A chatbot is a computer program. It uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing, or NLP, to simulate conversation. Chatbots are now so sophisticated that they are capable of listening, responding, and maintaining fact-based conversations with real people. This is more than most real people can do, so everyone is suddenly concerned that the machines are taking over. To which I say, “Alexa, bring it on.”
Four women who were formerly high school athletes in Connecticut are asking an appeals court to let them revive their challenge to the state’s trans-inclusive sports policy. The four cisgender women argued that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s policy allowing transgender women to compete in high school girls’ sports put them at an athletic disadvantage,...
A blockbuster House committee hearing with the CEO of TikTok was met with a wave of influencers and creators from both sides of the online culture wars coming to Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, TikTok creators, artists, small business owners, educators, parents and advocates joined Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.)...
House Democrats are racing to the defense of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) amid his criminal probe of former President Trump, saying the Republicans seeking to halt Bragg’s hush money investigation are encroaching on matters of independent law enforcement and should simply butt out. “Let's wait to see if there are going to be...
The Senate Select Committee on Ethics formally admonished Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in a letter Thursday for soliciting campaign contributions for the 2022 Senate runoff race in Georgia during an interview with Fox News in the Russell Senate Office Building. The Ethics Committee found that Graham “directly solicited campaign contributions” on behalf of Republican...
Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted President Biden for his administration's response to China and Russia. "You're witnessing a vacuum of leadership on the global stage, largely owing to the failed policies of the Biden administration," Pence said in an exclusive interview with host John Catsimatidis on "Cats and Cosby" on WABC 770 AM. "I mean, the fact...
This year, Congress is charged with passing the next iteration of the farm bill. If the broad suite of programs within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are not reauthorized by the end of September, farmers in Western Minnesota and throughout the country will lose access to critical risk management tools, conservation programs, and...
Lawmakers from both political parties joined forces on Thursday during a committee hearing where TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified on ways his company plans to address recent security concerns raised about the social media app. Criticisms surrounding TikTok were notably bipartisan as House Energy and Commerce Committee members from both parties expressed various concerns about the...