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Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (440+ words) Advertiser-Tribune The U. S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D. C. , rejected Anthropic's request for an order that would shield the San Francisco company from the fallout stemming from a dispute over how the Pentagon could deploy its Claude chatbot in fully autonomous weapons…...
State data center study may be drawing nearer
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (368+ words) Advertiser-Tribune SANDUSKY " State lawmakers apparently are getting closer to launching a study of how data centers affect people in Ohio. A bill by two local lawmakers, state Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, and state Rep. Kellie Deeter, R-Norwalk, apparently helped create…...
A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
1+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) Advertiser-Tribune Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers or delete keys. The exercise started in spring 2023 as…...
Bill would criminalize AI-generated child porn
1+ week, 5+ day ago (295+ words) Advertiser-Tribune A pair of Ohio lawmakers introduced new legislation on Tuesday that aims to criminalize those who use AI or other digital programs to generate child pornography. If House Bill 786 is approved, then it would amend sections of an Ohio…...
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
2+ week, 6+ day ago (435+ words) Advertiser-Tribune The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology. The announcement comes as state governments have…...
Teenagers sue Musk's x AI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
2+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) Advertiser-Tribune The high school students, who are seeking to proceed under pseudonyms, filed the lawsuit in California, where x AI " Musk's artificial intelligence company " has its headquarters. They are seeking class-action status in order to represent what the lawsuit says…...
Nvidia CEO heralds 'inference inflection' as next phase of AI boom, backed by $1 trillion in orders
3+ week, 2+ day ago (487+ words) Advertiser-Tribune Sporting his signature black leather jacket, Huang spent more than two hours sauntering across a stage in a packed arena in San Jose, California, explaining how Nvidia's processors became indispensable AI components and highlighting the products that he believes…...
Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (462+ words) Advertiser-Tribune The overhaul driven by Google's Gemini technology will introduce two AI features into a digital mapping service used by more than 2 billion people worldwide. One tool called Ask Maps will expand upon conversational abilities that Google brought to the…...
New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (518+ words) Advertiser-Tribune Powerus is flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals and has one other advantage: It is partly owned by President Donald Trump's two oldest sons. The Trump family has drawn criticism for expanding its…...
Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
1+ mon, 36+ min ago (354+ words) Advertiser-Tribune Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in California federal court and another in the federal appeals court in Washington, D. C. , each challenging different aspects of the Pentagon's actions against the company. The Pentagon last week formally designated the San…...