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JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong announced at the 2026 APEC China CEO Forum that the company has launched an internal Nirvana Plan to retrain its 700,000 delivery workers for a future where robots handle all deliveries. JD.c…
An investigation by The Guardian found that brands are using AI-generated influencers and synthetic customer content on social media without clear disclosure, with some creators signing non-disclosure agreements. Consume…
AI-generated summaries are shifting human epistemology from deep, specialized knowledge to broad, shallow understanding, a trend the author argues is beneficial for ethical decision-making and cause prioritization. The p…
A reactive game world called The ClockWork Dark uses a deterministic engine for mechanics, two autonomous LLM agents for improvisation, and a governance layer to maintain coherence. The system balances AI freedom with en…
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 49% of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots, up from 33% in 2024, with 24% using them daily. About a third of Americans own smart speakers, but majorities are skeptical of AI's impa…
Google, Meta, PayPal, Chainalysis, and other tech and crypto firms announced a joint commitment on June 22 to combat illegal wildlife trafficking using AI detection tools and blockchain analytics. The initiative, convene…
Researchers at Drexel University found that a majority of American teenagers regularly use AI companion chatbots, with a quarter relying on them as a primary source of emotional support. The study analyzed Reddit posts w…
AI agents without clear ownership cause silent failures that cascade in multi-agent workflows, according to a new analysis. The article defines four pillars of agent ownership—job definition, consumption, boundaries, and…
IBM deployed AI-powered virtual assistants Ask HR and Ask IT to handle 94% of routine employee queries without laying off any staff, demonstrating the AI augmentation model where AI handles repetitive tasks while humans …
Major companies including Starbucks, Klarna, and McDonald's are reversing AI deployments that replaced human workers, citing failures in customer satisfaction and operational accuracy. The rollback highlights a shift fro…
Tech meetups are filled with weary professionals who feel the industry has run out of new ideas, with conversations revolving around AI and coding agents as part of a broader exhaustion. Many believe their work is meanin…
Half of US adults now use AI chatbots, yet more Americans expect negative societal impact than positive, according to Pew Research. The paradox reflects a split between personal utility and systemic risk, with usage doub…
Institutional backlash against AI is mounting across public sector, media, and education, with New York City council members urging a classroom AI pause and a German newsroom caught using AI to write articles. Yet capita…
Researchers introduced TRuST, a large-scale dataset with ~300k annotations for toxicity recognition, unifying prior resources through a synthesized definition. Benchmarking showed fine-tuned PLMs outperform LLMs on toxic…
Anthropic has proposed opening a physical library space where users can access its frontier AI model Fable, which is currently restricted by export controls. The concept, inspired by the ancient Library of Alexandria, wo…
Meta employees have launched a petition demanding the company stop collecting their computer-use data, including keystrokes and mouse movements, for training AI models. The petition cites privacy concerns, lack of transp…
Meta employees in at least five US offices posted flyers on May 12 to protest the company's Model Capability Initiative, which collects employee computer use data to train AI models, with over 1,600 workers signing a pet…
Doris, a lawyer and startup consultant from Nigeria, introduces herself to the DEV community, sharing her background in legal practice, human rights, governance, and startup advisory. She plans to post about startups, pr…
Norway announced a near-total ban on generative AI for children ages 6 to 13 in schools, effective August 2026, citing risks to cognitive development and data privacy. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated the policy ai…
The Trump administration imposed a de facto ban on Anthropic's Mythos derivative Fable 5, citing national security concerns and export controls, forcing Anthropic to disband both models for all customers. The move has sp…