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Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

Sep. 12, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Duggan uses ChatGPT almost daily to draft marketing emails for his carbon removal credit business in Huntsville, Alabama. But he’d never trust an artificial intelligence chatbot with any questions about the upcoming presidential election. “I just don’t...

‘Taking it off the speculative market’: These nonprofits help tenants afford to stay put

Aug. 02, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

Nine years ago, tenants of the Pigeon Palace at 2840-2848 Folsom Street in San Francisco faced a dilemma. Their aging landlord, who had long rented at affordable rates, was unable to continue overseeing the place. Instead a court-appointed conservator took steps to auction off the building. ...