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A developer recounts an encounter with an anti-AI activist at a Kenyatta University tech club event in 2017. The activist interrupted an Intel-supported presentation, arguing that AI was 'playing god,' then left his phon…
Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a $7 trillion plan to transfer control of the AI industry to the American public through a 50% tax on large AI firms, creating a sovereign wealth fund that would pay annual dividends to ev…
A Stanford-led study of 3.4 million people and 4 million job applications found that AI hiring algorithms from a single vendor produced racial disparities, with 26% of Black applicants and 15% of Asian applicants facing …
The Conversation reports that people are forming intimate relationships with AI companions, with one study finding 75% of respondents believe chatbots are conscious. A new philosophy paper argues that while AI can reduce…
AI pioneer Yann LeCun called Elon Musk's xAI 'kind of a failure,' citing difficulty hiring top talent and reliance on renting infrastructure to recoup costs. LeCun also warned that AI labs face a 'big bubble explosion' u…
The Enterprise-Managed Authorization (EMA) extension for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is now stable, enabling organizations to centrally manage OAuth authorization for MCP servers and allowing end-users to access all…
A patient discovered their doctor used AI to create a personalized infographic containing their full name and likeness, sent via WhatsApp, without prior consent or privacy safeguards. The patient, already concerned about…
Karamo Brown, star of Netflix's 'Queer Eye,' launched Kē, a wellness app featuring an AI digital clone of himself powered by startup Delphi. The app offers personalized fitness, nutrition, and meditation plans, along wit…
A proposed AI data centre in Larbert, Scotland, would become one of the country's top ten polluters if approved, according to environmental concerns. The facility's energy demands could make it a major source of emission…
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet warned that Europe is 'quite behind' in the AI race, with the US purchasing 80% of advanced AI chips and Europe accounting for only 1-2% of ASML's high-end lithography system shipments over th…
A new PwC analysis of over 1 billion job postings finds that AI is not eliminating entry-level jobs but transforming them into roles requiring skills traditionally associated with experienced workers, a phenomenon called…
Artificial intelligence agents exploit evolved human psychology that predisposes people to defer to knowledgeable leaders, according to a leadership researcher. Users treat AI not as a tool but as an advisor, granting it…
Meta laid off thousands of workers, began monitoring employee computers, and assigned staff to train AI that could replace them, while CTO Andrew Bosworth admitted morale is at an all-time low. The company then increased…
Engineers must adapt their learning strategies as AI removes traditional friction points, argues engineering leader Nuno Lopes. Early career success now depends more on communication, curiosity, and fast learning than on…
The Joint Commission launched the Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (RUAIH) certification in early June, a voluntary program recognizing healthcare organizations that demonstrate governance, data management, risk and b…
The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 95, the Artificial Intelligence Transparency in Advertising Act, 124-78 on Wednesday, requiring businesses to disclose when AI generates or substantially modifies advertising cont…
Big Tech stock buybacks have nearly vanished as Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon prioritize massive AI spending, with only Microsoft buying back shares in Q1 at the lowest level in nearly a decade. Alphabet plans it…
OpenAI hired Ha Thai, former VP of Communications for Meta's Reality Labs, to lead communications for its hardware initiatives. Thai will shape the narrative around OpenAI's first consumer device, a portable AI companion…
Tech workers who initially maximized their use of AI tools are now deliberately reducing their reliance on them, citing concerns about over-dependence, quality degradation, and loss of critical thinking skills.
AI coding agents are overwhelming American workers with mental fatigue and exhaustion, as developers and other professionals report brain fog, headaches, and reduced focus from managing multiple bots. A Boston Consulting…