Microsoft unveiled a new Teams AI interpreter on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program can replicate a user’s voice in near-real-time in nine different languages. The company said it plans to expand to 31 different languages in the future. The languages reportedly range from English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. The feature…

The future of artificial intelligence policy in the United States is at a crossroads. President Joe Biden has prioritized safety, transparency and regulation, while President-elect Donald Trump plans to take a more deregulated, innovation-driven approach. Biden’s executive order on AI safety, announced earlier this year, aims to ensure rigorous oversight of AI systems. The plan…

Google responded to accusations on Thursday, Nov. 14, that its AI chatbot Gemini told a University of Michigan graduate student to “die” while he asked for help with his homework. Google asserts Gemini has safeguards to prevent the chatbot from responding with sexual, violent or dangerous wording encouraging self-harm. “Large language models can sometimes respond…

The Biden administration announced a new energy initiative to expand U.S. nuclear capacity to 200 gigawatts by 2050. That’s a 200% increase over 2020 levels, with enough power to meet the electricity needs of up to 170 million homes. The plan includes building new reactors, renewing licenses for older plants, and restarting some retired facilities,…

Social media platform X is seeing record traffic since the election, but it’s also seeing some high-profile deactivations in a statement against the politics of owner Elon Musk. The Guardian, a left-leaning British newspaper, is no longer posting on X, saying the social media platform is “toxic” and home to “far-right conspiracies and racism.” Its…

Mattel may be hoping for a little magic this week to help make a packaging problem on its “Wicked” dolls go away. The toy company has apologized for a misprint on boxes of its collection for the upcoming feature film based on the hit Broadway musical. The dolls’ packaging was supposed to show the URL…

As the presidential campaign heads into the final weekend, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris swing through the western U.S. to sway undecided voters. And crews in Spain search for survivors after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Nov. 1,…

Voting rights groups are sounding the alarm over AI chatbots spreading misinformation to Latino voters. With just days until the presidential election, Latino voters are being inundated with targeted election ads in Spanish. An investigation conducted in collaboration with Proof News, Factchequeado and the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab at the Institute for Advanced…

Microsoft publicly accused rival tech company Google of running “shadow campaigns” to discredit the competition to EU regulators. The accusations include funding a fake grassroots campaign to “mislead the public.” “I’ve taken pains to tell the truth, even when that might make things more complicated for Microsoft,” Microsoft’s Deputy General Counsel Rima Alaily wrote in…

As artificial intelligence gets smarter, it’s being used for more and more purposes every day, including health care. While many people turn to the web for health information, some are less likely to trust what they find than others — especially when the information is generated by artificial intelligence. Nearly 3 in 4 adults (74%)…