The top candidates vying to be California’s next superintendent of public instruction took the stage for two virtual forums this week, detaili…
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Incumbent Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, is being challenged in the race for her District 21 seat by Republican Jabra Muhawieh.Â
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos. The model has gained attention for its advanced capabilities and potential use by the federal government. A White House official says the administration is engaging with AI labs about their models. The meeting Friday follows tensions between the Trump administration and Anthropic over the use of AI technology in federal agencies. Anthropic has limited the Mythos model's use to select customers due to its ability to surpass human cybersecurity experts in finding vulnerabilities.
The San Mateo Daily Journal does not use artificial intelligence in its writing or reporting, neither will it in the immediate future. It also…
Court documents say the man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI founder Sam Altman's home in San Francisco was opposed to artificial intelligence and had a list of other AI tech executives. Authorities allege Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate at Altman's home alight before fleeing on foot, police said. Less than an hour later, Moreno-Gama allegedly went to OpenAI's headquarters and reportedly threatened to burn down the building. Authorities allege that when Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday in San Francisco, they found a document on him in which he "identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies."
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A task force of artists in San Mateo County is looking into the ethics, fairness and transparency of using artificial intelligence in creative…
The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company for more than 1½ centuries. The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence. That's to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion's share of AP's revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income. Julie Pace, AP's executive editor, says that "we're not a newspaper company and we haven't been for quite some time.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order for California to independently review federal supply-chain risk designations for businesses. This follows a dispute between AI company Anthropic and the Department of Defense over contract terms. The order aims to regulate AI use by state employees while encouraging its adoption. California agencies must develop AI contract standards, improve government transparency, and issue guidance on AI-generated content. Newsom's move contrasts with federal policies, which took a lighter regulatory approach. This is Newsom's second AI-focused order, reflecting growing interest from unions and tech donors.
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State legislators from the Bay Area have introduced a bill to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence companion chatbots that are use…
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear. The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, tested 11 leading AI systems and found they all showed varying degrees of sycophancy — behavior that was overly agreeable and affirming. The problem is not just that they dispense inappropriate advice but that people trust and prefer AI more when the chatbots are justifying their convictions.
