… EPIC frames opt-out failures as a safety issue, pointing to, among others, the case of Vance Boelter, the man charged with murdering Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in June 2025. …
… Last year, then-assistant police chief David Lazar downplayed abuse fears and called the program “a big win” for making officers more visible at no cost to taxpayers. …
… Brockman also supported the removal of AI safety researcher Helen Toner from the board, he said, without specifying a reason. …
… While the connection felt with an AI chatbot can be strong for adults too, it is especially heightened with younger people. “Teens are in a different developmental state than adults—their emotional centers develop at a much more rapid rate than their executive functioning,” says Robbie Torney, seni… …