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Dead Man Addresses Killer in Court With Help From AI
AI Version of
Dead Man
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May 7, 2025 7:16 AM CDT

AI Version of Dead Man Addresses His Killer

This could be the first example of AI delivering a victim impact statement

(Newser) - An Arizona man killed in a road rage shooting in 2021 confronted his killer in court on Monday, or at least an AI version of him did. After gathering more than 40 victim impact statements from Chris Pelkey's friends and family, his sister, Stacey Wales, was left wondering what...

Fake Firm Staffed With Bots Was a 'Total Disaster'

Carnegie Mellon researchers discovered that their AI 'workers' weren't particularly good at their jobs

(Newser) - What would happen if a fake company was created from scratch, staffed completely by bots? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon wanted to know the answer, so they launched The Agent Company , a virtual simulation of a software company that put artificial intelligence "agents" from such companies as OpenAI, Google, Meta,...

Even Google Is Warning Parents About Its AI App for Kids

Company says it will soon launch its Gemini App for children under the age of 13, worrying critics

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is still going through some growing pains , which is why parents may want to pay special attention to the latest development. "Gemini Apps will soon be available for your child," read an email from Google about its AI chatbot to guardians of kids with supervised accounts,...

Meta Exec Apologizes to Conservative Activist

Robby Starbuck is suing for $5M, claiming company's AI defamed him

(Newser) - A conservative activist got a rare, personal apology from a top Meta exec over the tech giant's AI chatbot. Robby Starbuck, a former music video producer who has gained a following on the right with his anti-DEI videos, first alleged last year that Meta's chatbot was disseminating false...

Meta Unveils ChatGPT Rival
Meta Unveils
ChatGPT Rival
Apr 30, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Meta Unveils ChatGPT Rival

App links Facebook and Instagram accounts for personalized AI experience

(Newser) - Meta is making its move in artificial intelligence with a new standalone app that blends AI with the familiar feel of social media in the company's bid to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. The app uses Meta's Llama 4 AI system and includes a "discover" feed...

Survey: Some Use AI to Avoid Their Colleagues

8% of workers say they like not having to share credit with a colleague

(Newser) - Embarrassed to ask a coworker for help? More office workers are turning to AI for answers, Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index Report reveals. Quartz notes the report is based on a survey of 31,000 workers in 31 countries, and a small percentage admitted to using AI to...

State Bar of California Makes 'Staggering Admission'

Licensing body says some questions on disastrous bar exam were developed with the help of AI

(Newser) - The State Bar of California has disclosed that some multiple-choice questions in a problem-plagued bar exam were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence. The legal licensing body said in a news release that it will ask the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for those who took its...

Robots Take On the Humans in Half-Marathon

We humans win in China, but the robots showed lots of progress

(Newser) - Congratulations, humans. You bested humanoid robot runners in a half-marathon billed as the first of its kind. Given the fast progress the robots are making, however, it might not pay to bet on next year's race just yet. Details:
  • About 12,000 human runners and 21 humanoid robots
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We Could Soon Be Speaking Dolphin, Thanks to AI

LLM from Google, Wild Dolphin Project is trained on dolphin vocalizations

(Newser) - Advances in artificial intelligence have led hackers to invent voices to mock billionaires on street corners and ushered in new uses for existing drugs . And soon, they could have us speaking dolphin. That's the hope of Google and the Wild Dolphin Project, anyway. As part of its work on...

McMahon Confuses AI and A1, Hilarity Ensues

A1 steak sauce capitalizes on education secretary's blunder

(Newser) - Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared on a speaking panel last week to discuss how artificial intelligence might be used to improve education at any age. But the 76-year-old former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment left the impression that she could use a lesson on the technology herself. After an initial...

Microsoft Fires Two for Protesting AI Contracts

Protestors criticized the company's AI role in Israeli military actions

(Newser) - As Microsoft's 50th anniversary event unfolded last week, protests took place on the company's campus that led to a pair of swift dismissals. The AP reports that two employees were fired for protesting and interrupting speeches Friday at the company's campus in Redmond, Washington, objecting to...

'One of the Most Ambitious Projects' Heads to Pennsylvania

An AI data-center campus will replace state's largest coal plant

(Newser) - President Trump has promised a return to coal , but one Pennsylvania town isn't having it. What was once the state's largest operating coal plant in Homer City, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, was partially imploded last month to make way for a huge AI data-center campus to...

$1M Human vs AI Wager Will Rest on Duke-Houston Game

4C Predictions chose Houston, Sean Perry backs Duke

(Newser) - As the NCAA March Madness reaches its fever pitch, a dramatic $1 million wager between a seasoned gambler and a savvy AI site will boil down to the clash between Duke and Houston in the Final Four. Who will have the final slam dunk in this high-stakes matchup of...

The Disease Was About to Kill Him. AI Intervened
The Disease Was About
to Kill Him. AI Intervened
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Mar 29, 2025 8:00 AM CDT

The Disease Was About to Kill Him. AI Intervened

The New York Times looks at how AI is finding new uses for existing drugs

(Newser) - It's "one example of AI that we don't have to fear, that we can be really excited about," is how one doctor puts it. He's talking about using AI to pore over existing drugs in search of ones that can be used to treat rare...

Elon Musk Sells X to Another Musk Company

Billionaire says his xAI artificial intelligence firm is social media site's new owner

(Newser) - Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday. Both companies are privately held, which means they aren't required to disclose their finances to the public. Musk said in a post on...

Netflix CEO Donates $50M to an AI 'Moral Imperative'

Reed Hastings forks over big bucks to alma mater Bowdoin College to study consequences of AI

(Newser) - Bowdoin College just got the largest financial infusion it's ever received in its 231-year history, courtesy of one of its most famous former students. Reed Hastings, who graduated from the Maine liberal arts college in 1983, has ponied up $50 million to his alma mater for the Hastings Initiative...

'Hallucinating' ChatGPT Tells Man He Killed His Kids

Digital rights group has filed a complaint with data protection authorities

(Newser) - A Norwegian man says ChatGPT got his hometown right, and the number and gender of his children—but its other details were false and disturbing. Arve Hjalmar Holmen says that when he asked the chatbot who he was, he was told that he was serving a 21-year prison sentence for...

Appeal Asks: Is Child Porn Created by AI Legal?

Prosecutors protest ruling protecting possession of AI-generated CSAM in one's own home

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are appealing a judge's decision that private possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is protected under the Constitution, in a case that could have huge implications for the legal treatment of such content, which is increasing online. Steven Anderegg, 42, of Wisconsin faced "potentially...

Melania Trump Is Back in the Public Eye

She uses her first solo public appearance during Trump's 2nd term to address 'revenge porn'

(Newser) - Melania Trump on Monday made her first solo public appearance since her husband's inauguration. The Hill reported last month that the first lady is expected to return to her "Be Best" initiative, launched during President Trump's first term, which included a focus on online safety, and on...

Man Faces Terror Charge After Threat to Musk Facility

Tennessee man told friend he wanted to burn down xAI data center

(Newser) - A Tennessee man was charged with an act of terrorism after he threatened to burn down an xAI facility because he was upset with Elon Musk and President Trump, authorities say. Ethan Paul Early, 25, of Ashland City, was arrested and charged on Feb. 20 after he spoke with a...

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