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Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. Will they work?
4+ hour, 10+ 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…...
Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (786+ words) As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to require data centers to disclose how much water they use, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns over AI’s water use don’t hold “up to any scrutiny.” On the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath…...
LAUSD blocks AI tools
1+ week, 3+ 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…...
Defense tech
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1682+ words) Los Angeles County: The total value of defense contracts won by companies in Los Angeles County more than doubled in the last 10 years after adjusting for inflation, according to an analysis by CalMatters and The Markup. In the same period,…...
State Farm lawsuit
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1714+ 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…...
State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuit
3+ week, 4+ 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…...
How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi
4+ week, 4+ 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…...