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Elon Musk's X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics
The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok has included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Google, Adobe and IBM are aiming to help millions gain AI skills—here's what to know
As major tech companies like Google and IBM develop new AI tools, they’re also pouring money into programs designed to teach the workforce how to use them.
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Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
Megan Garcia says the company’s chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, to take his own life, according to the lawsuit.
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Berkeley company hopes to use AI to decode animal language
Berkeley-based Earth Species Project said that with billions of dollars being spent on how AI affects humans, it is using the technology to help society learn more and “decode animal communication.”
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Berkeley company hopes to use AI to decode animal language
An East Bay company is trying to use artificial intelligence to figure out how animals communicate. Scott Budman has the details.
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Big Tech companies to invest in nuclear energy for AI needs
The demand for energy to support the increasing need for artificial intelligence content is rapidly growing, leading several tech giants to consider investing in nuclear power to meet this demand.
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Big Tech to invest in nuclear power as AI demand grows
The demand for energy to support the increasing need for artificial intelligence content is rapidly growing, leading several tech giants to consider investing in nuclear power to meet this demand. Scott Budman reports.
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Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the prize Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.
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Google's search engine's latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about video and photos
Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology’s past misadventures with misleading information.
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Mark Cuban says his dog is a better problem-solver than AI right now: ‘I think smart puppies are smarter'
Mark Cuban says today’s artificial intelligence programs are worse problem-solvers than his mini Australian Shepherd — and it could stay that way for a decade.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build data center and accelerate AI growth
Google is investing 36 billion Thai baht, or $1 billion, into Thailand to build a new data center and expand its cloud infrastructure, the company said Monday.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. The decision Sunday is a major blow to efforts in the U.S. attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight. The bill would have required companies to test their models and publicly disclose their...
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AI may breathe new life into Three Mile Island to supply power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers.
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Latvia's president meets with tech giants, discusses AI in Bay Area
Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics sits down with NBC Bay Area to discuss artificial intelligence and his California visit.
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Latvia's president meets with tech giants, discusses AI in Bay Area
Governments across the world are working to integrate artificial intelligence. That includes Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics, who met with NBC Bay Area to discuss meeting with tech giants.
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Artificial intelligence highlighted at Dreamforce conference in San Francisco
San Francisco is still abuzz with what is being referred to as the biggest AI event in the world. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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San Jose State University launches new college to focus on tech, AI
This fall, San Jose State University launched a brand-new college with the goal of educating students for the future of AI and tech.
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San Jose State University launches new college to focus on tech, AI
This fall, San Jose State University launched a brand-new college with the goal of educating students for the future of AI and tech. Ian Cull reports.
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California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on laws to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence.