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As More Teens Turn to AI for Mental Health Help, Westside Students Power a Human Alternative
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1042+ words) A recent RAND study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that nearly one in five adolescents and young adults reported using AI chatbots for mental health advice in 2025, up from about one in eight in an earlier RAND study published in…...
Artificial Intelligence Expansion at USC Gets $200 Million Boost
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1114+ words) LOS ANGELES" The University of Southern California (USC) is making a $200 million push into artificial intelligence " and putting the names of two major donors on its advanced computing school. The university announced Tuesday that venture capitalist, NVIDIA board member, and…...
Santa Monica College Expands With Bachelor's Degree in Cloud Computing
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (266+ words) SANTA MONICA'Santa Monica College (SMC) has received final approval to offer a bachelor's degree in cloud computing, giving the school its second four-year degree program as it looks to expand training in a high-demand tech field. The college said Wednesday…...
AI Startup Aims to Ease Pressure on LA's Overloaded 911 System
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) LOS ANGELES " After years of watching Los Angeles" 911 system buckle under routine demand, the founders of Harm. AI say they are trying to solve a narrower, stubborn piece of the problem " the calls that do not belong in the emergency…...
State AI Guidance Under Fire After Sexualized Images Hit LA Classroom
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (714+ words) LOS ANGELES - In December, fourth graders in a class at Delevan Drive Elementary School in Los Angeles were given a homework assignment: Write a book report about Pippi Longstocking, then draw or use artificial intelligence to make a book cover....
LA County Drivers See Modest Relief at the Pump
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (194+ words) Westside Current LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped four-tenths of a cent Sunday to $4. 452. The average price is 1. 4 cents less than one week ago and 27. 7 cents less than one…...