Journalists use AI tools to verify images in aftermath of Trump shooting

Seeking truth after Trump shooting: Journalists used artificial intelligence tools from Seattle-based non-profit TrueMedia.org to check the authenticity of images from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday night — demonstrating both the potential and the limitations of AI technology in minimizing the spread of misinformation online. Read more.

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SPONSOR MESSAGE: Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals. Read more.

Seattle-area startup Alitheon is gaining traction with its product identification system that uses AI-enhanced software to determine if such things as high-priced luxury goods are the real deal rather than a counterfeit. Now the company is getting into industries where the stakes are especially high: aerospace, military applications and the nuclear industry. Read more.

Artificial intelligence has tremendous potential to improve efficiency and help decarbonize the planet — but it also requires huge amounts of energy that could exhaust power grids across the U.S. How are clean tech companies tackling that dichotomy? Read more.

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