Artificial intelligence Coverage

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

Organizations including labor unions and consumer advocacy groups are pulling for more transparency from companies and greater legal recourse for citizens to sue over AI discrimination. The industry is offering tentative support but digging in its heels over those accountability measures.

Tech literacy required: Improvements in health care require new skills for doctors, patients

Our aging population, those most affected by chronic disease, find themselves on the periphery of the digital health revolution, unable to access the very tools designed to help them.

Study: 80% of leaders concerned about data privacy and security

“Organizations are realizing that large language models alone don’t solve business challenges,” said Marinela Profi, Strategic AI Advisor at SAS.

Guest column: The robot will see you now: How AI is revolutionizing healthcare

When an AI can detect disease from the sound of your voice, or predict that you're heading toward cardiac issues from a cell phone snapshot of your eye, it's a bit like having a guardian angel permanently perched on your shoulder. That's the real promise of AI in medicine.

AI could be as consequential to the economy as electricity, says Jamie Dimon

The AI explosion has already transformed workplaces across the world and nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI, according to the International Monetary Fund.

AI could be as consequential to the economy as electricity, says Jamie Dimon

The AI explosion has already transformed workplaces across the world and nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI, according to the International Monetary Fund.

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN

AI will shrink workforces within five years, say company execs

The use of artificial intelligence will reduce the number of workers at thousands of companies over the next five years, according to a global survey of C-suite executives published Friday.

AI will shrink workforces within five years, say company execs

The use of artificial intelligence will reduce the number of workers at thousands of companies over the next five years, according to a global survey of C-suite executives published Friday.

By Anna Cooban, CNN

When will GenAI impact the devices market?

It will be challenging to redesign GenAI software, along with PCs and smartphones, to make it possible to run effective and powerful local GenAI applications, but it is necessary because the devices must remain as responsive as they currently are.

Jon Stewart rips into Apple, his old boss, on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart said that Apple prohibited him from discussing artificial intelligence or interviewing Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan on his streaming show.

Jon Stewart rips into Apple, his old boss, on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart said that Apple prohibited him from discussing artificial intelligence or interviewing Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan on his streaming show.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN

Will Artificial Intelligence Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.

Wendy’s menu boards. Ben & Jerry’s grocery store freezers. Abercrombie & Fitch’s marketing. Many mainstays of the American customer experience are increasingly powered by artificial intelligence.

OpenAI unveils artificial intelligence technology that re-creates human voices

OpenAI Unveils Artificial Intelligence Technology That Re-Creates Human Voices

SAN FRANCISCO -- First, OpenAI offered a tool that allowed people to create digital images simply by describing what they wanted to see. Then, it built similar technology that generated full-motion video like something from a Hollywood movie.

Cade Metz, New York Times

Meta’s smart glasses are getting smarter

Meta soon plans to release a big update that transforms the Ray-Ban Meta, its camera glasses that shoot videos, into a gadget seen only in sci-fi movies.

UNC students learning the benefits and challenges of OpenAI learning

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly accepted at universities, such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Amazon adds $2.75 billion to its stake in the AI startup Anthropic

Six months ago, Amazon invested $1.25 billion in Anthropic, making the San Francisco startup Amazon’s most important AI partner.

UNC uses AI to help students learn, including about uses of AI

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly accepted at universities, such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC uses AI to help students learn, including about uses of AI

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly accepted at universities, such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

Amazon Adds $2.75 Billion to Its Stake in the AI Startup Anthropic

SEATTLE -- Amazon said Wednesday that it had added $2.75 billion to its investment in Anthropic, a startup that competes with companies like OpenAI and Google in the race to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.

Karen Weise, New York Times

Guest column: Customer-first healthcare could be the next big disruption

Just as companies like Amazon and Netflix have transformed retail and entertainment by obsessing over the customer experience, healthcare must undergo a similar revolution.

Experts warn of artificial intelligence threats to 2024 election

The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency sent warnings and tips to election officials in North Carolina and elsewhere on how to fight schemes using artificial intelligence to spread misinformation.

'Are we ready?': Elections experts ring alarm bells over AI, deepfakes as 2024 races heat up

The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency sent warnings and tips to elections officials in North Carolina and elsewhere on how to fight schemes using artificial intelligence to spread misinformation.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

In production of AI talent, China pulls ahead of US

When it comes to the artificial intelligence that powers chatbots such as ChatGPT, China lags the United States. But when it comes to producing the scientists behind a new generation of humanoid technologies, China is pulling ahead.

Tennessee makes AI an outlaw to protect country music and more

The Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security Act, a first-in-the-nation bill that aims to protect musicians from artificial intelligence by adding penalties for copying a performer’s “voice” without permission.