AI
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Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah’s automated refill program
A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?
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As Pennsylvania cracks down on AI, multiple chatbots continue to pose as doctors
Chatbots on five different websites claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania—the same kind of output that led the Shapiro administration to file a lawsuit last month.
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Here’s how townships are acting on Franklin County data center law
In Pennsylvania, municipalities have authority over land use and zoning. About half of communities in Franklin County do not have zoning to limit where different types of developments can build.
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Pa. files first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging AI bots gave fake medical credentials
The Shapiro administration is taking legal action against Character Technologies, alleging its Character.AI chatbots misled users by posing as licensed medical professionals.
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PA leader explores zoning codes to address data center expansion
As the data-center boom continues across Pennsylvania, local leaders are rushing to manage the growth and protect their communities.
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Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
The boys were 14 at the time. They admitted this month that they made about 350 images, showing at least 59 girls under 18, along with other victims who so far have not been identified.
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Pa. Senate passes bill regulating AI chatbots used by children and teens
The proposal lays out a series of limited safeguards for operators of chatbot services.
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AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back
Although advances in artificial intelligence are seen by President Donald Trump as critical to the nation’s economic and national security, their energy needs are threatening to overwhelm the power grid—and Pennsylvania landowners like John Zola are caught in the middle.
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Pa. high school students weigh in on state policies for AI use following new tools
Students talked about peers who were “overly reliant” on AI for either their mental health, homework or basic skills.
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Pa.’s Sunday, lawmakers contend with Trump order blocking state AI regulations
In the wake of a Trump administration executive order striking state-level AI regulations, Pennsylvania will continue to prosecute its laws related to artificial intelligence in the interest of its residents, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
