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Trump orders crackdown on state AI regulation. Here's why California is hardest hit

Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries ...
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Some teachers say that AI tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom — with potentially harmful long-term effects on students’ learning.
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Trapped in a dialysis chair for four hours at a time, he’d watch his blood be removed, cleaned, and recirculated back into his body. After three years of this routine he started to wonder: Will I ever ...
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During my kid’s surgery, I was denied a copy of my consent form — then sent to a ghost ...

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Tara García Mathewson

California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it? Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are ...
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The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse

The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that ...
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Pixel Hunt

Telehealth company Cerebral will pay a $7 million fine and limit the consumer health data it uses for advertising purposes under a new FTC order ...
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Are AI Models Advanced Enough To Translate Literature? The Debate Is Roiling Publishing

The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that ...
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AI Chatbots Can Cushion the High School Counselor Shortage — But Are They Bad for Students?

The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that ...
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Landlords Are Using AI To Raise Rents — and Cities Are Starting To Push Back

The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that ...
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Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless

Technology companies are locked in a frenzied arms race to release ever-more powerful artificial intelligence tools. To demonstrate that power, firms subject the tools to question-and-answer tests ...