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Trump says working with Xi on AI would hurt US companies
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 29 - 12:28 p.m.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning said he does not want to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping on governing AI technology, adding it would hurt American AI companies.
Artificial intelligence dating scams move beyond fake profiles to entire fake apps
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Sept. 28 - 10:34 p.m.
Scammers are creating thousands of fake people and putting them on dating apps. The new twist is that it is not just the profiles that researchers say are fake. In some cases, the apps themselves are part of the scam.
Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker says
Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 10:55 a.m.
President Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as the federal government seeks to define its role in the burgeoning technology.
Bill Gates joins calls for AI safeguards, including legislation
Idrees Ali and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 6:32 a.m.
AI requires safeguards that go beyond self-regulation, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview that aired on Sunday, calling for legislation to be passed in Congress.
Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 25 - 7:41 a.m.
Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent.
Energy Department will spend $2B to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid
Associated Press and | Posted Sept. 25 - 6:33 a.m.
The Energy Department said that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid.
Australia's prime minister criticizes OpenAI over government website security breach
Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 23 - 8:50 p.m.
Australia was extremely concerned and disappointed at an OpenAI security breach of a government website, which the AI company took too long to reveal, Prime Minister Albanese said.
Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 23 - 11:26 a.m.
Meta Platforms is expected to unveil new smart glasses at its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, including a pair without cameras, amid growing privacy concerns about AI devices.
Can AI help the agriculture industry save water? 2 high schoolers in Idaho say 'yes'
| Posted Sept. 23 - 9:05 a.m.
Two Idaho teens are using algorithms to help farmers determine better watering strategies. They want to reduce wasted water in the event that a data center is built nearby.
UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 22 - 4:37 p.m.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday, calling on world leaders to unite as they struggle to confront mounting global challenges.
Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Associated Press and | Posted Sept. 21 - 6:38 p.m.
A new lawsuit filed on Friday claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.
AI is making spear phishing scams more successful, BYU research finds
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Sept. 20 - 5:32 p.m.
As artificial intelligence grows ever stronger, new research from BYU shows people are more likely to be duped by AI-generated scams compared to human-written ones.
Does Utah need to plan for extinction risks due to AI? Not just yet, AI czar says
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m.
The head of Utah's artificial intelligence office said AI advancements could be potentially dangerous, but said they have "not manifested in a way that's a real extinction level risk."
Factory production falls in August; outlook clouded by rising costs
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 18 - 10:55 a.m.
Factory production unexpectedly fell in August, and higher oil prices and rising interest rates could offset some of the support from an artificial intelligence buildout.
John Curtis breaks with Trump, calls for AI regulations
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 16 - 12:11 p.m.
Utah Sen. John Curtis is calling on congressional leaders to schedule swift hearings with artificial intelligence executives to inform lawmakers on potential regulatory solutions.
Mona residents file appeal seeking to overturn approval of data center project
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Sept. 16 - 9:58 a.m.
A group of Mona residents has filed an appeal asking Juab County commissioners to reverse approval of a large data center project they say was approved without meaningful public awareness or input.
Utah AI industry voice agrees 'slowdown' would be beneficial
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Sept. 16 - 8:34 a.m.
Over the past week, some researchers have warned that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential" threat to the human race, frontier CEOs have spoken about the need for a "slowdown" and Utah's own governor has called for guardrails.
Nearly 1 in 5 young people turn to AI for mental health advice. What Utah parents should know
Eric Cabrera, KSL | Posted Sept. 15 - 9:43 a.m.
A national study found nearly 1 in 5 young people have used AI for mental health advice, and most haven't told anyone. A psychiatrist says parents should start by asking questions, not lecturing.
Utah governor calls on Congress to create 'framework' for AI safety
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 14 - 7:03 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox called on Congress to establish guardrails for developing advanced artificial intelligence models Monday
Trump says US has tools to keep AI safe, concerns are part of 'sick conspiracy'
Bhargav Acharya and Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 14 - 9:01 a.m.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. already has guardrails in place to regulate and prosecute AI companies, appearing to play down concerns expressed by industry leaders over the weekend about misuse of artificial intelligence.
'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns
Hadas Gold, Martin Goillandeau, David Goldman, CNN | Posted Sept. 12 - 7:58 a.m.
A number of AI employees have loudly quit their companies over safety concerns.
Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 11 - 2:36 p.m.
A defense lawyer appealing his client's murder conviction submitted a brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI's ChatGPT, New Mexico's highest court said.
Mona residents question approval process for proposed $10B data center
Madi Vollmer, KSL | Posted Sept. 8 - 1:37 p.m.
Mona residents are asking Juab County leaders for more transparency and a public hearing over a proposed $10 billion data center project they say was approved without adequate public input.
Utah data centers promise jobs and revenue, but opponents say benefits disappear
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 6 - 9:03 p.m.
Utah residents are asking questions about data centers, such as: Will their electricity go up? Will property taxes truly go down? Researchers say the answers depend.
