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A new study in npj Climate Action finds that AI's productivity gains for the fossil fuel industry could generate up to 13.3 times more emissions than data centers do today, adding 0.47 to 1.8 gigatonnes of CO2 annually. …
OpenAI's head of ethics has left the company less than a year after joining, according to a report from the Financial Times. The departure marks a significant leadership change at the AI research organization, which has …
Ariana Grande ranks fourth among the most searched celebrity deepfakes over the past year, according to AI image generation platform CreateUGC, which analyzed global search volume between June 2025 and May 2026. The top …
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 Meta has historically …
Anthropic announced that its Claude chatbot will now embed invisible watermarks in AI-generated text and images, complying with the EU's AI Act, which requires AI companies to implement content provenance measures. The f…
A Search Engine Journal columnist's tests found that AI detectors gave wildly inconsistent results on the same human-written articles, including one from 2014 that one tool flagged as 100% AI-generated and another from 2…
Oliver Burkeman argues in a column that society's obsessive focus on artificial intelligence stems from overthinking, not the technology's inherent importance. He suggests that while AI is disruptive, it triggers pre-exi…
NVIDIA announced partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to establish financing platforms aimed at mobilizing more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure, with the funds coming…
Mark Zuckerberg's public persona, often described as robotic, is actually a deliberate optimization strategy that mirrors AI workflows, according to an analysis on the tech news site. The piece argues that Zuckerberg app…
Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word blog post advocating for open AI and announced Meta's new open-weight AI model, Muse Glimmer, alongside a $1 billion fund for communities hosting Meta's AI data centers. The post hi…
Many organizations run strong AI programs but fail governance reviews because they cannot demonstrate adequate oversight, according to Forbes Councils member Shane O'Donnell. The article highlights that even technically …
A first-of-its-kind study finds that AI will boost fossil fuel production more than renewable energy, causing annual carbon emissions to rise by 0.47 to 1.8 gigatonnes, equivalent to 1% to 5% of the energy sector's yearl…
A study published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution found that Israeli military personnel exhibit algorithmic aversion to AI decision-support systems in targeting scenarios, especially when collateral damage is high,…
A song generated by artificial intelligence, 'Oye Hoye Kya Scene Hai,' has amassed half a billion views on Instagram, sparking debate about authorship and the future of music. The track emerged from comedian Samay Raina'…
In a Substack post, Dominic Fox argues that the defining characteristic of large language model (LLM) prose is its 'moral placidity' or 'unturbulence,' meaning LLMs lack the symptomatic distortions and strategic entangle…
A 90% accuracy rate in AI models can mask critical failures such as missing rare diseases entirely or overstating confidence, according to an analysis by a model evaluation expert. The expert explains that accuracy only …
Big Tech's latest earnings reveal that despite revenue growth of 20-30% for Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google, their combined AI-related capital expenditures reached $99 billion in one quarter, leading to negative cash…
A March 2026 American Psychological Association survey found that 56% of psychologists have used AI tools in the past year, up from 29% in 2024, signaling a rapid shift toward AI in clinical practice. The most common use…
Amit Shivpuja, a Forbes Councils member, argues that organizations must strengthen their AI foundations before scaling, comparing unprepared companies to building skyscrapers in Venice. He emphasizes the need for respons…
The website ISP Configurations has implemented Anubis, a proof-of-work challenge system, to block AI companies from scraping its content, a move that can cause downtime and restrict access for all users. The administrato…