformation. Continue reading
Sep 12 Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The findings reveal that even as Americans have started using generative AI-fueled chatbots and search engines in their personal and work lives, most have remained skeptical of these rapidly advancing technologies, particularly when it comes to information about high-stakes events… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 9:11 How Russia is using artificial intelligence to interfere in elections By Simon Ostrovsky, Yegor Troyanovsky Moscow's attempts to interfere in U.S. and other elections are nothing new, though their tactics and strategy are constantly evolving. Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky recently sat down with an investigative journalist who's spent years uncovering Russian operations about yet another… Continue watching
Sep 04 Regulators turn to math to determine when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators, it’s mostly about the arithmetic. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:17 As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, experts debate level of threat to humanity By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The development of artificial intelligence is speeding up so quickly that it was addressed briefly at both Republican and Democratic conventions. Science fiction has long theorized about the ways in which machines might one day usurp their human overlords. As… Continue watching
Aug 13 In AI race with Apple, Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google left little doubt that the Pixel 9 phones are meant to be a vessel for the AI technology that is expected to reshape the way people live and work. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 4:06 Misinformation and foreign interference concerns loom over presidential race By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart With their running mates solidified, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent their weekends on the campaign trail. But between their appeals to voters, a flurry of concerns flooded the internet, from cyber-security threats to false allegations… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 5:59 Nonconsensual sexual images posted online made worse by deepfakes and AI technology By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but… Continue watching
Aug 01 Hollywood's video game performers head to picket line over artificial intelligence By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press The protest, set to begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time, marks the first large labor action since game voice actors and performance workers went on strike last Friday. Continue reading