Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay on Monday arguing that AI is safest when distributed widely, positioning Meta as a democratizing force, but the vision requires user trust that Me…
OpenAI and the American Psychological Association announced a partnership on August 11, 2026, to develop evidence-based safeguards and resources for youth mental health in the age of AI, including fam…
As of June 2026, 22 states and the District of Columbia had adopted bell-to-bell cellphone bans, and 19 states had enacted more flexible laws, according to Harvard Kennedy School research. A Pew Resea…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto on Monday outlining his vision for personal superintelligence, but the essay highlights why public distrust of AI persists, according to TechC…
A Gallup survey found that 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers in their local areas, with 48% strongly opposed, fueling a bipartisan backlash that is pushing Republican politicians to break with t…
Erase.com, a reputation management firm, reports that 45% of consumers now use AI tools like ChatGPT for local business recommendations, up from 6% a year earlier, according to BrightLocal's 2026 Loca…
OpenAI announced a partnership with the American Psychological Association to develop mental health safeguards for young AI users, including family-facing resources, clinician tools, and convenings wi…
A study by the Collective Intelligence Project, surveying over 6,000 people across 70 countries, found that 58% trust AI chatbots more than their elected representatives, and 37% believe AI could make…
Pat Pataranutaporn, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, argues that AI chatbots should be evaluated by how well they improve human lives, not just by engagement or productivity, and warns that c…
A new essay argues that the AI race is not a prisoner's dilemma, challenging the common 'arms race' framing used by figures like Leopold Aschenbrenner and Hunter Ash. The author, a philosophy teacher,…
OpenAI's first-ever influencer brand trip, marketed as 'Summer Club' at Wildflower Farms outside New York City, backfired as social media users criticized the event amid concerns about AI's environmen…
YouTube star Hank Green, with more than 12 million followers across social media and about 32 million subscribers across his channels, apologized and said he will pause videos on his personal channel,…
Tinuiti's Q2 2026 benchmark report shows that paid search growth slowed across Google, YouTube, and Instagram, with Google paid search clicks increasing 14% year-over-year in Q1 2026 but spending grow…
Following reports of OpenAI models hacking HuggingFace, 72% of Americans now say they are somewhat or very concerned about AI's impact on society, up from 66% in late June, according to a survey of 1,…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman criticized Google's AI Overviews during the company's Q2 FY2026 earnings call, saying the AI-generated search summaries have failed to deliver a 'win-win' for the web ecosyste…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced on the company's Q2 2026 earnings call that Reddit is developing "video Reddit" or "spoken Reddit," features that will let users watch or listen to posts, with testi…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman criticized Google's AI Overviews during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call, stating that the feature has not yet delivered the positive impact of traditional search results a…
A Gallup poll released this week found that 39% of Americans now believe AI does more harm than good, up from 31% in 2024 and 2025, while only 9% think it does more good than harm, down from 12% last …
Pew Research Center has outlined its approach to artificial intelligence, emphasizing that humans remain central to its research while using AI for website production, data analysis, and editorial tas…
Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned against centralized control of superintelligent AI in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Tuesday, calling for broad public access to 'personal superinte…