Apr 10 Watch 7:03 How worried should Americans be as AI threatens jobs? By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson Americans are anxious about their jobs and whether artificial intelligence is coming for them. Some prominent voices call it catastrophic, others say it's hype. The data, so far, is somewhere in between and deeply contested. Geoff Bennett spoke with Josh… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 6:19 Anthropic's powerful new AI model raises concerns about high-tech risks By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Anthropic announced that it has started a very limited test of its newest AI model called Mythos. It's a model deemed so powerful that the company warned it could cause widespread disruption if it were released to the public. Anthropic… Continue watching
Apr 09 States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Blame data centers By Jessica Hill, Associated Press Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. Continue reading
Apr 09 Appeals court decides against Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration By Associated Press The ruling followed another judge's order that forced President Donald Trump's administration to remove a label tainting the company as a national security risk. Continue reading
Apr 09 Pro-Iran groups deploy AI to troll Trump, influence the war narrative By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Analysts say the memes appear to be coming from groups linked to the government in Tehran and are part of a strategy of leveraging its limited resources to inflict damage on the U.S., even indirectly. Continue reading
Apr 07 Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Social media users spread an unsupported claim that roads were closed around Walter Reed Medical Center. Continue reading
Apr 06 AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism By David Bauder, Associated Press The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Apr 03 U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a rebound from the loss of 133,000 jobs in February. The job gains were about three times what economists had forecast. Continue reading
Apr 02 Tripped up by misinformation? Here's a refresher on identifying AI By Melissa Goldin, Barbara Whitaker, Associated Press Here are some tips for distinguishing AI-generated content from reality in an online world where that continues to get harder. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders push bill to impose AI data center moratorium By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment. Continue reading