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One of the documents translated by AI is a book, handwritten likely by a Baghdadi youth in 5603 (1902 or 1903). The book features prayers, poems and a haggadah that translates the Hebrew to Judeo-Arabic. These pages show a portion of The Four Questions. (Courtesy Voices from the Archive)
Posted inIdeas

Oakland man’s AI platform unlocks a treasure trove of Iraqi Jewish history

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

A new artificial intelligence platform is transforming access to one of the largest and most important collections documenting Jewish life in Iraq.  The Voices from the Archive project at judeoiraq.org […]

OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT. (Focal Photo via Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
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How the next generation of rabbis is preparing for the age of AI

Louis Keene by Louis Keene December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
AI chatbots trained on debunking antisemitic beliefs can reduce them in users, researchers found in a study released in November 2025. (Getty Images)
Posted inTech

AI has a reputation for amplifying hate. A new study finds it can weaken antisemitism, too.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
San Anselmo Councilmember Yoav Schlesinger’s career path has been “delightfully nonlinear,” from nonprofit leadership, to tech ethics and, now, small-town government. (Gina Logan Photography)
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Ethics and responsible tech underpin his uncommon career

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 7, 2025November 7, 2025
Daniel Klein, CEO of Jewish Silicon Valley (left) and ADL's Oren Segal. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
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How AI is helping antisemites spread extremist ideas online, in plain sight

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Screenshot of Elon Musk making a gesture that has been widely interpreted as a Nazi salute.
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Grokipedia has a weird habit of always agreeing with Elon Musk

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
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An AI chatbot will never know you like your rabbi does

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin October 22, 2025December 8, 2025
5th graders at the AI Tinkery space at Gideon Hausner Jewish High School in Palo Alto. (Smita Kolhatkar)
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How a Jewish school is navigating AI, education and ethics

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb October 17, 2025October 27, 2025
OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT. (Focal Photo via Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)
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AI won’t deliver redemption. We need to do that ourselves.

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
Elon Musk and others visiting Auschwitz
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Elon Musk wants your kids to use his chatbot. The same one that praised Hitler.

Benyamin Cohen by Benyamin Cohen July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

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