Mack DeGeurin

  • This U.S. State Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots

    This U.S. State Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots

    Bad news for fans of gun-toting killer robots. Massachusetts wants to make Black Mirror fantasies illegal. This week, two state senators proposed a first-of-its-kind bill that, if passed, would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of robots with mounted weapons. The bill would also put in place new safeguards prohibiting law enforcement or others from…


  • The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games

    The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games

    When the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team introduced its new “Go-Ahead Entry” facial recognition authentication method last week, it was intended to decrease wait times and increase efficiency. In reality, according to Axios, it did just the opposite. Glitches in the system accidentally picked up the faces of others waiting in lines, forcing security to create…


  • Zoom Is Jumping on the AI Chatbot Bandwagon

    Zoom Is Jumping on the AI Chatbot Bandwagon

    Less than one month after enduring public backlash over confusion about how it trains its artificial intelligence tools, Zoom says it’s prepared to plow forward with a ChatGPT-style chatbot to embed in its videoconferences and accompanying chats. Zoom believes its beefed-up AI Companion AI tool could boost productivity for its users but it also risks…