The Conversation published an essay examining how AI companions are reshaping love, sex and intimacy, focusing on Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda who trained a chatbot on a deceased friend's text messag…
Governments are reframing AI safety rules as coercive tools against tech firms rather than public protection measures, according to a June 4, 2026 article by Michael Gregory in The Conversation. Presi…
Professor Christian B. Miller of Wake Forest University argued in an essay published by The Conversation that artificial intelligence is training people to expect instant answers and eroding the pract…
A United Nations University report projects that global data centers could consume nearly 3% of the world's electricity by 2030, rising to 935 trillion watt-hours from 448 trillion watt-hours. The rep…
AI tools offer potential productivity gains for agriculture but risk excluding smallholder farmers, who account for approximately 80% of farmers in developing countries. Maize yields in the US exceed …
A new generation of AI-powered toys, including the ChattyBear teddy bear, are being sold online and marketed as giving children as young as three an educational advantage. Researchers who evaluated si…
Australia lacks granular public data on water and electricity consumption by new AI data centres, according to a report by The Conversation. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said Australia could …
Australia's economy grew 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026, down from 0.9% in the previous quarter, while GDP per person fell 0.1%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The slowdown was d…
Australia-based audiobook producer Bolinda will create a "bespoke" AI clone of romance author Barbara Cartland's voice in partnership with her estate, while synthetic-voice company ElevenLabs released…
Researchers interviewed nearly 30 religious leaders across six major faiths in the UK, documenting how generative AI and chatbots are affecting religious practice and authority. A Redeemed Christian C…
Taylor Swift's management company, TAS Rights Management, filed three trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering two short audio clips of her voice and an image of her o…
Organisations require human reviewers to check generative AI outputs for legal and reputational reasons, but those reviewers face high volume, time pressure and complex judgement calls as GenAI deploy…
Large language models can generate thousands of simulated survey responses by varying demographic prompts and sampling internal randomness, but independent research from Gallup, NORC, and Stanford GSB…
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas," on May 25, addressing the moral and social implications of artificial intelligence. The 42,300-word document calls for safeguards to …
Banks are increasingly using AI-based fraud detection systems that can block legitimate customer payments in milliseconds, according to a report from The Conversation. The systems evaluate transaction…
On Feb 10, 2026, an 18-year-old woman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, after OpenAI had flagged her ChatGPT conversations for extreme-violence…