Spotting deepfakes and predicting traffic with AI

A new invite-only Waymo membership is rolling out with perks for select riders. For about $30 a month, Waymo Premier promises priority pickups, cash back and more flexibility. Phoenix is one of just three markets getting it first before a bigger expansion.

TSMC is partnering with Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and Grand Canyon University to offer intensive technician certification programs.

Across the United States, law enforcement agencies are incorporating artificial intelligence to streamline administrative tasks and assist in crime-fighting. One leading tool, Scottsdale-based Axon's "Draft One," utilizes body camera transcripts to auto-generate the first draft of police reports. While departments like the Scottsdale Police Department note that the tool saves up to 30 minutes per report, civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm. In this segment of Generation AI, host Derek Staahl sits down with Dave Moss, Investigations Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), to dissect the critical flaws of AI-generated police reporting. Moss explains how reliance on generative AI can lead to consequential mistakes, pointing to a real-world Utah case where background audio from "The Princess and the Frog" led the AI to report that an officer turned into a frog. The discussion covers the danger of AI hallucinations polluting the judicial record, the lack of crucial visual context in audio-only transcriptions, and why outsourcing an officer's cognitive process to a computer threatens public safety and accountability.

As Arizona gets hotter and drier, new technology being tested in Yuma could help farmers keep crops alive — and growing — through the brutal summer heat. The new cooling system being tested in the desert Southwest promises to change the climate around crops in real time. Karina Bazarte has why developers say it could help farmers grow more.

A major fiber internet project is expanding across Flagstaff and Coconino County. Wecom Fiber says thousands of homes, city facilities and rural communities could soon have faster, more reliable access. For families who have dealt with slow speeds—or no internet at all—leaders say the upgrade could be life-changing. Mason Carroll reports.

Cyberattacks are hitting state and local governments every day, and experts warn the stakes could be deadly. From hospitals to the food supply, critical systems are vulnerable if hackers find a way in. Susan Campbell talked to cybersecurity leaders who are sharing simple steps that could help stop the next attack.