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Philosopher and AI researcher David Thorstad critiques Ted Chiang's recent essay denying machine consciousness, arguing that Chiang's claims are unsupported by evidence and that the possibility of AI consciousness remain…
A new survey by the American Psychological Association finds that 77% of psychologists report patients using AI chatbots for mental health support, raising concerns about a 'sycophancy trap' where agreeable AI may valida…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees the company made mistakes during its AI workforce transformation, which included cutting 10% of its global workforce and reassigning 7,000 employees to AI roles. Zuckerberg said he…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged G7 leaders to avoid splintering on AI policy during a lunch in France attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. The remarks followed…
The global reinsurance market closed 2025 with record capital of $785 billion, driven by traditional equity and alternative capital, according to Aon. Insurance Thought Leadership reports that rate momentum is stabilizin…
Apple investors are losing patience with the company's AI strategy after a disappointing WWDC, where the new Siri was revealed as a beta built on Google's technology. The stock trades at a premium that assumes an upgrade…
A new Pew Research poll finds that only 16% of Americans believe AI will positively impact society, despite half of U.S. adults using AI chatbots and 24% using them daily. ChatGPT remains the most popular chatbot at 44% …
A new unified theory predicts that AI will bifurcate the workforce into a thriving, employable class and a struggling, unemployable class, based on individual mindsets and behaviors rather than background. The theory arg…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly questioned trust in OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a Bloomberg interview, saying 'why argue with someone when you don't have the same vision and you don't trust them?' and adding 'we'll …
Truthout published an analysis on June 17, 2026, arguing that corporate news coverage frames artificial intelligence as a contest among elites, using the Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and OpenAI lawsuit as an example. The piece…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposed a US-led AI coalition at the G7 summit, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreeing the US could lead. The closed-door lunch in Évian-les-B…
A blog owner is blocking old browser user agents to combat high-volume crawlers, including those used for LLM training, causing legitimate users of outdated browsers to be denied access. The block also affects feed reade…
A Microsoft researcher built a neural network using goats, bridges, and ice ramps in Age of Empires II to critique AI research methods. His analysis of 315 papers found over half already assume language models have human…
A technologist expresses internal conflict over AI, agreeing with accelerationists, artists, nationalists, doomers, and openness advocates simultaneously, highlighting the contradictions in current AI debates. The author…
Jeff Bezos said at VivaTech that AI will create a labor shortage rather than eliminate jobs, arguing that human demand for work is endless and AI will lower barriers. His optimistic view contrasts with polls showing half…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged G7 leaders to maintain unified AI regulation at a summit lunch with President Trump, days after the Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic's 'Fable' AI model over cyber…
Port has identified seven categories of hidden infrastructure debt that arise when AI agents move from local demos to production in enterprise systems, including integrations, observability, governance, human-in-the-loop…
EarnOS, a startup that pays users to interact with brands to verify human engagement, raised $18.5 million in funding and launched its app Ero. The company aims to combat AI bot traffic by rewarding users with cryptocurr…
Anthropic became the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition, contributing to a new $915 million funding tranche that brings total pledges to $1.8 billion. The move marks Anthropic's first climate-…
The White House ordered Anthropic to block all jailbreaks of its Claude Fable 5 AI model after the Commerce Department used Export Administration Regulations to force the model offline on June 12, citing cybersecurity ri…