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President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House
Read full article: President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White HousePresident Donald Trump is meeting Friday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company designs and supplies the advanced computer chips that play an integral role in developing artificial intelligence.
Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' data
Read full article: Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' dataItaly’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot.
General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summit
Read full article: General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summitA new report says advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok.
New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to healthcare
Read full article: New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to healthcareA Vatican document released Tuesday offers wide-ranging ethical guidelines for the application of Artificial Intelligence in sectors from warfare to healthcare, with an underlying call that the burgeoning technology must be used as a tool to complement, and not replace, human intelligence.
Chevron, Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova team up on powering US data centers, with AI in focus
Read full article: Chevron, Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova team up on powering US data centers, with AI in focusOil company Chevron is partnering with Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova to create natural gas power plants in the United States that will be linked to data centers in order to support increased demand for electricity at these centers, particularly for the development of artificial intelligence.
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?
Read full article: What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology.
Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%
Read full article: Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%Wall Street’s superstars tumbled as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
Read full article: Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.”.
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Read full article: Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center projectElon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president.
Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companions
Read full article: Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companionsSamsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into the next version of its Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people’s lives while deepening their dependence on a device that accompanies them almost everywhere.
Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor
Read full article: Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessorHours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden’s guardrails for the fast-developing technology.
Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
Read full article: Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbotGoogle says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will now deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such deal with a news publisher.
Biden signs ambitious order to bolster energy resources for AI data centers
Read full article: Biden signs ambitious order to bolster energy resources for AI data centersPresident Joe Biden has signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations like data centers can be built quickly and at scale in the United States.
Britain's leader unveils AI strategy, including vow to rip up red tape hindering AI projects
Read full article: Britain's leader unveils AI strategy, including vow to rip up red tape hindering AI projectsThe British government has pledged to rip up the red tape hindering construction of data centers that underpin artificial intelligence while promoting its “pro-innovation” approach to regulating the technology.
In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
Read full article: In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to workJust over two years after the debut of ChatGPT, the world is getting a little savvier about what artificial intelligence technology can do for us and what it’s not so great at.
Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
Read full article: Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has diedSuchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials.
Texas revenge porn bill with AI focus gains momentum after Senate approval
Read full article: Texas revenge porn bill with AI focus gains momentum after Senate approvalSenator Ted Cruz is advocating for the House to pass the "Take It Down Act," a bill aimed at tackling revenge porn and AI-generated explicit material, following its unanimous approval in the Senate.
The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
Read full article: The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican controlThe federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape.
US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking
Read full article: US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new rankingThe U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index.
US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work
Read full article: US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their workPresident-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term.
Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products
Read full article: Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI productsBuilding the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.
Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024
Read full article: Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business.
AI Companion ‘Aimee Says’ provides advice, support, and comfort for Domestic Violence Survivors
Read full article: AI Companion ‘Aimee Says’ provides advice, support, and comfort for Domestic Violence SurvivorsSince its launch in January, it’s been helping around 10,000 people each month, including several hundred here in the Houston area.
The rise of deepfakes: navigating misinformation ahead of Election Day
Read full article: The rise of deepfakes: navigating misinformation ahead of Election DayAs we approach Election Day, the threat of misinformation looms larger than ever. Researchers in the field of disinformation are particularly concerned about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology.
Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software update
Read full article: Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software updateApple has released a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 line-up as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology’s latest craze.
Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplace
Read full article: Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplaceArtificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should be using the technology and worried about whether a computer will eventually replace them.
California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures
Read full article: California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measuresCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
Read full article: UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligenceA high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology.
Apple releases AI software for a smarter Siri on the iPhone 16
Read full article: Apple releases AI software for a smarter Siri on the iPhone 16Apple is accelerating the rollout of a software update that will implant intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks to coincide with the release of its latest iPhone.
Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election
Read full article: Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after electionGovernment scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers.
Tech companies commit to fighting harmful AI sexual imagery by curbing nudity from datasets
Read full article: Tech companies commit to fighting harmful AI sexual imagery by curbing nudity from datasetsSeveral leading artificial intelligence companies pledged Thursday to remove nude images from the data sources they use to train their AI products, and committed to other safeguards to curb the spread of harmful sexual deepfake imagery.
