Politics Jul 25 A neurological disorder took Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s voice. AI helped her bring it back to the House floor By Dan Merica, Associated Press
Economy Jul 25 Video game performers are going on strike over AI concerns. Here’s what to know Leaders of SAG-AFTRA have billed the issues behind the labor dispute — and artificial intelligence in particular — as an existential crisis for performers in the video game industry because the capacity to cheaply and easily create convincing digital replicas… By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press
Nation Jul 23 Watch 9:58 Developers claim AI can help combat loneliness, but critics say it can’t be trusted There have been amazing advances in artificial intelligence with software and robots that listen and respond to human conversation with a kind of realism rarely seen before. That's both exciting and disturbing to experts about what it can mean for… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Jul 10 Microsoft resigns from OpenAI board as antitrust scrutiny intensifies Microsoft relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation Jul 04 Watch 7:52 AI and the energy required to power it fuel new climate concerns Google announced this week it is well behind on a pledge to all but eliminate its net carbon emissions by 2030. The company’s greenhouse gas outflow has increased in recent years mainly due to artificial intelligence and the energy required… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Jun 22 Watch 6:27 The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery The rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even simple tasks compared to, say, a Google search. It’s adding to the demand for more internet data centers, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost,… Continue watching
Jun 17 How deepfake tech is a high risk, high reward tool for local political campaigns By Ali Swenson, Dan Merica, Garance Burke, Associated Press AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates often can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to combat them, and because they typically draw less scrutiny. Continue reading
Jun 14 On 2nd day of summit in Italy, G7 leaders focus on migration, AI and economic security By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on Friday, the second and final day of their summit in Italy. The G7 leaders stressed their determination to meet… Continue reading
Jun 14 Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address G7 summit, pushes for stronger guardrails on AI By Nicole Winfield, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The Argentine pope used his annual peace message this year to call for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically. Continue reading
Jun 12 India’s latest election embraced AI technology. Here are some ways it was used constructively By Vandinika Shukla, Bruce Schneier, The Conversation Despite fears of widespread disinformation, for the most part the campaigns, candidates and activists used AI constructively in India's election. They used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deceive them, and AI also helped them break through language barriers. Continue reading