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AI Chatbots Need to Fix Suicide Response: Study
A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for ...
North Carolina Boasts Largest Deployment of AI-Powered Traffic Signals
Last month, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced its partnership with Flow Labs to deploy AI-powered traffic signal software across the state. Now fully operational, the ...
In Safety Bid, US Considers Defunding States Over Truck Driver English Proficiency Rules
The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington State, and New Mexico unless they adopt English proficiency requirements for commercial ...
Man Uses Old Baseball Players’ Names in Class Action Settlement Fraud Scheme
A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for ...
Clearing 5 Foot Perimeter Around House Cuts Wildfire Risk in Half: IBHS
New research confirms creating an ember-resistant buffer around a home cuts its risk of igniting from a wildfire in half, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). ...
Tesla Rejected $60M Settlement Before Losing $243M Autopilot Verdict
Billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month ...
Call for Evacuations as Wildfires Threaten Homes in California, Oregon
Thousands of homes in Northern California wine country and central Oregon were under evacuation orders and warnings Sunday as firefighting crews battled wildfires in dry, hot weather. The Pickett ...
North Carolina High Court Rules Bars’ COVID-19 Lawsuits Can Continue
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by ...