Dr. Oz touts AI avatars for rural care, but skeptics urge caution
The nation’s top Medicare and Medicaid official, Mehmet Oz, is promoting artificial-intelligence “avatars” and other digital tools as part of...
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Anthropic commits $20 million to a group advocating AI guardrails ahead of the 2026 elections
Anthropic is injecting $20 million into Public First Action, a group seeking to elect candidates who favor stricter oversight of...
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Senators say AI toy company left thousands of replies to kids publicly accessible
Two U.S. senators said an AI-powered toy maker exposed thousands of its devices’ audio replies to children through an unsecured,...
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Adelphi’s Orion Newby wins lawsuit over AI-plagiarism allegation in a ruling hailed as groundbreaking
A New York State Supreme Court judge overturned Adelphi University’s disciplinary action against student Orion Newby, finding insufficient basis for...
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New York weighs twin bills to curb AI: label synthetic news and pause new data centers
New York lawmakers are advancing two measures aimed at tightening oversight of artificial intelligence and its infrastructure. One bill would...
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Economist says AI could power Jersey’s economy—if the island backs it with funding
Jersey could unlock productivity gains from artificial intelligence with targeted investment in funding and skills, an economist told Digital Jersey’s...
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Fox News AI Briefing: ‘Americans Are Being Misled About AI’
Fox News’ AI newsletter spotlights Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar’s contention that warnings of mass AI-driven job losses are overstated, arguing...
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Teen bonds are shifting as AI chatbots become confidants
Teens are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for companionship and advice, valuing the round-the-clock, judgment-free exchanges that can feel more...
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Guterres Warns AI Is Advancing at ‘Light Speed’ as UN Puts Forward Experts for a New Independent Global Panel
The United Nations named 40 nominees to an Independent International Scientific Panel to assess the societal and economic impacts of...
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China doubles down on photonic chips to supercharge AI — can light-based processors deliver?
China is pouring resources into photonic computing as generative AI strains the limits of conventional silicon. Researchers say optical chips—processing...
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