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"Time will tell how effective these steps are and if further action is needed."

Khanmigo, a ChatGPT-powered bot, made frequent calculation errors during a Journal reporter’s test

From robocalls to deep fakes, artificial intelligence is already playing a role in the 2024 election. Last week the Federal Communications Commission made AI-generated voice calls illegal.

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may look a lot like the 2020 vote, with the two major party nominations likely going to the same men, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. One big difference will be the use of artificial intelligence, which is playing a growing role in American politics.

Generative artificial intelligence tools continue to grow in popularity. Here are four ways faculty members in higher education are teaching about or with AI.

Teachers across the country are grappling with whether to view AI tools like ChatGPT as friend or foe in the classroom. My research shows that the answer isn’t always simple. It can be both.

AI literacy will be integral to preserving a fair and free election -- and every business has its role to play.

AI-generated fake videos are being used for scams and internet gags, but what happens when they’re created to interfere in elections? CBC’s Catharine Tunney breaks down how the technology can be weaponized and looks at whether Canada is ready for a deepfake election.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) analysis shows that AI job displacement will be gradual, with only 1.6% of worker wages in the US economy capable of automation and 23% of those tasks feasible to automate.

Will AI literacy soon become as important a subject to teach in schools as reading, writing and math? Many education leaders think so, as ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools sweep into daily life.

2024 will mark four years since the start of the pandemic. Children who were in kindergarten in 2020 will be in the fourth grade, teachers who started during the pandemic never experienced “the before times,” and innovation and technology have accelerated at record speed.

Susan Gonzales, founder and CEO of AIandYou, shares her journey and vision for bridging the AI literacy gap in marginalized communities. With a focus on AI's benefits, risks, and potential for societal impact, Gonzales emphasizes the importance of diverse voices in AI development and policy to prevent bias and ensure that AI’s potential benefits are actually equitable.

In today’s column, I will explore the increasing flare-up of generative AI mental health therapy chatbots and the at times outlandish and unfounded claims being made about their efficacy, along with doing a close-up examination of the regulatory and legal mechanisms fighting against this disconcerting rising tide.

I'm an AI prompt engineer. Here are 3 rules to get the best results using ChatGPT – and what people get wrong.

Researchers at the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi say they developed an AI tool that can pretty closely copy a person's handwriting. The researchers said that the model needed just a few paragraphs of writing to be trained.

Artificial intelligence startup Assistive has launched a new generative video platform called Assistive Video that can create four-second clips from text or images.

Now, in an advance that shows the potential of artificial intelligence to aid medicine, researchers at Children’s National have developed a new AI-powered tool for diagnosing rheumatic heart disease long before a patient needs surgery.

John Walsh, advocate for missing children and longtime host of "America’s Most Wanted," said he feels outmanned by criminals all the time—especially in the courtroom.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it's rolling out new policies and tools meant to combat misinformation and abuse ahead of 2024 elections worldwide.