Downloading DeepSeek could land you a 20-year prison sentence, $1M fine under proposed US bill
A new Senate bill seeks to criminalize the use of Chinese AI technology, including DeepSeek, imposing severe penalties for violations.
What is DeepSeek? The startup AI app surging in downloads
The Chinese AI startup has surpassed more than 1 million downloads in January.
Waymo passenger almost misses flight after car drives in circles
A Los Angeles man almost missed his flight back to LAX after his Waymo car started driving in circles in the parking lot at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.
AI technology credited for early detection of Orange County vegetation fire
It's a first in the agency's history… the Orange County Fire Authority used artificial intelligence to detect and respond to a vegetation fire.
AI Jesus: Modern miracle or work of the devil?
An avatar of “Jesus" on a computer screen took questions from visitors on faith, morality, and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on Scripture.
How deepfake AI 'nightmare' could manipulate voters before presidential election
It’s election eve, Nov. 4, and a disturbing video is circulating on all the major social media platforms (X, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.) It’s viral, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.
Character.AI lawsuit: Florida mom claims chatbot encouraged 14-year-old son to take his life
A Florida mom has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, an artificial intelligence company, alleging that one of its chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son to kill himself and failed to recognize the warning signs he typed in.
Newsom signs bills to protect kids from AI deepfake nudes
The new laws make AI-generated child pornography illegal.
Newsom vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday.
SAG-AFTRA video game actors return to picket lines
Video game actors are seeking a new contract that would require producers to obtain their consent before reproducing their voices or likenesses with AI.
Newsom signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
Newsom signed off on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to create digital clones of themselves without their consent.
AI memes of cats, Trump and Harris flood social media during debate
Just ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump shared two AI-generated memes on social media.
YouTube launches tools to detect face and voice deepfakes
YouTube is launching new tools to help creators detect and manage AI-generated deepfakes of their faces and voices.
California lawmakers approve proposals on AI regulations, deepfake ban
California lawmakers approved multiple proposals this week aimed at regulating artificial intelligence. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign the proposals.
Metro buses using AI cameras to issue parking tickets
Fines will range from around $300 for a first offense to $400 for repeat offenders.
SAG-AFTRA video game actors strike over AI concerns
Video-game actors last went on strike in October 2016, before AI became a major issue.
OpenAI's SearchGPT seeks to challenge Google in fight for dominant search engine
OpenAI is testing the SearchGPT feature, which would give users quicker and timely answers to their questions in search results online.
SAG-AFTRA video game strike: What to know
SAG-AFTRA members who work on video games will go on strike after contract talks failed to resolve terms related to artificial intelligence, the actors' union announced Thursday.
Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton delivers House speech with AI-cloned voice
When Jennifer Wexton rose Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman used a voice she thought was gone forever.
Mark Cuban asked ChatGPT who should be president after the first debate — here’s what it said
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban fed the first presidential debate transcript between Joe Biden and Donald Trump into OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Here's who it thinks should be president.