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AI content to be automatically labeled on YouTube — but not on YouTube Kids
YouTube is making it easier to spot AI videos, but the new policy seems like a work in progress.
What to do when your teen replaces you with a chatbot
A practical guide to getting your child back from a chatbot.
By Rebecca Ruiz
AI's new cottage industry: Lawyers defending students accused of cheating
Faced with terrifying stakes, some students pay a lawyer to help with their defense.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Two men were charged with federal crimes after creating explicit deepfakes of celebrities
They are being charged under Trump's Take It Down Act.
California's Gavin Newsom tries to save workers from AI with executive order
The move follows massive layoffs at California-based Meta.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Kickstarter reverses controversial new NSFW content guidelines
"Honestly? We botched it."
Child safety organizations accuse Roblox of violating FTC rules
The gaming platform faces continued child safety accusations.
Meta AI Incognito Chat makes user conversations private, Zuckerberg says
Meta claims the feature make sensitive conversations invisible to anyone else.
By Rebecca Ruiz
After deadly accidents, Amazon halts sales of high-speed e-bikes in California
Heads up: If it goes over 28 mph, it's not an E-bike.
Meta made $14 million just off of these scam ads
Americans have lost billions to malicious social media advertising.
Travel blogger on hantavirus-stricken cruise ship: 'we're people'
Jake Rosmarin is one of dozens stuck on the m/v Hondius after a viral outbreak killed several passengers.
ChatGPT users can now choose a 'trusted contact"
If OpenAI detects a potential serious safety concern, the contact will be notified.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Microsoft may abandon one of its climate goals. Blame data centers.
An hourly clean energy match may be out the door.
Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI for allegedly practicing medicine without a license
The state's Board of Medicine says an AI chatbot posed as a licensed psychiatrist.
Parents on Instagram, Facebook: Expect a big message from Meta
Meta is contacting all parents on both platforms.
By Rebecca Ruiz
The White House may begin vetting AI models before release
Insiders say the White House's AI policy is taking a different turn.
AI can reason like a doctor, study says
Researchers tested AI on medical scenarios and were surprised by what they found.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Study: Friendly AI chatbots may be less accurate
How does a friendlier chatbot respond to a falsehood about the moon landings?
By Rebecca Ruiz
AI data centers could be wrecking the environment faster than we thought
Officials in this G7 nation want to hit net zero by 2050, but AI data centers may be an issue.
The AI policies at the nation’s largest school districts
From cheating to AI literacy, public school systems are still answering big questions about AI.
Safeguarding what makes us human in the age of AI
Camille Carlton of the Center for Humane Technology on the "messy middle" AI has created for the world.
By Camille Carlton
FCC challenges 'gender identity themes' on kids TV
The federal agency, led by conservative chairman Brendan Carr, suggests faith groups could play a role in TV ratings.
By Rebecca Ruiz
TikTok tests AI Remix option. What it is, how to opt out.
The company is "experimenting" with gen AI meme makers.
