AI drives interest in blue-collar jobs among Gen Z: "I don't feel threatened"

At just 23, Jacob Palmer is already running his own electrical company. He launched the business in 2024 after starting in the field as an apprentice electrician, a career path…

FTC starts inquiry into AI chatbot companions and their effects on kids

The Federal Trade Commission has started an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI and Meta, about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use…

How is artificial intelligence affecting job searches?

Artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT use AI to do thinking or writing or creating for you. Pretty amazing, but also a little terrifying. What happens to the people who used…

What's the environmental cost of AI? Google says it has an answer.

Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy required for its Gemini AI service: Sending a single text prompt consumes as…

Data centers are expanding fast, but the workers they need are in short supply

With roughly 400,000 trade jobs unfilled in the U.S., data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom face a staffing crisis. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link

Multiple states restricting AI mental health therapy

The state of Illinois earlier this month joined Utah and Nevada in restricting the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy. Illinois banned its use, specifically mentioning that AI…

Deepfake videos impersonating real doctors push false medical advice and treatments

Dr. Joel Bervell, a physician known to his hundreds of thousands of followers on social media as the “Medical Mythbuster,” has built a reputation for debunking false health claims online. …

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