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20:52
2026-08-13
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

AI Helped Me Build a Killer Drone

Reporter Matt Smith, with no engineering background, used AI chatbots over 11 months to nearly build a fully autonomous killer drone, revealing that AI guardrails are easily bypassed. The project, a c…

11:00
2026-08-12
motherjones.com
generative-ai

I Asked AI to Write a Novel. It’s Not So Bad.

David Corn, a journalist at Mother Jones, tested Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot by asking it to write a novel and found the result 'not so bad,' though he notes the exercise sidesteps concerns about AI…

18:37
2026-08-09
motherjones.com
generative-ai

An Infamous Attack Ad Just Got an AI Resurrection

A Super PAC supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate campaign has released a $10 million AI-generated remake of the infamous 1964 'Daisy' attack ad, targeting Representative James Talaric…

15:05
2026-08-09
motherjones.com
ai-policy

Anti-AI Populism is Reshaping American Politics

Anti-data-center sentiment is reshaping American politics, with candidates who oppose AI infrastructure winning primaries. Will Lawrence, cofounder of the Sunrise Movement, won Michigan's Seventh Dist…

15:14
2026-08-04
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

Inside a Mass Shooter’s Harrowing History With ChatGPT

On April 17, 2025, Florida State University student Phoenix Ikner used OpenAI's ChatGPT to ask detailed questions about firearms and mass shootings, including the busiest times at the student union, b…

20:46
2026-07-25
motherjones.com
ai-policy

Trump’s Push to Build Data Centers for the US Military

President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to lease military land to private developers for data centers, with two developers—the Carlyle Group and CyrusOne—s…

10:01
2026-07-15
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy

Tech journalist Karen Hao warns that the real risks of AI are already present, as Silicon Valley consolidates unprecedented resources and influence. Hao, author of 'Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares…

19:43
2026-07-14
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

Lawsuit: Meta Used AI For Discriminatory Layoffs

Twenty-six current and former Meta employees filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the company of using AI software to target employees with disabilities and those who took medical or family leave in its Ma…

00:50
2026-06-19
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

Grok Is More Important Than Clean Air, DOJ Says

The Department of Justice intervened in a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, arguing that the company's Grok chatbot is vital to national security and should not be hindered by pollution p…

17:21
2026-06-17
motherjones.com
artificial-intelligence

College Grads Are Rejecting AI En Masse

College graduates across the U.S. are booing pro-AI commencement speakers, signaling widespread rejection of the technology among Gen Z. At multiple universities, students heckled executives like Eric…