(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. Jul 14, 2025 By Malena Carollo
Priorities Podcast How AI chatbots fall short when talking about voting Researchers from the Center for Democracy & Technology break down the many ways AI chatbots struggle to parse complex rules about voting with disabilities. Sep 25, 2024 By Colin Wood
(Giannina Vera / Scoop News Group) Chatbot snapshot: How state, local government websites use AI assistants Most state and local government websites aren't going full generative AI on their chatbots yet, but the prevalence of digital assistants is expanding. Jul 17, 2024 By Keely Quinlan