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Jan 16, 2025

Facial recognition systems are flawed and biased. Police departments are using them anyway.

FORTUNE

Governments are failing to protect us from one of the most obvious harms of AI.

Jan 13, 2025

I help job seekers land offers at Amazon, Apple, Google and McKinsey—here’s how I tell them to use AI to prep for success

CNBC

Interviews are the hardest part of the job search process. But AI can help you prepare — and get you one step closer to landing the job.

Jan 4, 2025

Portrait or landscape? I used generative AI to put an end to this photo controversy for good

TOM'S GUIDE

I tried the AI Expand feature in the Cyberlink PhotoDirector app to use generative AI to transform my landscape photos in portrait ones.

Jan 2, 2025

I used AI to help do my job for a week. Here are all the ways it went sideways — and the few things it got right

TORONTO STAR

It's been more than a year since OpenAI released its first demo of ChatGPT, kicking off a tech arms race.

Dec 31, 2024

LinkedIn is doubling down on AI features, but do they help job seekers?

FAST COMPANY

The new tools can help you compose everything from a résumé and cover letter to ‘original’ posts for your feed. We spoke to job seekers and recruiters to find out how it’s going so far.

Dec 21, 2024

Let’s Be Brilliant And Give Generative AI A Purpose For Being Here

Forbes

Should generative AI have a stated internal purpose? A mighty question. Keeping AI on a right path aligned with human values could keep humankind alive. Here's the scoop.

Dec 15, 2024

How AI energy demand in 2025 will put natural gas in the spotlight

YAHOO FINANCE

Oil and gas are on track to end the year in negative territory. But in 2025, keep an eye out on natural gas as electricity demand rises.

Dec 14, 2024

She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate

THE GUARDIANN

Despite a stellar reference from a landlord of 17 years, Mary Louis was rejected after being screened by firm SafeRent

Dec 13, 2024

Virtual Zoom Webinar: AI Digital Literacy 101

Hispanic Tech and TelecomPartnership

The webinar, hosted by HTTP and featuring Susan Gonzalez and Alvaro Marañon, emphasizes the importance of AI literacy for the Latino community. Susan Gonzalez highlights the need for AI literacy, distinguishing between predictive and generative AI, and stresses the importance of curiosity over fear.

Dec 12, 2024

AI can be game changer for careers advice

THE TIMES OF LONDON

Emerging technology could help millions of people find work — and lead to greater recognition of the vital work performed by professionals in the field

Dec 10, 2024

More Humanitarian Organizations Will Harness AI’s Potential

WIRED

The opportunity for artificial intelligence to actually do some good has arrived—if it can be redirected toward where it’s needed most.

Dec 10, 2024

A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game

NPR

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.

Dec 9, 2024

Study claims AI could boost detection of breast cancer by 21%

TECHCRUNCH

A U.S. breast-screening program claims to demonstrate the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) in mammography screening, with women who paid for AI-enhanced scans 21% more likely to have cancer detected.

Dec 9, 2024

Thirteen proteins in your blood could reveal the age of your brain

NEW SCIENTIST

Higher or lower levels of certain proteins in your blood appear to indicate if your brain's age is older than your actual age

Nov 24, 2024

These artists are rebranding AI image generation with a new name

FAST COMPANY

A new term has slowly been gaining traction on social media. Will it last?

Nov 21, 2024

The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired

Wired

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.

Nov 5, 2024

How To Get Started In AI Even If You Don't Have Technical Skills

Forbes

Here is a quick guide to getting started in AI even if tech skills aren’t your strongest suit

Nov 4, 2024

How Latinos can avoid election misinformation

Axios

Election experts are warning bad actors may use artificial intelligence to deter Latinos from voting on Tuesday.

Oct 29, 2024

Looking for a job on LinkedIn? AI could be reading your profile — and recommending it to recruiters.

MarketWatch

The professional networking site is debuting a new AI-powered hiring tool that can sort, rank and message potential candidates for recruiters

Oct 29, 2024

7 ChatGPT Prompts To Train AI To Write Like You

Forbes

There are many reasons why you should train AI tools like ChatGPT to replicate your writing voice, without fully delegating your creativity.

Oct 29, 2024

AI is everywhere. How should schools handle it? Teachers’ different approaches show its potential — and limits

The San Diego Union-Tribune

'We’re trying to teach the ethical use of these new tools that are just going to keep on growing,' one Carlsbad teacher says.