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Paul Carpenter, a New Orleans magician, describes using his computer and AI software during an interview in New Orleans, Feb. 23, 2024. Steve Kramer, the Democratic consultant behind recent robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden's voice, said Monday, Feb. 26, he was trying to send a wake up call about artificial intelligence, not influence the New Hampshire primary. Kramer confirmed paying Carpenter $150 to create a recorded message that was sent to thousands of voters two days before the Jan. 23 primary. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules
By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press
Mon,02/26/24-4:05PM , 194 Reads
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The political consultant behind a robocall that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice said Monday he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence the outcome of last month's New Hampshire primary.
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Creighton infielder Ben North (11) swings during an NCAA baseball game against Coppin State, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Hanover, Md. Creighton’s Ben North turned in one of the eye-popping performances of the first two weeks of the college baseball season when he hit grand slams in his first two at-bats against Houston Christian on Friday, Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)

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College baseball notebook: North's 2 slams and 10 RBIs highlight of Creighton's high-scoring start
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Mon,02/26/24-10:59AM , 205 Reads
Ben North only wanted to hit a couple sacrifice flies. He ended up with a couple grand slams.

Creighton's North turned in one of the eye-popping performances of the first two weeks of the college baseball season when he homered with the bases loaded in his first two at-bats against Houston Christian on Friday.
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A sign hangs at the Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Sept. 18, 2009 in Angola, La. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024, hinted at his willingness to explore expanding the state’s methods of executing those on death row, saying that he is committed to upholding “contractual obligations” between the state and victims’ families after the death penalty has been handed down in court. ( AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File )

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Louisiana advances a bill expanding death penalty methods in an effort to resume executions
By SARA CLINE
Fri,02/23/24-3:18PM , 331 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as possible methods to carry out capital punishment.
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Paul Carpenter, a New Orleans magician, performs card tricks during an interview in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Carpenter says he was hired in January by Steve Kramer, who has worked on ballot access for Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips, to use AI software to imitate President Joe Biden's voice to convince New Hampshire Democrat voters not to vote in the state's presidential primary. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Magician says political consultant hired him to create AI robocall ahead of New Hampshire primary
By HOLLY RAMER AND KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Fri,02/23/24-2:37PM , 180 Reads
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Orleans street magician said Friday that a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign hired him to create the audio for what authorities have said may be the first known attempt to use artificial intelligence to interfere with a U.S. election.
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