Artificial Intelligence

Georgia lawmakers are trying to find ways to criminalize videos that use tech to impersonate candidates, warning that this presidential election could include misleading ads featuring Trump and Biden.

In response to surging student interest, the University of Texas at San Antonio is creating a dedicated college to focus on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other programs related to computing and data science.

The university's policy for spring 2024 is that instructors will use their own discretion and explain to students what constitutes unauthorized use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for coursework.

The Canadian firm, working to expand in the U.S. and elsewhere, plans fresh investments in artificial intelligence as well as more hiring. The company had raised $10 million in a previous funding round.

Reining in artificial intelligence, cracking down on fake elector schemes and expanding voter access on tribal lands are Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s top priorities for this legislative session.

Through a new partnership with OpenAI and its ChatGPT Enterprise platform, Arizona State University intends to crowdsource new ideas and develop new tools to improve instruction, research and internal operations.

Noveck, also serving as the state’s chief innovation officer, takes over the new job as the governor calls for an "AI Moonshot." Her appointment reflects AI hiring trends in other parts of government.

The state's Artificial Intelligence Task Force may recommend proposed legislation to enhance transparency and accountability in AI, plus new training programs and the criminalization of AI-generated porn.

The U.S. National Science Foundation and other collaborating federal agencies are launching a national pilot to research, and ultimately bolster investment in, the area of artificial intelligence.

Court officials anticipate having messy debates over whether evidence is authentic or fabricated, with deepfakes skewing jurors’ decisions and digital forensics analysts helping to find the truth.

During a meeting of the task force this week, lawmakers highlighted the importance of notifying people when they are interacting with artificial intelligence. The group is likely to propose new legislation to that effect.

Addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland last week, panelists said students will need to learn how to identify truth, have meaningful conversations and think critically.

Since Harvard University's president stepped down in the wake of a plagiarism scandal earlier this month, some educators worry that bad-faith actors will use AI to comb through records to gin up controversies.

Minnesota leveraged Google AI to create a multilingual virtual assistant. Data from a records request reveals how it’s really being used by a diverse population and potential limitations with the technology.

A new software service could save Benton County investigators hundreds of hours searching for potential suspects, but opponents say the tool could be used to intimidate and violate civil liberties.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s latest executive order on artificial intelligence targets the use of the technology in the classroom and offers standards to safeguard state databases and individual data.

Sutter Union High School in California is giving students access to HopeST, an AI-powered app co-designed by an alumnus that suggests careers based on their interests and can simulate conversations with professionals.

More than a decade before ChatGPT, computer scientists at IBM spent years on an AI system hoping it could one day power a generalized tutor. Some say tutoring is a deeply human process that AI will not soon replicate.