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U.S. intelligence says Russians created fake California news site to fabricate Harris scandal
WASHINGTON — Russian actors created a fake San Francisco news station that published a staged video this month in an attempt to generate a scandal about Vice President Kamala Harris — the latest example of Moscow’s attempt to denigrate the Democratic presidential nominee in her campaign against former President Donald...
Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in U.S. autonomous vehicles
NEW YORK — The Commerce Department said Monday it’s seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers. While there is minimal Chinese and...
Apple releases AI software for a smarter Siri on the iPhone 16
Apple is accelerating the rollout of a software update that will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks to coincide with the release of its latest iPhone. The free update enabling the first set of features in Apple’s suite of artificial intelligence...
Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent — not to mention a child — is not easy. Using...
Instagram teen accounts to be made private
Accounts for any Instagram users under 16 will now be made private, Meta announced Tuesday. Users will now need a parent’s approval to change the restricted settings, called “Teen Accounts” — which filter out offensive words and limit who can contact the account, NPR reported. The changes are being made...
Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for U.S. election
NEW YORK— Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to his social platform X to post a thinking emoji and a comment that “no one is even trying to assassinate” the Democratic president and vice president. In the midst of anti-Muslim riots...
Most Americans don’t trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey
WASHINGTON — Jim Duggan uses ChatGPT almost daily to draft marketing emails for his carbon removal credit business in Huntsville, Alabama. But he’d never trust an artificial intelligence chatbot with any questions about the upcoming presidential election. “I just don’t think AI produces truth,” the 68-year-old political conservative said in...
News companies walk fine line of trust versus efficiency with AI tools AI
This story was not written using artificial intelligence, but it could have been. We have an example from ChatGPT that we could link to as on online only file. Although the technology might have sped up the writing process, the quality of the information — and the trust the reader...
News companies walk fine line of trust versus efficiency with AI tools
This story was not written using artificial intelligence, but it could have been. Although the technology might have sped up the writing process, the quality of the information — and the trust the reader has in it — likely would have suffered. Use of AI in the news industry, so...
AI technologies are giving some doctors more time for patients, improving health care AI
AI technologies are giving some doctors more time for patients, improving health care Emily Schneider uses artificial intelligence at work for six hours a day, twice a week. As a physician assistant at West Penn Hospital, it’s her job to man Vectra, a 3D imaging system intended to capture signs...
Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch onto a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon. The four different iPhone 16 models will all come equipped with special chips needed...
AI: The new financial adviser? Not quite yet AI
Eric Kish is a fan of artificial intelligence. The Tarentum resident said he’s seen its efficiency through his work at a local insurance agency. “It makes processes go quicker — 24 hours a day as opposed to 9 to 5 when you have to talk to someone,” he said. Kish...
AI: The new financial adviser? Not quite yet
Eric Kish is a fan of artificial intelligence. The Tarentum resident said he’s seen its efficiency through his work at a local insurance agency. “It makes processes go quicker — 24 hours a day as opposed to 9 to 5 when you have to talk to someone,” he said. Kish...
These men are credited as being founding fathers of AI
Pittsburgh may not be the birthplace of AI, but it served as a cradle. And the technology is older than you probably think. Carnegie Mellon University is one of the places where AI was being developed more than 50 years ago. Tom Mitchell, who has taught at Carnegie Mellon since...
As artificial intelligence surges across daily life, so do concerns AI
The breakneck pace of advancements in artificial intelligence development has led to the technology touching seemingly every facet of life, from work to finances to health care. That rapid growth and unchecked development have created as much anxiety as hope, from Wall Street to the White House. But while AI...
As artificial intelligence surges across daily life, so do concerns
The breakneck pace of advancements in artificial intelligence development has led to the technology touching seemingly every facet of life, from work to finances to health care. That rapid growth and unchecked development have created as much anxiety as hope, from Wall Street to the White House. But while AI...
These men are credited as being founding fathers of AI — and 2 are from Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh may not be the birthplace of AI, but it served as a cradle. And the technology is older than you probably think. Carnegie Mellon University is one of the places where AI was being developed more than 50 years ago. Tom Mitchell, who has taught at Carnegie Mellon since...
With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
RIO DE JANEIRO — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and...
Carnegie Mellon launches computer science podcast
Carnegie Mellon University has launched a new podcast to explore innovations in computer science. The first season of “Does Compute,” hosted by Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, contains 10 episodes featuring experts, alumni and students. Some of the topics addressed tackle smartphones, medical breakthroughs and the challenges of artificial...
How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators trying to put guardrails on AI, it’s mostly about the arithmetic. Specifically, an AI model trained on 10 to the 26th floating-point operations...
Inflation explained: It seems everything is more expensive than 5 years ago. Here’s why.
As she walked the aisles of Walmart in Frazer, Ashley Williams of Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood wanted to know the “mathematics behind” the rising cost of milk, eggs and other staples. Terry Riehle of Greensburg struggled to understand why Land O’Lakes cheese costs more per pound than most cuts of meat...
California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Efforts in California to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial intelligence systems cleared an important vote Wednesday that could pave the way for U.S. regulations on the technology evolving at warp speed. The proposal, aiming to reduce potential risks created by AI, would require companies...
What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. Durov, who was born in Russia, spent much of his...
How Nintendo nostalgia is driving a new wave of video game production in Pa.
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Forty years after the cinder block-sized Nintendo Entertainment System introduced America’s youth to virtual duck hunting and Mushroom Kingdom plumbing, devotees...
Elon Musk’s Trump interview marred by technical glitches, Musk says it’s a malicious attack
Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and blamed the incident on “a lack of coordination” during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — a conversation that was plagued by technical glitches. “If I had not turned my head, I would not...
