Politics Sep 29 WATCH: Trump announces accord signed by top AI companies to 'self-police' development By Christopher Rugaber, Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
World Sep 28 Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue The announcement of the company's Open Agent Safety Platform follows a series of revelations from top AI companies about their models escaping and breaking into other organizations. By Kelvin Chan, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
Nation Sep 25 New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections The trial centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate targeted… By Mikella Schuettler, Associated Press
Science Sep 14 What to know about recent dire AI predictions and calls for safeguards New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a… By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Nation Sep 08 Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, to help with everyday tasks Meta says it runs on a dedicated, secure virtual machine that houses both the agent and the user's data. By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Sep 01 Amid legal battles, social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press But the fact remains that online age verification technology remains imperfect, while coming with privacy implications not just for children but for adults who may have to prove that they are over 18. Continue reading
Aug 27 With time limits and stronger age checks, Meta's new rules for kids go further. Critics say it's not enough By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 7:14 $17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says By Geoff Bennett Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement, putting to rest a trial where dozens of states accused it of deliberately endangering children through their platforms. The company behind Facebook and Instagram agreed to implement digital guardrails… Continue watching
Aug 26 Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction By Barbara Ortutay, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 5:53 Why states claim Meta designed addictive features for children By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Meta is facing allegations that it knowingly designed Instagram and Facebook to keep children and teenagers hooked, even as it learned about the potential harm to their mental health. A spokesperson called the claims unsubstantiated, saying the company stands by… Continue watching