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Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries around artificial intelligence cross party lines, with the vast majority of Americans saying the U.S. government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecting workers.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Americans, 64%, thi ... (full story)
PVC pipes swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding still dominate cleanup of North Carolina river
WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — They're piled on river banks, lodged in uprooted trees, embedded in sediment and jammed under logs. Many are tangled in mounds of debris up to two stories high.
Two years after Hurricane Helene leveled forests, bulldozed houses and filled western North Carolina rivers with everything from cars to refri ... (full story)
Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say
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After Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, the unsettled question of whether the state will try again could push Tennessee into uncharted legal territory, experts say.
Pike, 50, suffered burns and blisters to her arms and her prognosis remains uncertain after executioners tried to give her two l ... (full story)
Buckwheat growers hope new markets can help it reach more tables
PENN YAN, N.Y. (AP) — Buckwheat crops sway in the breeze as bees bop between the plants' tiny white flowers. Underneath, small seeds begin to darken, a sign that harvest nears.
Paige Hansen leans down, holding between her fingers the plant whose seeds could soon turn into one of her food products.
“That diversity ... (full story)
FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections.
Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller ... (full story)