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Sage Van Wing/OPBA new report estimates that California’s data centers are driving increases in electricity use, water demand and pollution even as lawmakers stall on oversight. -
Eric Risberg/AP PhotoThe company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots.
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Many of today’s most popular generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude still utilize WIMP for interaction with users typing prompts into a GUI. But that’s rapidly being replaced by humans interacting with AI systems using spoken language. -
The court of appeals said 21 of 23 quotes in an opening brief were fake. State authorities are scrambling to grapple with widespread use of artificial intelligence. -
A secretive appropriations process killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms. A bill to monitor data center electricity use was also culled. -
Several bills in the California Legislature would regulate how companies use AI to make employment decisions such as compensation, hiring, firing, or promotions, but they may be in jeopardy because of their associated costs. -
‘We cannot ignore the rapid growth of AI in our lives,’ Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement Friday. The state is working with InnovateUS, a nonprofit organization that has partnered with government agencies to provide no-cost AI training for public sector employees. -
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. -
That goes for me too. Maybe especially for me. I’ve done my fair share of freaking out about AI both in conversations with friends and colleagues as well as right here, in writing, in past columns. Perhaps saying “freaking out” is a bit hyperbolic, but let’s roll with that. -
Artificial intelligence — or AI — might already be in your doctor’s office. Some providers use it to take notes at appointments or do administrative tasks. -
A state report provided to CalMatters says 200 agencies reported no automation around sensitive decisions. Some called the report befuddling. -
House Republicans want to ban state AI regulations for 10 years. California leaders are alarmed. -
Tech that helps businesses make decisions or target ads will be given freer rein following pressure from the governor. -
Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing for artificial intelligence to play a larger role in California’s state government operations.
