The chatbot, which Cal Fire says is independent of Newsom’s order, is meant to give Californians better access to “critical ...

The bot fails at some basic questions. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. Experts wonder if it launched too soon.

An AI chatbot designed to provide information about wildfires can’t answer questions about evacuation orders, among other ...

High hopes for AI: Following Gov. Newsom’s 2023 executive order, state agencies have begun rolling out AI tools in areas like ...

Newsom is pushing AI for traffic, housing, and services, but Cal Fire’s chatbot problems raise concerns about agency ...

California's Cal Fire chatbot, designed to provide wildfire information, faces criticism for inconsistencies and outdated data. Despite its potential, the AI tool struggles with evacuation info, ...

The Reche fire, reported around 12:50 p.m. near Reche Canyon Road and Locust Avenue, had burned about 10 acres by ...

California bargains still seem impossible to find. California’s $764,000 listing price for the three months ending in May was ...

The top line is that California list prices are down 1% this spring compared with two years ago following a 50% increase in ...

Concern over microplastics and forever chemicals could lead to California banning cosmetic products with glitter and ...

In October 2024, a jury convicted Groves of second-degree murder for using an assault rifle to spray dozens of bullets into a ...