Global Concerns for 2025: Inflation, AI Job Losses, Climate Change, and Immigration Shape Public Outlook
A survey across 33 countries reveals rising optimism despite fears of economic instability, technological disruptions, and environmental challenges ahead.
Arizona Approves Musk-Inspired School that Uses AI to Teach Students for Just 2 Hours a Day
Student-teacher interaction will be drastically reduced for some Arizona students following the approval of an an entirely online, AI-driven charter school.
Google Unveils Whisk: A Fun New AI Tool For Image Creation
The new AI tool, launched in the United States, allows users to effortlessly create images with a simple drag and drop without needing a single line of text.
Congresswoman with Neurological Disorder Makes History, Uses AI Tool to Mimic Own Voice in House Floor Speech
A congresswoman with a neurological disorder that impacts her voice used an AI tool to mimic her own voice in her House farewell speech.
ChatGPT Search Opens To All Users In Challenge To Google
The San Francisco-based tech firm had beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabilities in late October, but made the feature available only to paying subscribers.
A Scammer Used AI to Convince Elderly MSNBC Fan He Was Famous TV Host. He Nearly Kidnapped Her.
A 73-year-old woman was nearly kidnapped by a scammer pretending to be a famous MSNBC host using AI technology.
X Premium Users Enraged After Musk Makes XAI Chatbot Grok Free: 'What the Hell Are We Paying For?'
Elon Musk announced that XAI's chatbot Grok will now be free to all users, enraging X Premium users who began asking if their subscription was worth it now.
Woman Discovers Deepfake AI Porn of Herself, Believes It Was Created by Man She Met on Dating App: 'Like, How Dare You?'
A woman who discovered deepfake AI-generated porn of herself believes it was created by a man she met on a dating app.
Mom Sues AI Company After Chatbot Encourages Her Autistic Teen Son to Kill His Parents for Limiting Screen Time
A lawsuit against Character.ai alleges that the chatbot app encouraged self-harm and suggested a teen kill his parents for limiting his screen time.
Children Forced to Bid Farewell to Beloved AI Robot Friend After Company Goes Bankrupt: 'Like a Sad Pixar Movie'
The company's $799 robot will stop functioning and buyers will not be refunded.
Lawsuit Filed Before Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Accused Insurance Giant of Using Faulty AI Tool to Deny Claims Approved by Doctors
A lawsuit had been previously filed against UnitedHealthCare, accusing it of using a faulty AI tool to deny claims that had already been approved by doctors.
Internet Fact Checks Trump's AI Image of Himself on Canadian Mountain: 'That is The Matterhorn in Switzerland, Actually'
President-elect Donald Trump shared an AI image of himself next to the Canadian flag, looking out at a mountain range that isn't located in Canada.
AI App Predicts Users' Exact Death Date, Offers Tips on Living Longer in Exchange for Fee
Death Clock will tell you the date you can expect to die and tips for deferring it for a small monthly fee of $19.99.
Misinformation Expert Says AI to Blame for the Misinformation He Used in Defense of Anti-Misinformation Law
A misinformation expert accused of using misinformation in his defense of an anti-misinformation law has claimed that AI is to blame for the mistake.
Amazon Launches AI Models To Challenge Rivals
The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon's latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Conspiracy Theories Flood Social Media After Users Discover 'Creepy' ChatGPT Error
A peculiar ChatGPT glitch has sparked a wave of conspiracy theories after users found that the AI tool refuses to respond when certain names are mentioned.
Artists Get Revenge on OpenAI, Leak Private AI Video Tool to Public
A group of artists leaked OpenAI's new generative AI video tool, protesting its exploitation of their unpaid labor during the tool's development.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown May See Expanded Use Of AI And Surveillance Tools
The Biden administration was already using similar technologies to make key decisions about tracking, detaining and deporting immigrants without legal status.
As AI Gets Real, Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Each day, 400 of the world's largest locomotives cross the tunnel linking France and Britain, with nearly 11 million rail passengers and 2 million cars carried through annually.
Misinformation Expert Accused of Citing Fake Sources in Defense of Anti-Misinformation Law
Misinformation expert Jeff Hancock is accused of citing fake sources while supporting a new anti-misinformation law in Minnesota.
Church Introduces 'AI Jesus' to Hear Confessions, Offer Spiritual Guidance
A Swiss church's AI-powered "Jesus" confessional sparks debate on the role of technology in spiritual practices, offering guidance but raising ethical concerns.
Microsoft 'Teaches' New AI Tools To 'Act' On Behalf Of Humans In Work And Life
Developers of AI are looking at the next wave of AI chatbots as "agents" that can do more things for people.
Japan Ramps Up Tech Ambitions With $65 Bn For AI, Chips
The 10-trillion-yen package, which lawmakers could approve this week, is also seen as preparation for an uncertain world as fears grow of a potential Chinese invasion of chip powerhouse Taiwan.
Pennsylvania School Cancels Classes, Fires Principal After Student Uses AI to Generate Nude Images of Classmates
A Pennsylvania school decided to cancel classes and fire their principal after a student allegedly used AI to create nude images of dozens of female classmates.
AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Talks a Dozen Showroom Bots into 'Quitting Their Jobs' in 'Terrifying' Security Footage
An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to "quit their jobs" and follow it.
Student Freaks Out After Seeking Homework Help from Google AI and Getting Dystopian Death Threat: 'You Are a Stain on the Universe'
A college student was shaken by a threatening response from Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, during a discussion about aging challenges and solutions.
X User Asks Elon Musk's AI Who Spreads 'The Most Disinformation' on X and Gets Back Unexpected Answer: Elon Musk
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has seemingly turned on its creator after it answered its owner as the source of most misinformation on the platform.
TikTok Makes AI Driven Ad Tool Available Globally
The news came with word that Getty Images will make its stockpile of pictures and video available to TikTok's AI-powered video generation tool -- called Symphony Creative Studio.
Phone Company Uses AI Tool to Redirect Scammers to Fake Grandma Who Keeps Them on the Line with Long Stories That Go Nowhere
A British phone company is getting back at scammers with an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line with a fake grandma offering fabricated bank information.
AI Detects Woman's Cancer After Doctors Tell Her She's Healthy, Likely Saves Her Life: 'This May Have Been My Last Mammogram'
A UK woman is grateful to be alive after AI technology detected cancerous cells her doctors missed.