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FDA Approves Musk’s Neuralink for Study of Brain Implants in Humans
Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink on Thursday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the green light to its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone after ...
White House to Study AI Risks, Impact on Workers
The White House said on Tuesday it would ask workers how their employers use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor them, as it allocates federal investments in the technology, which is expected to ...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns
This week, insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising potential legal concerns that might arise from their ...
Hackers to Test AI Limits at Mass Event
No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started "jailbreaking" the artificial intelligence chatbot—trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene. ...
G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on AI
Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt "risk-based" regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to ...
Montana Pollution Lawsuit Could Limit Aerial Fire Retardant Use
A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government's use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted ...
Forgo Buybacks, Spend on Safety Says Rail Unions
Rail unions want railroads to take some of the billions they're using every year to buy back their stock and spend it to improve safety in the wake of several high-profile derailments and hire more ...
Supreme Court YouTube Decision Could Shape Protections for ChatGPT and AI
When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies ...