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                        On Thursday, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a new AI plan with guidelines for training employees, evaluating AI tools and expanding its use in city operations.
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                        A collective of local artists, DJs, and record labels have signed an open pledge to remove their music from Spotify, a major player in audio streaming.
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                        Adoption is outpacing guardrails as cities grapple with thorny ethical questions and work to set norms on how and when generative AI should be used.
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                        Records show that public servants have used generative AI to write emails to constituents, mayoral letters, policy documents and more.
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                        Political bias can change opinions. That's the overarching result of a study of Republicans and Democrats using AI to learn about politics.
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                        A people-powered whale alert app has been helping reduce the risk of vessel strikes on whales for more than a decade. Now, an AI powered thermal camera is taking the monitoring to the next level.
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                        The Ashland Daily Tidings website reemerged with eight new reporters after ceasing operation in 2023. But in reality, none of the reporters were who they claimed to be.
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                        This year Washington State Academy of Sciences' annual symposium focused on how the state can utilize artificial intelligence in climate, health and agriculture.
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                        AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost.
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                        The company’s pledge to conserve water at its data centers doesn’t account for the thirsty power plants that keep them running.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
