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Hagen, Lisa. “Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok, Started Calling Itself “MechaHitler.”” NPR, 9 July 2025, www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content. After the CEO of X, Elon Musk, wrote about the great improvements they made to Grok in a new update, users began to see a sudden shift in Grok’s behavior. Instead of being an unbiased tool to help users…

Maglio, Tony. “Disney+ to Allow User-Generated Content via AI.” The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Nov. 2025, www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/. In a conference call, Disney Ceo Bob Iger discussed plans that includes Disney+ to allow users to create short form AI content. Writer Tony Maglio theorizes that Disney would be utilizing aspects of OpenAI’s Sora. Although it is still…

Islam, Faisal. Don’t Blindly Trust What AI Tells You, Google Boss Tells BBC. 18 Nov. 2025, www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8drzv37z4jo. In this BBC article, Google’s Chief Executive, Sundar Pichai, warns users not to trust everything AI says. Pichai views AI as a tool that should be used alongside other tools, such as Google. Although Google already has an…

Brangham , William , and Maea Lenei Bu. “AI Content Supercharges Confusion and Spreads Misleading Information, Critics Warn.” PBS News, 22 Oct. 2025, www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ai-content-supercharges-confusion-and-spreads-misleading-information-critics-warn. With generative AI being accessible to everyone, more misleading videos are being produced and spread across the internet. This leads to a large amount of misinformation being spread. William Brangham and…

Li, David K. “Road Rage Victim “Speaks” via AI at His Killer’s Sentencing.” NBC News, 7 May 2025, www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/road-rage-victim-speaks-killers-sentencing-rcna205454. In 2021, Gabriel Paul Horcasitas fatally shot Christoper Pelkey after a road rage incident. Although Horcasitas was already convicted of manslaughter in 2023, he was recently sentenced earlier this year, and received the maximum sentence. However,…

Eadicicco, Lisa. “After a Wave of Lawsuits, Character.AI Will No Longer Let Teens Chat with Its Chatbots.” CNN, 29 Oct. 2025, www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/tech/character-ai-teens-under-18-app-changes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025. After a series of lawsuits, Character. AI will only allow users who are 18+ to use the app. New software will be created to insure users are the age…

Rogin, Ali. “The Growing Environmental Impact of AI Data Centers’ Energy Demands.” PBS News, 25 May 2025, www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-growing-environmental-impact-of-ai-data-centers-energy-demands. Through this interview with Kenza Bryan, Rogin was able to break down the environmental damages GenAI causes. There’s also a small conversation criticizing the unnecessary damage major companies like Google and Amazon cause. Although it is short,…

Wilkie, Christina. “Walmart, ChatGPT Team up for Shopping.” NBC News, 14 Oct. 2025, www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/walmart-chatgpt-shopping-partnership-rcna237513. Recently, Walmart has announced its collaboration with OpenAI, hoping to integrate ChatGPT into online shopping. Although there aren’t any specifics of what the partnership would include, Walmart is urging customers not to be surprised if the Walmart shopping app changes drastically.…