Can robots be racist? One study says yes.
Researchers found that robots programmed with a popular artificial intelligence algorithm developed racist and sexist tendencies.
Researchers found that robots programmed with a popular artificial intelligence algorithm developed racist and sexist tendencies.
Fatigue from the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of monkeypox vaccines are raising questions over whether the spread of the virus can be contained.
Over the weekend, the U.S. transitioned the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988.
If Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration doesn’t agree to changing its planning and zoning processes, City Hall could lose hundreds of millions in federal housing money.
Refusing to fill prescriptions for medication that can be used for abortion violates civil law, federal officials warn.
A disaster at a Chicago bakery reveals how unusually dry weather can affect the quality of an essential ingredient.
Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it easier to get support if you’re in crisis or helping someone who is. Here’s how it works and what could stand in its way.
Six out of every 10 Illinoisans get their drinking water from a utility where forever chemicals have been found, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Planned Parenthood in Illinois and Wisconsin have created a partnership that could be a model for providers in states restricting abortion.
One of the key recommendations of the proposal involves transforming Chicago’s Museum Campus into an “urban nature retreat.”