Educators can learn caution mistakes with artificial intelligence in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt AI technology quickly.
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Losing his voice? Voice-over master Dean Compoginis sounds an alarm about AI
Aptos resident Dean Compoginis has made a handsome living as a voice-over narration artist. But, he says, with its increasingly realistic mimicking of the human voice, artificial intelligence now poses an existential threat to people in his field.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Could AI reject your resumé? California tries to prevent a new kind of discrimination
State regulators have proposed rules on evaluating workers and job applicants using artificial intelligence. “This new technology can obscure responsibility and make it harder to discern who’s responsible when a person is subjected to discriminatory decision-making,” one analyst says.
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Bill package takes aim at AI and elections
A suite of five bills introduced this week seeks to protect election integrity from bad actors using artificial intelligence, especially on social media.
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Ron DeSantis or ChatGPT? When is it cheating? UCSC chancellor on artificial intelligence in education
The emergence of ChatGPT and other generative AI applications has marked an inflection point in education, technology and beyond. UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive sat down with local tech heavy hitter Guy Kawasaki for an insightful conversation about education in this new era, what Larive considers cheating and the role of a teacher in a world when knowledge sits at the tip of our keyboard.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
With growing popularity of tech like ChatGPT, county restricts AI for hiring, requires more public disclosure
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a policy on artificial intelligence aimed at “harnessing the potential but also recognizing some of the risks, in particular on data privacy.” Big decisions will remain in human hands, a spokesperson said, but the county wanted a policy that could allow it to use AI as a tool while acknowledging its blind spots.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Could Dave have talked HAL into opening the pod doors if HAL was an advanced AGI?
Doug Erickson, Santa Cruz tech guru and founder of Santa Cruz Works, helps us understand artificial intelligence by taking us back to 1968’s cult classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Could that fictional scenario of machines taking over for people happen with today’s AI? He leads us through some scenarios.
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As California fires worsen, can AI come to the rescue?
Cal Fire is the first fire agency to use artificial intelligence to look for signs of wildfires and directly alert dispatch centers.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
AI is our friend, even in Santa Cruz County. Why are we so afraid of it?
Local tech guru and Santa Cruz Works co-founder Doug Erickson ponders the fear surrounding artificial intelligence and the push to regulate it. It’s not a demon monster, he says, but something we all already use in Santa Cruz County. And he applauds our leaders for being open to it. He suggests we approach it with cautious optimism. “AI has the potential to carry us into an epoch of remarkable transformation — one where human effort is minimized, decisions are optimized and public services reach heights of quality previously unimagined,” he writes.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
AI might be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients
Giant corporations like Microsoft and Google, plus many startups, are eyeing health care profits from programs based on artificial intelligence.