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Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ethics and Official Misconduct
  • Axios Media Inc
  • Axel Springer Verlag AG
  • Google Inc
  • News and News Media
  • Associated Press
  • Bloomberg News
  • New York Times
  • Newspapers

A.I. has taken newsrooms by storm, setting off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.

Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings

  • Ethics and Official Misconduct
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Suits and Litigation (Civil)
  • Vigilantes
  • Legal Profession
  • Computers and the Internet
  • American Bar Assn

More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some colleagues are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors.

OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Data Centers
  • Finances
  • Credit and Debt
  • Federal Aid (US)
  • OpenAI Labs
  • Altman, Samuel H
  • Friar, Sarah
  • internal-open-access-from-nl

The A.I. company faced pushback after a top executive raised the idea of government aid, amid concerns that the A.I. industry is headed toward a dangerous bubble.

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Media
  • Search Engines
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Children and Childhood
  • Screen Time (Device)
  • ChatGPT
  • Google Inc
  • OpenAI Labs
  • National Assessment of Educational Progress
  • Reading and Writing Skills (Education)

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch

  • Computer Chips
  • International Trade and World Market
  • Automobiles
  • Shortages
  • Factories and Manufacturing
  • Nexperia BV
  • Wingtech Technology

A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.

We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT

  • Science and Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 1X Technologies AS
  • Musk, Elon
  • Coca-Cola Company
  • Bornich, Bernt
  • internal-open-access-audio

People have been waiting for a robot to do their chores since they watched “The Jetsons.” Can the company behind NEO finally make it happen?

Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • ChatGPT
  • Suits and Litigation (Civil)
  • Suicides and Suicide Attempts
  • Mental Health and Disorders
  • OpenAI Labs
  • Tech Justice Law Project (Nonprofit)
  • Social Media Victims Law Center

Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns.

Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package

  • Executive Compensation
  • Stocks and Bonds
  • Boards of Directors
  • Income Inequality
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
  • Robots and Robotics
  • Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles
  • High Net Worth Individuals
  • Records and Achievements
  • Tesla Motors Inc
  • Musk, Elon
  • Denholm, Robyn
  • internal-open-access-from-nl

Tesla shareholders approved a plan to grant Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation.

Government Shutdown Blame Game Plays Out Online and on TV

  • Television
  • United States Politics and Government
  • Social Media
  • News and News Media
  • Polls and Public Opinion
  • Shutdowns (Institutional)
  • Bluesky (Social Network)
  • Democratic Party
  • Fox News Channel
  • X (Formerly Twitter)
  • MSNBC
  • Republican Party
  • Schumer, Charles E
  • Trump, Donald J

A blame game has played out on the internet and on television. President Trump has pulled out the stops.

Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Psychology and Psychologists
  • Mental Health and Disorders
  • Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
  • Medical Devices
  • Start-ups
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Slingshot AI Inc
  • Food and Drug Administration

Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Restructure Their Philanthropy

  • Philanthropy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Research
  • Science and Technology
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC
  • Zuckerberg, Mark E
  • Chan, Priscilla
  • Evolutionary Scale Inc

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said its restructured organization, Biohub, would lead its focus on artificial intelligence and scientific research.

Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

  • Mathematics
  • Fish and Other Marine Life
  • Turing, Alan M
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Engineering and Engineers
  • Biology and Biochemistry
  • Research
  • Matter (Journal)

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all.

Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?

  • Executive Compensation
  • Musk, Elon
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
  • Tesla Motors Inc
  • Psychology and Psychologists
  • Labor and Jobs
  • Stocks and Bonds
  • Economics (Theory and Philosophy)
  • High Net Worth Individuals

Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.

How Trade Tensions Sent Automakers Scrambling for Chips

  • Computer Chips
  • Automobiles
  • Shortages
  • Factories and Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain
  • Nexperia BV
  • Nissan Motor Co
  • Wingtech Technology
  • Kallenius, Ola

Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.

Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Science Fiction
  • Innovation
  • OpenAI Labs
  • Tesla Motors Inc
  • Movies
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Books and Literature
  • Altman, Samuel H
  • Musk, Elon
  • Gibson, William F (1948- )

The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.

IBM to Cut Thousands of Workers Amid A.I. Boom

  • Computers and the Internet
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Layoffs and Job Reductions
  • Company Reports
  • International Business Machines Corporation
  • Krishna, Arvind

The technology supplier said it was shifting its focus to higher-growth businesses, including A.I. consulting and software.

The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Academic and Scientific Journals
  • Letters
  • Research
  • New England Journal of Medicine

The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.

How A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mobile Applications
  • Online Dating
  • Private Equity
  • Start-ups
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Innovation
  • Grindr.com
  • Hinge (Mobile App)
  • Tinder (Mobile App)
  • Match Group Inc.
  • Known Global LLC

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.

Facebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network

  • Social Media
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Mobile Applications
  • Dating and Relationships
  • Online Dating
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Generation Z
  • Facebook Inc
  • Meta Platforms Inc
  • Hinge (Mobile App)
  • Alison, Tom (Technology Executive)

Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.

OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

  • Computers and the Internet
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Centers
  • Amazon.com Inc
  • OpenAI Labs
  • Microsoft Corp
  • Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
  • NVIDIA Corporation
  • Computer Chips
  • internal-open-access-from-nl

After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.

Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
  • Boards of Directors
  • High Net Worth Individuals
  • Tesla Motors Inc
  • SOC Investment Group
  • Denholm, Robyn
  • Musk, Elon
  • Stocks and Bonds
  • Income Inequality
  • Robots and Robotics
  • Suits and Litigation (Civil)
  • Corporations
  • Automobiles
  • Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles
  • Executive Compensation
  • Glass, Lewis & Co LLC
  • X.ai Inc
  • DiNapoli, Thomas P
  • Lander, Brad
  • Leo XIV
  • Office of the Comptroller (NYS)
  • United States
  • Texas
  • Delaware
  • internal-open-access-from-nl

Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Wearable Computing
  • Loneliness
  • Friendship

A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.

That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage

  • United States International Relations
  • Espionage and Intelligence Services
  • Surveillance of Citizens by Government
  • Lee Jae-myung
  • Trump, Donald J
  • Xi Jinping
  • China
  • Seoul (South Korea)
  • South Korea
  • Gyeongju (South Korea)
  • internal-open-access-from-nl

Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.

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Recruiting companies are starting to hold job interviews using AI

    Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI.

    Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI.

    OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions

      The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.

      The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.

      Want less screen-obsessed kids? Set better tech boundaries for yourself

        There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.

        There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.

        How one tech startup is giving cash to SNAP recipients

          Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

          Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help. (Image credit: Sharnette Collins)

          Can the Global South trust Starlink?

            Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains what is at stake.

            Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains what is at stake.

            How to make emails sound human with the growing use of AI tools

              AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech.

              AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech.

              The 'clippers' who make internet stars viral

                NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bloomberg digital culture reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio about an emerging industry of video editing -- designed to help content creators go viral online.

                NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bloomberg digital culture reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio about an emerging industry of video editing -- designed to help content creators go viral online.

                What Wikipedia and Grokipedia are saying about each other

                  Elon Musk's new online encyclopedia aims to challenge Wikipedia, which he has accused of left-leaning bias. We used them to search for data about each other.

                  Elon Musk's new online encyclopedia aims to challenge Wikipedia, which he has accused of left-leaning bias. We used them to search for data about each other.

                  Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help

                    Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.

                    Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. (Image credit: Smith Collection)

                    Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI

                      Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers."

                      Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers." (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)