CR Attends Inaugural AI Agent Congress Members of the Inaugural AI Agent Congress gather in Palo Alto, CA on November 20, 2024. Last week, Consumer Reports (CR) attended the Inaugural AI... Ginny Fahs November 27, 2024
AI News & Marketplace Roundup: AI’s Rapid Evolution Last month, I highlighted AI’s growing impact across industries and the challenges it raises. This month’s roundup explores AI’s rapid... Dirk Klingner November 25, 2024
Empowering Consumers with Personal AI Agents: Legal Foundations and Design Considerations The marketplace for AI-powered personal agents is rapidly evolving. Companies like Amazon and Salesforce are already offering services that help... Dazza Greenwood October 18, 2024
AI News & Marketplace Roundup: AI Goes Nuclear Last month, I offered a dispatch on power hungry AI that included a roundup of industry updates that covers generative AI in the workplace, mobile,... Dirk Klingner October 17, 2024
CR AI Fellow: Building Trust and Safety in Generative AI through Observability Consumer Reports (CR) has been exploring generative artificial intelligence (AI) through the launch of AskCR, an experimental chatbot that helps... Jacob Rubenstein September 17, 2024
CR AI Fellow: Building a State Level AI Policy Tracker With artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforming industry and communities, and federal lawmaking trailing behind technological advancements,... Jacob Rubenstein September 12, 2024
AI News & Marketplace Roundup: Power-Hungry AI AI is changing how consumers find information and how businesses interact with their customers. It’s essential to understand where the industry is... Dirk Klingner August 29, 2024
AI News & Marketplace Roundup: What’s an AI Agent, Exactly? Hi, I’m Dirk — a marketplace analyst at Consumer Reports. Part of my job is monitoring industry trends on how consumers find information, and the... Dirk Klingner July 31, 2024
Survey: Majority of Americans are Uncomfortable with AI in Employment, Housing, Healthcare Decisions Artificial intelligence and algorithms are increasingly being used to help make important decisions about your life. Some landlords use algorithmic... Grace Gedye July 25, 2024
A Responsible Approach to Generative AI Development: It’s Evaluation-Driven This June we launched an invite-only beta of AskCR, a new experimental product that answers CR members questions in a naturalistic way, using... Sarah Luger July 12, 2024