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FTC investigating AI ‘companion’ chatbots amid growing concern about harm to kids

New York  —  EDITOR’S NOTE:  Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers. The Federal Trade Commission …

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Egypt Independent September 13, 2025

Parental controls are coming to ChatGPT ‘within the next month,’ OpenAI says

ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, says it plans to launch parental controls for its popular AI assistant “within the next month” following allegations that it and other chatbots have contributed to self-harm or suicide among teens. The controls will include the option for parents to link their account with their teen’s account, manage how ChatGPT responds …

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Egypt Independent September 3, 2025

The AI vibe shift is upon us

Rather suddenly, there’s been a vibe shift around artificial intelligence, the tech that’s hypnotized Wall Street and inspired cultish devotion across Silicon Valley over the past three years. And while it’s too soon to declare August 2025 the start of the AI winter, or the AI correction, or the AI bubble bursting, or whatever slowdown …

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Egypt Independent August 31, 2025

‘The new encyclopedia’: how some kids will use AI at school this year

Ludrick Cooper, an eighth-grade teacher in South Carolina, didn’t always like the idea of using artificial intelligence – in the classroom or otherwise. But he eventually came around. “This is the new encyclopedia,” said Cooper, who loved reading encyclopedias growing up. Cooper is just one of many teachers now incorporating AI into lesson plans, another …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2025

Trump relaxed restrictions on a key AI chip for China. Beijing isn’t saying thank you

In a surprising reversal of the United States’ years-long technology restrictions on China, President Donald Trump last month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of a key AI chip designed specifically for the Chinese market. Yet rather than celebrating, Beijing’s response has been noticeably lukewarm, despite having long urged Washington to ease the stringent export controls. …

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Egypt Independent August 19, 2025

‘An existential threat’: For Silicon Valley, falling behind in AI is a bigger threat than tariffs

New York  —  If there’s one thing the White House, Wall Street and Silicon Valley can agree on, it’s that artificial intelligence is a top priority. Tech giants are pouring billions into new data centers and infrastructure to support the technology. The White House came out with an AI action plan in July to boost …

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Egypt Independent August 18, 2025

Top exec reveals the ‘stupidest thing’ companies adopting AI can do

Las Vegas  —  The president of Cisco rejects the doomsday warnings from some tech leaders that artificial intelligence will make entry-level jobs vanish. “I just refuse to believe that humans are going to be obsolete. It just seems like it’s an absurd concept,” Jeetu Patel, who’s also the chief product officer at AI infrastructure company …

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Egypt Independent August 16, 2025

Public Prosecution releases creator of AI-generated unofficial promo video for the GEM

The Egyptian Public Prosecution decided on Friday has chosen to release Abdel-Rahman Khaled, the creator of a widely circulated AI-generated video unofficially promoting the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The release followed his interrogation and subsequent denial of the charges leveled against him. Khaled said that his goal in creating and distributing the …

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Egypt Independent August 16, 2025

How AI is being used by police departments to help draft reports

Fort Collins, Colorado  —  In his nine years at the Fort Collins, Colorado, police department, Officer Scott Brittingham says he has taken a lot of pride in the process of writing reports after each call for service. But when the department decided to test a tool to speed things up, he was intrigued. Now, a …

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Egypt Independent August 14, 2025