Science May 25 Pope Leo warns AI should be 'disarmed' in manifesto on potential dangers By Azhar Merchant, Solveig Rennan, Amna Nawaz
Nation May 18 Watch 5:54 Jury throws out Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk against the maker of ChatGPT after a jury found that he exceeded the statute of limitations. Musk had claimed that OpenAI betrayed its original mission of developing artificial intelligence… By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation May 15 Watch 8:51 How to recognize and block AI-powered scam attempts If it feels like it's getting harder and harder to avoid being scammed, that's because it is. In the age of artificial intelligence, scammers are using voice cloning that can sound very real, and seniors are often the target. Paul… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation May 11 Lawsuit accuses ChatGPT of helping gunman plan FSU mass shooting The lawsuit says the alleged gunman Phoenix Ikner relied on ChatGPT to determine what type of gun to use and which location would allow for the most potential victims, among other information. By Jeff Martin, Associated Press
Politics Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment With geofence warrants, police do not have a suspect, only a location where a crime took place. They work in reverse to identify people who were in the area. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Apr 24 U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator By Grant Peck, Associated Press U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. Continue reading
Apr 24 Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in U.S. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The memo arrives at a time when China is challenging U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence, an area where the White House says the U.S. must prevail to set global standards and reap economic and military benefits. Continue reading
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 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 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