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Barbara Winston uses a computer at her home in Northbrook, Ill., on Sunday, June 30, 2024, several days after taking an introduction to artificial intelligence class at a local senior center. “I saw ice boxes turn into refrigerators, that is how long I have been around, ... And I think [AI] is probably the greatest technical revolution that I will see in my lifetime,” she says. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

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Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligence
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Mon,08/12/24-11:20PM , 95 Reads
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The students — most with gray hair, some with canes, all at least in their 60s — couldn't believe what they were hearing.

“Oh, my God,” whispered a retired college professor.

“Does it come with viruses?” wondered a bewildered woman scribbling notes in the second row.
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After a rare neurological disorder robbed Rep. Jennifer Wexton of her ability to speak clearly, she has been given her voice back with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program. The AI voice clone was created using recordings of the congresswoman’s public speeches and appearances. (AP video Kaito Au/ production Mary Conlon)

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A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.
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Wed,07/24/24-11:17PM , 62 Reads
When Jennifer Wexton rises Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman will be using a voice she thought was gone forever.
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., uses an AI program on her iPad at her home in Leesburg, Va., Friday, July 19, 2024. A rare neurological disease robbed Wexton of her ability to speak clearly. But with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program, the Virginia Democrat will use a clone of her voice to deliver what is believed to be the first speech on the House floor ever given via a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, thrusting Wexton into a broader debate about over artificial intelligence. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

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A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.
By DAN MERICA - Associated Press
Wed,07/24/24-11:14PM , 53 Reads
When Jennifer Wexton rose Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman used a voice she thought was gone forever.
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President Joe Biden is photographed by participants after delivering a speech commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
By DAN MERICA - Associated Press
Sun,06/02/24-2:26AM , 72 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. So the organization approached a handful of influential party campaign committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines that would commit them to use the technology in a “responsible” way.
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