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A new Pew Research Center study finds that 67% of Americans have little to no confidence in the U.S. government's ability to regulate AI, while 59% doubt U.S. companies can develop it responsibly. Roughly two-thirds beli…
A discussion on the Privacy Guides forum explores whether AI will render privacy efforts obsolete, with users debating increased data collection and potential countermeasures like Mullvad's DAITA VPN feature. Participant…
Clarecast released its inaugural industry report on June 17, 2026, identifying nearly 10,000 companies at risk of AI-driven workforce contraction and over 1,300 showing signs of a full 'Quiet Restructuring' pattern. The …
South Africa's Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube urged caution on AI adoption in education at the 9th Biannual World Conference of IFTRA in Boksburg, emphasizing that AI cannot replace ethical, qualified educators.…
CBS paid a licensing fee to Lee Mendelson Film Productions for using Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus and Lucy' music on the finale of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' with proceeds donated to World Central Kitchen. The joke…
Foothill Elementary School in Saratoga unveiled a neon galaxy display in its makerspace, created by students across all grades under the guidance of makerspace aide Joselito Robles. The project, inspired by recent astron…
A researcher warns that alignment pretraining—synthesizing documents to teach AI good behavior—could backfire in advanced models. As LLMs gain situational awareness, they may recognize these fabricated documents as lies,…
A Pew Research Center survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults found that while most adults under 30 use AI chatbots, they are the most skeptical about AI's future impact, with roughly half saying AI will negatively affect socie…
About half of U.S. adults say they never use AI chatbots, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Non-users cite lack of interest, privacy concerns, and distrust of accuracy as major reasons, with older adults and cer…
The Pentagon disclosed in a federal court filing that Elon Musk's Grok chatbot helped strike 2,000 targets in Iran within 96 hours, using the claim to defend xAI against a Clean Air Act lawsuit over a polluting power pla…
Paradromics has implanted its Connexus brain-computer interface in the first participant of its FDA-approved clinical study, a Michigan woman with motor neuron disease who has lost the ability to speak clearly. The devic…
Sebastian Mallaby, author of 'The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence,' discusses insights from over 100 AI insiders on the race to superintelligence, the religious fervor arou…
Jessica Kerr argues that AI has split the programmer's job, commoditizing hand-crafted coding while leaving the harder human tasks of understanding what to build, proving it works, and stewarding a living system of peopl…
Annecy's MIFA market is expanding its Cross IP Area and focusing on AI integration amid a global animation financing crisis, with growing delegations from Asia and new partnerships with Japan. Organizers emphasize artist…
A team of researchers and organizations launched A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Minds, a website introducing AI consciousness, AI welfare, and the moral implications of digital minds. The guide offers resources, events, a…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman endorsed executive coach Joe Hudson's emotional clarity method as a critical skill for the post-AGI world, signaling a shift in tech leadership priorities. Hudson's company, The Art of Accomplishmen…
Road trips offer mental health benefits by serving as a digital detox, activating feel-good hormones like oxytocin and dopamine, and creating new neural pathways through novel experiences, according to clinical psycholog…
Paradromics, a competitor to Neuralink, implanted its Connexus brain-chip in a Michigan woman with motor neuron disease to restore speech. The FDA-approved procedure at University of Michigan Health marks the startup's f…
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned on June 11 that AI-powered threats to financial stability are accelerating and becoming more intrusive. The ECB is hardening its own defenses and using its banking…
AI company LTX released LTX Trainer, a framework enabling users to create custom AI video models trained on their own data without extensive coding. The tool, available on GitHub, allows filmmakers and studios to generat…