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Without Clear Rules on Use, Maine Towns Experimenting With AI
Sep 16 2025 // After reading through a pile of resumes, Town Manager Anthony Wilson mentally ranked the people trying to become Winthrop’s general assistance administrator. Seeking a second opinion, he turned to ChatGPT. He fed the...
Reuters: AI Chatbots Were Happy to Help Craft a Phishing Scam
Sep 15 2025 // The email seemed innocent enough. It invited senior citizens to learn about the Silver Hearts Foundation, a new charity dedicated to providing the elderly with care and companionship. “We believe every senior...
Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews
Sep 15 2025 // The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant’s AI summaries use its journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its websites. The lawsuit by Penske Media...
US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies
Sep 10 2025 // Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Wednesday that would let artificial intelligence companies apply for exemptions to federal regulation to help them experiment in developing new technology. Cruz leads...
Exclusive: Applied Systems Acquires AI-Enabled Risk Digitalization Firm Cytora
Sep 9 2025 // Applied Systems announced the acquisition of Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, in an effort to accelerate connecting the dots within the insurance ecosystem, something Applied terms as...
Renaissance Introduces the First in a Suite of AI Solutions for Independent Agents
Sep 8 2025 // Agency network Renaissance said it has become the first of its kind to deliver an exclusive suite of artificial intelligence solutions built specifically for independent insurance agents. “Independent insurance...
AI for Agents
Sep 8 2025 // Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are creating exciting times for just about everyone. The insurance industry is standing on the cusp of an exhilarating technological revolution, primarily driven by AI, writes Anupam...
Next-Gen Insurance: Powered by AI
Sep 8 2025 // Welcome to the next generation of insurance. Our industry stands on the cusp of an exhilarating technological revolution, primarily driven by artificial intelligence. Embracing next-generation technology is no longer a...
NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases
Sep 5 2025 // Use of artificial intelligence among businesses jumped in the last year and is expected to continue to grow, yet few firms have cut jobs as a result so far, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. Around...
Success of AI Music Creators Sparks Debate on Future of Music Industry
Sep 3 2025 // When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on their guitars, keyboards and drumsticks to make music. Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator who goes by the stage name imoliver, fires up his...
Anthropic Thwarts Hacker Attempts to Misuse Claude AI for Cybercrime
Aug 28 2025 // Anthropic said on Wednesday it had detected and blocked hackers attempting to misuse its Claude AI system to write phishing emails, create malicious code and circumvent safety filters. The company’s findings,...
As AI Becomes Part of Everyday Life, it Brings a Hidden Climate Cost
Aug 27 2025 // Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and said it helped immensely with organizing her thoughts. “We try to use it conscientiously...
Musk Sues Apple, OpenAI, Saying They Hurt AI Competition
Aug 26 2025 // Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favoring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers. Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of...
Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers
Aug 25 2025 // A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to Maine’s Attorney General. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Group, Inc. (its...
Viewpoint – AI Will Replace Most Humans, But Then What?: Jen
Aug 21 2025 // The opinions expressed here are those of the author, the CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ asset management. Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work...
Alabama DOI Posts New Data Call on Liability Insurance
Aug 15 2025 // The Alabama Department of Insurance wants new data on how liability coverage affects insurance claims costs. In a bulletin posted Thursday, Commissioner Mark Fowler said the department has issued a data call to carriers of...
Insurtech Looks to ‘Redefine’ Insurance With Autonomous AI Agents by 2026
Aug 13 2025 // Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year. “We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re...
‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses. “Connecticut’s...
Insurtech Investment Hits $60B Milestone But Pales AI Figures
Aug 11 2025 // Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping the insurance landscape, and Gallagher Re’s global head of insurtech, Andrew Johnston, warned in the company’s latest Global InsurTech Report that this trend...
AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions on Track for Highs in 2025: Cornerstone
Jul 31 2025 // Overall numbers of securities class actions filed in the first half of 2025 are in line with last year, but artificial intelligence- and cryptocurrency-related filings are on the rise. According to a report by Cornerstone...
