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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly attempted to influence California Governor Gavin Newsom before state lawmakers passed a bill regulating how AI chatbots interact with minors. The legislation, aimed at establishing safety guardrails for children's use of companion chatbots, has cleared the legislature but still awaits Newsom's signature to become law.
John Deere has introduced an AI-powered chatbot for farmers, alongside a restated set of data principles governing how the company handles farm information. The company reiterated that farmers retain control over their data, that it won't be sold, and that it is not used for commodity trading or speculation.
A writer recounts how their parents, both in their seventies, became enthusiastic daily users of Anthropic's Claude chatbot, even bringing it into conversation during a family vacation. The writer, who is wary of AI, was struck by the generational contrast in attitudes toward the technology.