Amazon investing billions in AI startup Anthropic

Big Tech companies are pouring money into AI as they race to capitalize on the opportunities that a new generation of the technology is set to bring. Amazon is the latest with a massive investment.

NASA reveals latest weapon to 'search the heavens' for UFOs, aliens

According to a NASA study, artificial intelligence will be key if NASA tries to find scientifically provable alien life and the existence of UFOs.

Real or fake? How to spot weather images generated by AI

Artificial intelligence software creates very real looking images of natural phenomena, and is changing the way many of us look at social media posts.

Google introduces AI chatbot Bard into inner circle, opening door for Gmail, Maps, YouTube

Bard’s expanded capabilities will be available in an English-only extension, and users can mine information in their Gmail accounts, and get directions from Google Maps and find videos on YouTube.

Google to require disclosure if AI alters voice, imagery in political ads

Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.

ChatGPT: Schools put new policies in place
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With students returning to class, most colleges are starting the year with new ChatGPT policies.

AI's hallucination problem: Chatbots tend to make things up

Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it’s now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a “generative AI” system to compose documents and get work done.

Entertainment companies hiring AI specialists amid Hollywood strike

Actors have expressed fears about AI being used to replicate an actor’s image and likeness without the actor’s consent, while writers have pushed for limits on the use of AI to write or rewrite scripts.

Minnesota start-up using AI to walk customers through car repairs

Using artificial intelligence, a new Minnesota-based startup called Raise a Hood is empowering car owners to do their own repairs while also offering community learnings and virtual consultations with real-life mechanics.

AI car repair? Minnesota biz empowers DIY repairs
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Most of us have been there: something breaks on your vehicle and the mechanic bill is more than you can afford. But now, there's a way to diagnose and fix the problem without ever entering a shop.