Technology

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts is shown joining other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

National

Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on artificial intelligence in the courts

1:58am January 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

Roberts focused on the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the courts in his annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal cases involving Donald Trump.

Economy

The crypto comeback

5:15pm December 30, 2023

by Adrian Ma

At the start of the year, the market for cryptocurrencies was in the midst of a monthslong crash. But as we close out 2023, some digital currencies are surging.

Michael Cohen arrives at New York Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial on Oct. 25, 2023 in New York. Cohen says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a New York judge.

Politics & Government

Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

8:20am December 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Donald Trump's onetime personal lawyer and fixer says he passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge.

A bitcoin ATM is seen in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 13, 2022. Virtual currencies like bitcoin are recovering from a tough period partly on rising hopes that bad actors have been weeded out and that confidence can return to the sector.

After a brutal stretch, a remarkable thing is happening: Cryptocurrencies are surging

5:54pm December 29, 2023

by David Gura

Bitcoin and other digital currencies are rallying, emerging from a stormy period with the conviction that crypto is here to stay.

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Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy

5:25am December 29, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

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A preview of what the internet could bring us in the new year

5:07am December 29, 2023

A surge in people "dating" chatbots. That is among the predictions offered by experts that we asked to weigh in on what the internet might bring us in 2024.

National

2023 showed how online platforms can die

6:14pm December 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with tech journalist Cory Doctorow about how 2023 was the year when a lot of people pointed out that some important places on the Internet are getting worse.

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This year in science: AI, James Webb Space Telescope research and climate change

6:14pm December 28, 2023

NPR's Short Wave hosts Geoff Brumfiel and Regina Barber wrap up of the year in AI, James Webb Space Telescope research and climate change.

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Environment

AI has become a tool in the search for climate solutions

6:14pm December 28, 2023

by Julia Simon

From controlled burns to detecting methane leaks and locating critical minerals — artificial intelligence is now a key tool for people working on climate solutions.

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National

'New York Times' sues over AI using its articles without permission

6:11pm December 27, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft claiming their artificial intelligence tools are using the publisher's content without permission.

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