State lawmakers grapple with child safety concerns over AI chatbots
When her 14-year-old son robbed her life after interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot, Megan Garcia turned her grief into action. Last year, Florida’s mother sued Characher.ai, a platform that allows them to create and interact with digital characters that mimic real people and fictional people. Garcia alleged in a federal lawsuit that the platform’s […]
Coconino County recorder election comes as local officials continue to grapple with misinformation
For the first time in more than a dozen years, there is a vacancy in the Coconino County Recorder position. The job oversees early voting, which is preferred by about 80% of Arizonans. This comes as election officials continue to face allegations of fraud and are frequently targeted by misinformation. At the end of the […]
Justices grapple over Navajo water rights, government’s duty to tribe
Navajo President Boo Niglen stands behind Navajo code talker Peter McDonald in a wheelchair outside the Supreme Court as judges challenge tribes to federal treatment of their water rights. was inquired. (Photo credit: Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices on Monday approached government lawyers on the allegation that a treaty placing the Navajo […]
Flagstaff residents grapple with the new reality of wildfire and flood
Climate change and extreme drought are making fires bigger, hotter and faster than ever before, creating new dangers and upending the lives of thousands of people. And now, the burnt remains left behind are flooding areas that were previously free from flooding. All of this is taking a toll on some Flagstaff residents who live […]
