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HARRISBURG — Members of the Pennsylvania House passed 16 different bills during their three-day voting session this week, ranging from campaign finance reform to green energy development plans in Lake

Members of the Pennsylvania House passed 16 different bills during their three-day voting session this week, ranging from campaign finance reform to green energy development plans in Lake Erie to

(TNS) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing safeguards against deceptively accurate voice impersonations and “deepfake” visuals created with artificial intelligence, as the threat of AI-related scams increases.

(TNS) — While potential uses of artificial intelligence made a huge splash in 2023, potential legislation meant to study or regulate it did not.

The campaign says it has been up front with recipients of phone calls that the voice is "an artificial intelligence volunteer."

The campaign says it has been up front with recipients of phone calls that the voice is "an artificial intelligence volunteer."

Artificial intelligence has captured the public’s attention, but Pennsylvania’s Legislature has not acted to regulate the technology, despite many lawmakers saying they’re worried about its potential for misuse.

HARRISBURG — State Rep. JoAnne Stehr, R-107, said her recent no vote on a bill that would empower local governments to take over blighted properties was based on concerns about

HARRISBURG — A bill that would fund local municipal code enforcement by creating a grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development (DCED) has passed the

Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing legislation to track and regulate the use of artificial intelligence. AI, technology that mimics human intelligence to perform tasks, emerged in the last year as a transformative force in areas ranging from art to business decision making. Its critics and creators warn of the potential for AI to cause harm through misuse, faulty decisions or unintended outcomes that could pose an existential risk to humanity.