How Washington plans to spy on seals, sea lions with drones Starting this fall, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will fly drones over the state’s coastal and inland waters to research and count seals and sea lions. KUOW Staff
LinkedIn is rolling back its use of artificial intelligence NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Christopher Zara of Fast Company, who has been following the company's forays into artificial intelligence. Leila Fadel
Apple Intelligence brings AI to iPhone users The new features could help you summarize emails and notifications or automatically remove distracting things from your photos.
Trying to stay safe in a wildfire? There's an app that can help Watch Duty, a free app for tracking wildfires, has taken off in the Western U.S. as more of the region experiences destructive wildfires and the overwhelming task of staying informed. Liz Baker
Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost. Martin Kaste
Learning tool or BS machine? How AI is shaking up higher ed As students and their professors head back to college classrooms and lecture halls this fall, the elephant in the room is ChatGPT. Stephen Howie
U.S. officials say Russia is embracing AI for its election influence efforts The cutting-edge technology makes it easier for Russia as well as Iran to quickly and more convincingly tailor polarizing content aimed at swaying American voters, intelligence officials said. Shannon Bond
AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy Apple, Google and Samsung are all working to integrate AI that can generate recipes into their virtual assistants, like Siri. People who work to develop recipes respond. Charlotte Engrav
The need for AI in the U.S. military NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired Adm. Gary Roughead about a recent op-ed he wrote about the importance of artificial intelligence in the future of warfare. Scott Detrow
What to know about the plan to reopen Three Mile Island to power Microsoft's AI The nuclear plant is infamous for its reactor meltdown in 1979, which was the worst reactor accident in U.S. history. It shut down five years ago due to financial problems.