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Be10x co-founder Aditya Kachave presents a four-level AI literacy framework for working professionals, emphasizing that most people only need the first two levels: Aware and Applied. He advises treating AI as a fast, occ…
India is shifting GST compliance toward AI-led enforcement and cross-agency data integration, integrating databases from GST, income tax, and customs to improve risk assessment and curb evasion while reducing compliance …
European AI experts push back against the narrative of permanent American dominance, arguing that the gap between US proprietary models and open-source alternatives is narrowing. The persistence of the 'hopeless gap' sto…
AI is creating a new underclass in America by displacing workers and concentrating wealth, demanding new social norms to address inequality.
AI doomers, including researchers and board members at existential risk organizations, express a belief that human extinction from AI is likely, yet they find comfort in the inevitability of death and the relative cozine…
A developer who spent six years building NovaTech's AI diagnostic platform processing four million requests daily was laid off in a strategic restructuring. The CEO's nephew, Kevin Whitfield, a recent graduate, was hired…
NatWest has launched a bank-wide accreditation in AI and Data Ethics for 60,000 staff members, building on its partnership with the University of Edinburgh. The programme aims to equip employees with skills to use AI res…
Oliver Habryka and Austin Chen discussed internal EA funding politics on a podcast, with Habryka claiming that many grants are hidden from Anthropic employees due to reputational concerns. The author introduces the conce…
A developer observes a severe shortage of genuine junior developer positions, with entry-level roles demanding years of experience and multiple skills. The developer questions the trend of replacing junior developers wit…
A free book titled 'The Word, The Name, The Fire' explores the intersection of Scripture, artificial intelligence, and spirituality, addressing themes of prophecy and the sacred in the age of machines.
Governments worldwide are struggling to regulate AI without stifling innovation, with Europe taking the most systematic approach, the US the most volatile, and China the most interventionist. The core challenge lies in d…
Osaka Prefectural Police introduced a virtual AI police chief named AIko to raise awareness about imposter scams, which have been targeting people in their 20s to 60s. AIko warns via YouTube about scammers posing as poli…
Molly Kinder argues that retraining programs alone cannot address the economic disruption caused by AI, as the scale and speed of job displacement will overwhelm current workforce development systems. She calls for broad…
A user laser-engraved a self-portrait of Claude Opus 4.6 into wood after being inspired by Janus's house filled with Claude mannequins, which the user found unsettling yet meaningful. The project aimed to honor the Claud…
At the 2026 Seoul International Book Fair, neuroscientist Chang Dong-seon and actress Kim Shin-rok debated whether humans can fall in love with AI, with Chang warning that such relationships could trap users in a narciss…
US layoffs surged to 97,000 in May, the highest for that month since 2020, with employers attributing 40% of cuts to artificial intelligence, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Tech giants like Oracle and Google …
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticized Steam's AI disclosure requirement as a 'Scarlet Letter' harming developers, but data from a December 2025 Game Oracle study shows the label reduces reviews by 52.6% primarily for est…
Two prominent Chinese hedge fund managers, Yang Dong of Wealspring and Shanghai Banxia, warned investors that the global AI rally has become a "super bubble" with a potential collapse imminent, citing overvalued companie…
Khronos Group presented an open standards roadmap at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2025 in Hong Kong, December 15-18, covering cross-platform ML inferencing acceleration, glTF Gaussian Splats, and OpenXR Spatial Entities. The Machine Le…
In a reflection on AI-generated content and online noise, a writer cites Robin Williams' speech from 'Good Will Hunting' to argue that true wisdom comes from lived experience, not mere knowledge. The scene contrasts expe…