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The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, August 7, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Jan 7, 2026

Google, AI firm settle lawsuit over teen’s suicide linked to Chatbot

Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of a 14-year-old boy.

This image provided by The Public Interest Network shows artificial intelligence-powered toys tested by consumer advocates at PIRG. (Rory Erlich/The Public Interest Network via AP)
Nov 20, 2025

Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season

Artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children's and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie speak at the Mack Avenue Community Church Development in Detroit on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Ballmer and his wife, have announced they are giving $16 million to be shared among 18 nonprofits in the Detroit area. (Max Ortiz/Detroit News via AP)
Jul 18, 2025

Funders commit $1B toward AI tools for frontline workers

A coalition of funders will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools for frontline workers.

FILE - Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in New York on Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Mar 3, 2023

For Md. professors, ChatGPT presents an opportunity to rethink instruction

As the use of artificial intelligence in various industries continues to increase, the impact of OpenAI’s language model ChatGPT on higher education has become increasingly significant.

Attorneys advised to learn about AI before using it
Mar 20, 2020

Attorneys advised to learn about AI before using it

Legal services companies advertise a variety of programs marketed as artificial intelligence to make attorneys' work easier and faster, but the boom in so-called AI has not been accompanied by robust ethics considerations.