How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
Read full article: How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the mathHow 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.
Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say
Read full article: Child abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers sayArtificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a dataset used to train popular AI image-generator tools.
Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement
Read full article: Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringementA group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books.
Artificial intelligence and ‘deepfakes’ could spread life threatening misinformation in emergencies
Read full article: Artificial intelligence and ‘deepfakes’ could spread life threatening misinformation in emergenciesWhen a hurricane is eyeing up the Texas Gulf Coast, we all want to know the most up-to-date information every single minute.
How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policy
Read full article: How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policyArtificial intelligence’s growing visibility in everyday life has made it a popular discussion topic but hasn’t yet elevated it to a top election concern for American voters.
Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff
Read full article: Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staffBritish regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of an AI startup’s key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market.
US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
Read full article: US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startupsThree U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them.
Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word'
Read full article: Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word'When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.
Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization plan
Read full article: Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization planTax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday that includes laying off about 10% of its workforce.
UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence
Read full article: UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligenceThe U.N. General Assembly has adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution urging wealthy and developed nations to close the widening gap with poorer developing countries and ensure they have equal opportunities to use and benefit from artificial intelligence.
California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition
Read full article: California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm oppositionCalifornia lawmakers have advanced a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems.
As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind
Read full article: As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behindStates are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter.
AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
Read full article: AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaignsText, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office.
Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall
Read full article: Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fallApple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users.
AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text
Read full article: AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written textArtificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words that people have written and shared online.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
Read full article: Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leadersA new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
OpenAI's Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summit
Read full article: OpenAI's Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summitOpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology.
California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
Read full article: California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakesCalifornia lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography.
China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology
Read full article: China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideologyChina’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by.
White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
Read full article: White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakesPresident Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology.
Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder in US statehouses
Read full article: Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder in US statehousesState lawmakers first attempts at regulating discrimination from artificial intelligence have floundered in states across the country.
Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC
Read full article: Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PCMicrosoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you’re doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
In first AI dialogue, US cites 'misuse' of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington's restrictions
Read full article: In first AI dialogue, US cites 'misuse' of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington's restrictionsThe National Security Council says high-level U.S. government envoys raised concerns about “the misuse of AI” by China and others in closed-door talks with Chinese officials in Geneva.
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
Read full article: Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong reviewA bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it.
Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
Read full article: Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web trafficGoogle has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links.
Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva
Read full article: Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in GenevaTop envoys from the U.S. and China huddled Tuesday in closed-door talks in Geneva to discuss ways to ensure that emerging artificial intelligence technologies don't become existential risks.
China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
Read full article: China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in GenevaHigh-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence.
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
Read full article: US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and moreWhen two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by a human.
An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war
Read full article: An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for warAn experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot.
AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC
Read full article: AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DCThe rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly.
Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Read full article: Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in MalaysiaMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Malaysia.
Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Read full article: Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringementA group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots.
Houston-bound man arrested for using AI to frame high school principal with racist remarks
Read full article: Houston-bound man arrested for using AI to frame high school principal with racist remarksAuthorities had entered a warrant for the athletic director who used the fake audio to frame the principal, but said he was catching a flight to Houston - officials did not suggest he was trying to escape.
Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
Read full article: Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI dealsBritish competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry.
Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation
Read full article: Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderationAlex Popken was a trust and safety executive at Twitter, leaving in 2023 after a decade at the social media company focusing on content moderation.
A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising
Read full article: A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprisingAn artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work.
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
Read full article: Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AIGoogle says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables.
Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill
Read full article: Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania billPennsylvania state representatives have approved a bill requiring that consumers be notified when artificial intelligence is used to generate content.
Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?
Read full article: Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are broadly as smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can.
New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio
Read full article: New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audioNew bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence.
The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
Read full article: The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire votersThe League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to New Hampshire voters from using artificial intelligence for future deceptions.
Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens next
Read full article: Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens nextEuropean Union lawmakers have given final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law.
Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI's next wave
Read full article: Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI's next waveMaking instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it.