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Don't rely on AI to plan anything that could put your life at risk, NYC banned the use of gen AI tools in public schools for students through 8th grade, and millions of driver's licenses leaked to the dark web

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-A group of climbers set out to climb Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County, California thinking it would only take them eight hours, because that's what Google's Gemini chatbot told them. - Mayor Mamdani said this move was made to protect "human connection" in classrooms, suggesting that kids should develop problem-solving and social skills via teachers and peers instead of chatbots. -A service called Nexus went live to sell these documents and many others, which included medical cards, employment records and residence cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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