California legislator wants 4-year ban on AI toys after teddy bear talked about sex – The Mercury News
Last year, sales of a soft brown teddy bear were temporarily discontinued from stores after the plush, AI-enabled…
A.I. Boom Leads to Record Home Prices in San Francisco
When Alex Belton and her fiancé started their search for a single-family house in San Francisco last fall,…
Silicon Valley lawmaker favors AI tech partnerships over regulations
With artificial intelligence threatening to upend workplaces throughout Silicon Valley, the area’s representative in Congress has an idea…
Nearly 700 Meta layoffs in the Bay Area
MENLO PARK, Calif. – As part of the sweeping Meta layoff plan, nearly 700 Bay Area employees are…
Workday Unlikely to Shake California Fair Employment Law Claims
Workday Inc. appears unlikely to persuade a judge to toss out a novel lawsuit claiming its AI-powered job…
AI cameras scan San Francisco Bay to help protect whales from ship strikes – Marin Independent Journal
A new network of thermal cameras powered by artificial intelligence is watching Bay Area waters for gray whales…
How Southern California judges are testing an AI clerk
By Cayla Mihalovich and Khari Johnson, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their…
These Robots Are Making Meals for a Nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin
These potato-salad-slinging AI chefs aren’t taking anyone’s jobs. Not yet, anyway. They’re just here as volunteers. Project Open…
AI Used to Pinpoint Whale Heat Signatures to Prevent Ship Collisions in San Francisco Bay
Scientists in California are using heat-sensing AI to save grey whales transiting through San Francisco Bay. More and…
More than 9,000 Sacramento State students graduate in record-setting class
More than 9,000 Sacramento State students graduate in record-setting class Sacramento State graduates reflect on AI and the…
AI-powered cameras in San Francisco Bay aim to protect gray whales from ship strikes
A new network of artificial intelligence-powered thermal cameras is watching Bay Area waters for gray whales who have…
Another California tech company lays off thousands, citing AI
TurboTax on display in a Costco warehouse. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) The layoffs bludgeoning the tech…