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Elon Musk and the Twitter/X logo
Posted inTech

Oh, great, Elon Musk’s antisemitic AI is about to ride shotgun in my Tesla 

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman July 15, 2025July 15, 2025
X post about Grok's antisemitism
Posted inU.S.

The antisemitic spree by Elon Musk’s Grok xAI makes it clear: AI poses a real threat to Jews

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
Sefaria’s AI-generated webpages are marked with a circle AI stamp in the top-right corner. (Screenshot via YouTube/Sefaria)
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Jewish institutions slowly incorporate AI but risk falling behind

by Dan Friedman June 18, 2025June 19, 2025
Torah is increasingly accessible online. (Illustration by Grace Yagel)
Posted inOpinion

The Torah was a gift — and ‘fair use’ is the very point of its revelation

Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld (Courtesy) by Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
(Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inReligion

An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Ofra Haza died in 2000, but AI technology has allowed for her voice and likeness to be recreated and used in a new song. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Two iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Oren Tsur, a professor at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, is using AI to fight hate speech. (Photo/Ben-Gurion University)
Posted inTech

Can AI fight hate online? This Israeli expert says it can

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 22, 2023February 22, 2023
A portion of Philissa Cramer's conversation with BlenderBot 3, including one of many invitations to its synagogue — yes, its synagogue. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2022
(Illustration/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inTech

Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

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