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House lawmakers weigh negative implications of AI chatbot technology on mental health and data privacy

House lawmakers weigh negative implications of AI chatbot technology on mental health and data privacy

by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics

Note: This article includes mentions of suicide and self-harm. WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations debated the mental health impacts associated with use of AI chatbots on Tuesday, calling into question the...
Photo essay: Google hosts Public Sector Summit for government leaders

Photo essay: Google hosts Public Sector Summit for government leaders

by Cassie Sun | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Over a thousand government leaders and IT professionals gathered for Google’s annual Public Sector Summit to learn about newly launched AI-optimized tools designed for the public sector.  The theme of the summit was “A New Era,” focusing on how AI...
Senate weighs AI’s role in health care amid safety, regulation concerns

Senate weighs AI’s role in health care amid safety, regulation concerns

by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 9, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – At an Oct. 8 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) hearing, lawmakers examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping health care — from easing paperwork to raising new safety concerns, including reports of chatbot-linked teen...
Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

by Edward Cruz and Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide in 2022 after a sexual predator blackmailed him online. The father and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives sprang into action over the next year and spearheaded the...
Deepfakes pose threats to upcoming US Presidential Elections

Deepfakes pose threats to upcoming US Presidential Elections

by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Apr 17, 2024 | National Security

WASHINGTON — As the Presidential elections are approaching, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, stated that a bipartisan bill is necessary to safeguard the upcoming elections since artificial...
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