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    <title>NPR Series: Understanding AI</title>
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      <title>Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands</title>
      <description>New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk&apos;s SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies&apos; AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:49:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5885052/spacexai-stabilityai-deepfake-csam-class-action</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4261x2841+0+0/resize/4261x2841!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F88%2Ff699b99f4302be0d4ee93139d64b%2Fgettyimages-2260915852.jpg' alt='In this photo illustration, the Grok website is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen on February 12, 2026. Grok is the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk's SpaceXAI, formerly known as xAI. A class action lawsuit filed against SpaceXAI and Stability AI alleges the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of children.'/><p>New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.</p><p>(Image credit: Pablo Vera)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5885052' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Huo Jingnan</dc:creator>
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      <title>AI and tech are trying to influence the midterm elections</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5856359/ai-anthropic-congress-spending-openai-midterms-election</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2Fc1%2F3d7fef7c40fab34338af0f3db098%2Fgettyimages-2277371187.jpg' alt='Scott Kwiatkowski takes part in a demonstration on May 23 at the Utah state Capitol in Salt Lake City to oppose construction of a data center in the state. Support and opposition to artificial intelligence are drawing tens of millions of dollars of spending during the midterm election cycle.'/><p>The massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like.</p><p>(Image credit: Natalie Behring)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5856359' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Shannon Bond</dc:creator>
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      <title>SpaceX IPO makes history as largest ever. Stock gains 19% on first day</title>
      <description>The initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:01:48 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5855004/stock-ai-spacex-ipo-elon-musk</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7175x4783+0+0/resize/7175x4783!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F64%2F3500d0904c00af4082f7255cef03%2Fgettyimages-2277186477.jpg' alt='SpaceX's Starship 39 rocket launches from Starbase during the 12th test flight as seen from South Padre Island, Texas, on May 22, 2026.'/><p>The initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire.</p><p>(Image credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5855004' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>John Ruwitch</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models</title>
      <description>The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the public.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:41:47 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5844347/ai-safety-trump-executive-order</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4753x3166+0+0/resize/4753x3166!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2Ff4%2Fa8183b5c416ab0c4c0597699f15f%2Fgettyimages-2276249928.jpg' alt='The Trump administration's latest AI executive order directs federal agencies to develop benchmarks to assess AI models' cyber capabilities, to create an "an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse" to review and share information on vulnerabilities, and to shore up the government's security defenses.<br>'/><p>The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the public.</p><p>(Image credit: Graeme Sloan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5844347' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Shannon Bond</dc:creator>
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      <title>Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over alleged safety lapses</title>
      <description>The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:52:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5298x3586+0+0/resize/5298x3586!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F0f%2Fbd20addc4893acc541b85e517cd0%2Fgettyimages-2218344211-1.jpg' alt='The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court on Monday, accuses OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable, including for children.'/><p>The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable.</p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5843132' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Shannon Bond</dc:creator>
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      <title>These AI models are free, private, and will never say &apos;no&apos;</title>
      <description>Open-weight AI models with advanced capabilities and no safeguards are becoming much more accessible. While they can be useful, AI safety experts have concerns.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6584x3972+0+0/resize/6584x3972!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fba%2F709658514299a725e00263b30af5%2Fgettyimages-158774123.jpg' alt='Participants hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. In 2026, open-weight AI models possess advanced capabilities not far behind their proprietary counterparts. Getting rid of open-weight models' guardrails used to take time and deep expertise. But in recent months, that process has become dramatically more accessible and popular.'/><p>Open-weight AI models with advanced capabilities and no safeguards are becoming much more accessible. While they can be useful, AI safety experts have concerns.</p><p>(Image credit: Patrick Lux)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5816391' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Huo Jingnan</dc:creator>
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      <title>Old-school tricks and AI tech are weapons in the Iran war</title>
      <description>Cyberwarfare is coming out of the shadows in the Iran war, from hacking phone apps to recruiting agents online to embracing AI as a weapon.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:04:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5333x4000+0+0/resize/5333x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fe1%2Fbdf6a31b400aa5f42f57a673444d%2Fap26067298317301.jpg' alt='Plumes of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil facility late Saturday linger and merge with the cloudy sky over Tehran, Iran, Sunday.'/><p>Cyberwarfare is coming out of the shadows in the Iran war, from hacking phone apps to recruiting agents online to embracing AI as a weapon.</p><p>(Image credit: Vahid Salemi)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5741726' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Daniel Estrin</dc:creator>
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