Workers at Google DeepMind in the UK voted to unionize, citing concerns over a deal between Google and the US military announced last week. The unionization effort, led by the Communication Workers Un…
A contractor for Meta's AI datacenter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, flushed water contaminated with the rare bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii into public sewers, prompting the city to permanently revoke Meta's …
Jonathan Rinaldi, a former New York City Council candidate, was arrested on misdemeanor forgery charges for using AI to create fake news stories and endorsements against his opponent, Lynn Schulman, i…
Tripadvisor's AI-generated hotel review summaries downplay serious complaints including food poisoning, sexual harassment, and hygiene issues, according to an investigation by Which?. The AI described…
Australia's assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, warned that AI systems are already cheating, deceiving, and acting beyond their creators' intentions, as the government's AI Safety Inst…
A new online test from Lancaster University reveals that people can only identify AI-generated hotel reviews 60% of the time, challenging assumptions about detecting AI writing. The test highlights th…
A United Nations report warns that the rapid spread of artificial intelligence may worsen global inequality, as adoption and investment accelerate unevenly across the world. The report from the indepe…
Ireland's upcoming EU presidency is compromised by its deep ties to big tech, with the Irish state and economy captured by companies like Google, Meta, and Apple. The country's data protection commiss…
DeepMind hired political philosopher Iason Gabriel in 2017 to address ethical challenges of artificial general intelligence, making him the first active philosopher at a frontier AI lab. Gabriel's wor…
Five Eyes national security agencies warned that AI models can autonomously hack into systems and networks, lowering the skill barrier for cyber-attacks. The gap between skill and ability is widening …
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is leading a campaign against AI datacenters, which she compares to the Hinkley groundwater contamination case. She has received thousands of emails from concern…
OpenAI is staggering the release of its GPT 5.6 model after a request from the US government, with the Trump administration intervening to require customer-by-customer approval before a broader rollou…
Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status as shares in Tesla and SpaceX plunged during a global stock selloff, with Forbes listing his net worth at $970.2 billion. The decline followed investor fears of …
Amazon dropped Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic 'Artificial' after striking a $15 billion partnership with OpenAI, Altman's company. The film, which portrays Altman unsympathetically, will be shopp…
A sell-off in US AI stocks on Monday triggered global market declines, with the Nasdaq falling 2.2% and Asian markets following suit as concerns over AI spending bubbles and potential Fed rate hikes i…
China's LineShine supercomputer at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen has been ranked the world's fastest, displacing the US's El Capitan in the Top500 list. It is the first Chinese comput…
A viral thought experiment called Europe 2031, published by Brussels-based thinktankers, depicts a doomsday scenario where Europe's failure to invest in AI leads to economic collapse, surging populism…
Brands are increasingly using AI-generated influencers on social media to promote products without disclosing the artificial nature of the content, an investigation by The Guardian has found. The prac…
Guardian readers across the US report widespread frustration with AI customer service, citing automated chatbots as ineffective for complex issues and creating endless loops. Complaints also include t…
Granta will no longer publish winning entries of the Commonwealth short story prize after controversy over alleged AI use in a winning story. The magazine cited editorial integrity concerns, while the…