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laist.com > news > newsom-signed-13-new-laws-to-protect-kids-from-technology-will-they-work

Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. Will they work?

23+ hour, 8+ min ago   (790+ words) Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 children’s online protection bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. An AI chatbot coaching a teenager to isolate himself from friends and family…...

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laist.com > brief > news > education > lausd-students-barred-artificial-intelligence-tools

LAUSD blocks AI tools

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1739+ words) Why it matters: The district’s decision bars an estimated 378,000 students from using generative AI tools on LAUSD laptops and tablets. This is a departure from the current policy. The backstory: The LAUSD board voted in June to enact what was…...

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laist.com > news > politics > state-farm-defense-lawyers-admit-ai-generated-fake-cases-in-la-lawsuit

State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuit

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (644+ words) Lawyers for a Los Angeles firm representing State Farm in a lawsuit involving the rebuilding of a home after a fire have apologized for artificial intelligence hallucinations in their filings. The homeowner’s lawyers discovered in motions filed by State Farm…...

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How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1118+ words) Progressives across the country are undeniably having a moment. Voters are rallying behind populist, insurgent-left candidates like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Randy Villegas in California’s 22nd Congressional District. But in the race…...