CSU made a $17-million AI bet. Students, faculty give it a mixed grade
California State University’s controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met…
Disney-OpenAI Split Raises Doubts About Hollywood AI Deals
Disney’s $1 billion AI partnership collapses, raising questions about Hollywood’s reliance on Big Tech Deadline says that the…
Oakland judge clears way for trial on whether OpenAI betrayed charitable roots
IN A COURTROOM CROWDED with dozens of blue-suited lawyers, a federal judge has considered a score of motions…
Schools across California wrestle with how — or whether — to use AI in classrooms
WHEN MIKE LAWRENCE JOINED ABC Unified School District as director of information and technology two years ago, he…
UC Berkeley math professor joins international effort to push AI to its limits | Research And Ideas
In December 2025,a group of researchers from around the world, including UC Berkeley math professor Nikhil Srivastava, gathered…
Google, Character.AI to settle lawsuits alleging chatbots harmed teens
Google and Character.AI, a California startup, have agreed to settle several lawsuits that allege artificial intelligence-powered chatbots harmed…
California teen dies of overdose after months seeking drug advice from ChatGPT, mother claims
A California teen is dead from an overdose after months of seeking drug-use guidance from ChatGPT, his heartbroken…
‘On our own’: UC Berkeley professors share their AI policies | Investigations
Advancements in accessible AI tools have allowed students to generate entire essays, produce complex programs and solve difficult…
Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails…
Best Online Reputation Management Companies in San Francisco, CA (2026) | Marketplace
The best online reputation management companies in San Francisco help professionals, founders, and public figures take back control…
Column: Go ahead. Make parenting mistakes
I had dinner with my son recently, and as tends to happen with us, we started talking about…
A Las Vegas company is plastering rage-baiting AI ads across SF
Rage bait, rage bait, everywhere. You can’t walk down the street these days without feeling like San Francisco…