As maternal mortality rates increase, medical professionals, moms look toward technology as a solution

by Cate Bikales and Shravya Pant | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

Black women are at greatest risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications. Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring devices, are showing promise in helping prevent such deaths.   The U.S. medical community is desperately...

News organizations tell lawmakers their industry could ‘collapse’ without AI restrictions

by Clare Zhang | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Journalism executives called on legislators Wednesday to require generative artificial intelligence developers to license and pay for news content they are using to train their software.  The use of AI to spread misinformation has been an increasing worry...

U.S. health care coverage is being denied based on AI suggestions

by Luis Castaneda | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON – Christine Huberty provides legal assistance to those facing health care coverage denial. On May 25, one of her clients, Jim, was hospitalized for pneumonia. He had been receiving chemotherapy treatment and had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary...

Senate committee hears concerns about AI in the workplace

by Matthew Vega | Oct 31, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers heard concerns from experts, workers, and business owners on Tuesday about Artificial Intelligence and its future use in the workplace.  Appearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the panel of witnesses...

Biden signs executive order, takes ambitious step toward AI regulation

by Casey He | Oct 31, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed a long-anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence Monday, marking the federal government’s most comprehensive effort to rein in the technology to date. “One thing is clear: to realize the promise of AI and avoid the...