Details on Ebola outbreak as Americans urged to avoid travel to Congo, Uganda, South Sudan
The State Department on Tuesday strongly urged Americans to avoid travel to Congo, Uganda and…
Man sues OpenAI, alleging bad medical advice: “It manipulated me”
A former pastor is speaking out, claiming ChatGPT’s guidance landed him in the hospital. He’s now suing OpenAI and its CEO. The company said, in part, “ChatGPT is not a doctor and should never be used as a substitute for medical care.” Jo Ling Kent reports. Source link
Taylor Farms reportedly shut down Mexican processing facility linked to cyclospora outbreak
U.S. health officials said they are investigating an additional outbreak of cyclospora, but do not know its source. Plus, Taylor Farms has reportedly shut down the plant where lettuce is suspected to have started the initial outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states. Carter Evans reports. Source link
Member of Vance’s Secret Service detail under investigation over leak allegations
Washington — A member of Vice President JD Vance’s Secret Service detail is under investigation for leaking sensitive information, the service confirmed Thursday. Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service’s chief of communications, did not name the member of the detail or reveal the specifics of the investigation, but said the administrative probe could become a criminal…
OpenAI says its technology, on its own, carried out “unprecedented” hack of another AI company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media. AI startup Hugging Face said…
ChatGPT’s medical advice nearly killed a Florida man, lawsuit against OpenAI claims
A Florida man sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT’s medical advice discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms that preceded a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, nearly costing him his life. Scott Winters, a former pastor, filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday, claiming the chatbot made inaccurate…
Battle against data centers grows nationwide amid concerns over electricity, water usage
Battle against data centers grows nationwide amid concerns over electricity, water usage – CBS News Watch CBS News There’s growing backlash nationwide against AI data centers and now New York is hitting pause. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to delay the building boom. Kelly O’Grady has more. Source link
RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis is "under control," denies that cutbacks have hurt food safety
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his first public comment on the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak on Tuesday, declaring it under control and denying that cutbacks to monitoring activities have hurt U.S. food safety. Carter Evans reports. Source link
Trump-backed Mark Lamb wins Arizona’s 5th District GOP primary after misconduct allegations surface
Former sheriff Mark Lamb pulled off a win in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday, the Associated Press projects, despite allegations of sexual misconduct that Lamb has denied. The win sets up Lamb to replace outgoing GOP Rep. Andy Biggs in the deep-red district after the November election. Biggs, who has served five…
Can you spot an AI image? Quiz shows how difficult identifying deepfakes has become.
A recent survey by an identity verification company found that Americans’ ability to distinguish real images from AI-generated deepfakes was about as accurate as a coin flip. CBS LA Consumer Investigator Kristine Lazar put that finding to the test and scored just three out of 12 on an AI detection quiz before learning what to…
FDA says it’s still investigating Taylor Farms for cyclospora after false positive
FDA says it’s still investigating Taylor Farms for cyclospora after false positive – CBS News Watch CBS News The FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce is still the focus of their ongoing cyclospora investigation, despite a false positive test announced Sunday. Carter Evans reports. Source link