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Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up
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The airline tried to argue that it shouldn’t be liable for anything its chatbot says.
Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Shows the Limitations of AI
David Gilbert
Google has hit pause on Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a far-right backlash to its historical depictions.
An AT&T Outage Is Wreaking Havoc on US Cellular Networks
Brian Barrett
The AT&T network outage shows no signs of improvement, and the company has given no details about the cause.
Gab’s Racist AI Chatbots Have Been Instructed to Deny the Holocaust
David Gilbert
The proliferation of generative AI chatbots on extremist platforms could lead to increased radicalization, experts warn.
Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be
Matt Simon
As relentless rains pounded LA, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.
