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EMILI Managing Director, Jacqueline Keena, is photographed in the field at Innovation Farms, north of Winnipeg on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

How AI could help farming become more efficient and sustainable

Sensors can detect when plants need water or light and when they are ready for harvest

 

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple event in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Key new features coming to Apple’s iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s…

 

FILE - People try out iPhone products at an Apple Store in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2021. Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, June 10, 2024, is expected to herald the company’s move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier that’s expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the iPhone. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Apple expected to enter AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders

Analysts increasingly worried Apple may be falling too far behind in the rapidly changing AI space

 

FILE - Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film “Asteroid City” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2023. OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Johansson, who famously portrayed a fictional AI assistant in the (perhaps no longer so futuristic) film “Her.” (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is ‘eerily similar’ to hers and OpenAI is halting its use

OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one…

FILE - Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film “Asteroid City” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2023. OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Johansson, who famously portrayed a fictional AI assistant in the (perhaps no longer so futuristic) film “Her.” (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She…

Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
FILE - Travis Tritt, left, Randy Travis, center left, Mary Travis, center right, and Ricky Traywick, right, appear on stage at the “1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time.: A Heroes and Friends Tribute to Randy Travis” on Feb. 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, File)

‘What That Came From’: how AI brought back the voice of Randy Travis

Country music star had not released new music since avirus attacked his heart in 2013

FILE - Travis Tritt, left, Randy Travis, center left, Mary Travis, center right, and Ricky Traywick, right, appear on stage at the “1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time.: A Heroes and Friends Tribute to Randy Travis” on Feb. 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, File)
Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Azione Cattolica (Catholic Action) pilgrims and faithful in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope to bring his call for ethical AI to G7 summit in southern Italy

The Vatican’s bioethics think tank has also led a campaign to engage big tech, academic institutions

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Azione Cattolica (Catholic Action) pilgrims and faithful in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Erin Kelly an associate professor and the director of the academic and technical writing program is like many in the post-secondary education system figuring out how AI can be responsibly used. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

B.C. professors still processing how AI fits into post-secondary education

Educators are finding the line between using AI as a tool or for plagiarism

Erin Kelly an associate professor and the director of the academic and technical writing program is like many in the post-secondary education system figuring out how AI can be responsibly used. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip farmer, is interviewed next to Theo the robot, in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. An artificial intelligence robot is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields as they erupt into a riot of springtime color. The robot is replacing a dwindling number of human “sickness spotters” who patrol bulb fields on the lookout for diseased flowers. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

AI robot farmer keeping Dutch tulip fields healthy

Machine checking plants for diseased bulbs and removing them before disease spreads

Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip farmer, is interviewed next to Theo the robot, in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. An artificial intelligence robot is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields as they erupt into a riot of springtime color. The robot is replacing a dwindling number of human “sickness spotters” who patrol bulb fields on the lookout for diseased flowers. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Employee surveillance technology, now turbocharged thanks to artificial intelligence, is being deployed—leaving Canadian laws to play catch up. Remote controlled cameras mounted on a pole are shown at the CANSEC trade show, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’—leaving Canadian laws behind

Employee surveillance can look like a warehouse worker with a mini-computer on their arm

Employee surveillance technology, now turbocharged thanks to artificial intelligence, is being deployed—leaving Canadian laws to play catch up. Remote controlled cameras mounted on a pole are shown at the CANSEC trade show, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Bob Hallett is pictured in the Orchestra Loft at Stratford Theatre on May 17, 2016. The production is slick, the drums are on point, and the vocals sound great, but there’s something off about “It Could Be Worse” and “Tales of The Atlantic,” two songs generated in less than a minute by a powerful algorithm, said musician and producer Bob THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

AI has come for music. So far, there’s a Great Big Sea between people and algorithms

‘It’s easy to become scared of AI, but all of us are drawn to sincerity in music.’

Bob Hallett is pictured in the Orchestra Loft at Stratford Theatre on May 17, 2016. The production is slick, the drums are on point, and the vocals sound great, but there’s something off about “It Could Be Worse” and “Tales of The Atlantic,” two songs generated in less than a minute by a powerful algorithm, said musician and producer Bob THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Matt Rourke

AI ‘hallucination’ in B.C. court case called wakeup call for justice system

‘It doesn’t surprise me that lawyers don’t know a lot about it’

A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Matt Rourke
People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York on Feb. 14, 2019. Representatives from Big Tech companies say a Liberal government bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systems is too vague. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Lennihan

Big tech execs worry Canada’s proposed AI bill is too vague

Amazon Microsoft officials tell Liberals Bill C-27 doesn’t differentiate enough between systems

People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York on Feb. 14, 2019. Representatives from Big Tech companies say a Liberal government bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systems is too vague. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Lennihan
FILE - Actor and comedian George Carlin poses in a New York hotel March 19, 2004. Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, asks that a judge order the podcast outlet, Dudesy, to immediately take down the audio special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” in which a synthesis of Carlin, who died in 2008, delivers commentary on current events. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Fake George Carlin comedy special sparks lawsuit, outrage over AI

Comedians estate has filed court action over show purportedly generated by artificial intelligence

FILE - Actor and comedian George Carlin poses in a New York hotel March 19, 2004. Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, asks that a judge order the podcast outlet, Dudesy, to immediately take down the audio special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” in which a synthesis of Carlin, who died in 2008, delivers commentary on current events. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 seeking to end the practice of using published material to train chatbots. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories for training

The Times says it’s never given permission to anyone to use its content for generative AI purposes

FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 seeking to end the practice of using published material to train chatbots. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out Altman, its co-founder and CEO, and replaced him with an interim CEO(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Microsoft hires Sam Altman and OpenAI’s new CEO vows to investigate his firing

Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a…

Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out Altman, its co-founder and CEO, and replaced him with an interim CEO(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
FILE - This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, including requiring creators to reveal whether they’ve used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube creators will soon have to disclose use of gen AI in videos or risk suspension

YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement…

FILE - This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, including requiring creators to reveal whether they’ve used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire

Alberta taps into AI to predict wildfires before they erupt

AltaML ‘a next-day fire-likelihood forecast’

A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (AP PHOTO/GODOFREDO A. VÀSQUEZ)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (AP PHOTO/GODOFREDO A. VÀSQUEZ)
FILE - The Amazon logo is seen, Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, Amazon unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who’ve rolled out flashy chatbots. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a…

FILE - The Amazon logo is seen, Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, Amazon unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who’ve rolled out flashy chatbots. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)