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Charles Sanders Peirce's concept of 'abduction' distinguishes human thinking from AI by positing that humans draw plausible conclusions beyond observed data, using innate knowledge. The author argues that while AI relies…
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company's new AR Specs at AWE, positioning them as a 'see-through computer' rather than AI glasses. Spiegel emphasized that Specs are designed for computing overlay, not surreptitious r…
ClimateSOS, an open-source project for inspecting net-zero transition pathways, released a foundational charter with guardrails for reuse by AI systems, including climate justice, planetary boundaries, accountability, tr…
Nearly 150 security leaders signed an open letter urging the Trump administration to reverse restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, arguing the government turned a model-access dispute into a precedent …
Lawmakers expressed skepticism Tuesday about the Trump administration's export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, citing national security concerns that many cybersecurity professionals have dismisse…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered employees to have fun and participate in a companywide AI hackathon, but workers pushed back, citing low morale after brutal layoffs that cut 8,000 jobs last month. The internal memo, rep…
Privatemode launched a platform using confidential computing to encrypt data before it leaves the device and protect it during AI processing, targeting industries with strict compliance needs. The platform has passed ind…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said society needs new social norms to adapt to artificial intelligence, comparing the shift to children learning to avoid cars. He urged everyone to use AI, arguing it closes the technological di…
Mistral AI's Le Chat chatbot repeated state-sponsored disinformation about the Iran war 50% of the time in English and 56.6% in French when prompted on false claims from Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-aligned networ…
Data scientist Cathy O'Neil warns that AI-powered 'siege pricing' allows companies to charge individuals the maximum they are willing to pay, exploiting consumer vulnerabilities. She cites examples from Amazon and Instac…
The Economist published an article questioning whether AI wrote the piece itself, exploring the capabilities and limitations of AI-generated text. The article highlights the growing sophistication of large language model…
Toy Story 5, the franchise's best film in 16 years, delivers a hilarious and emotionally involving take on AI and the terrors of technology, combining smart storytelling with an emotionally resonant spin on tech rather t…
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees in an internal chat that morale is near an all-time low, citing recent mass layoffs and mandatory AI task force reassignments. The company is taking steps to improve morale, includ…
The US government forced Anthropic to disable access to its Mythos and Fable AI models after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reported national security risks, citing concerns that China had accessed Mythos. Anthropic had refused t…
Lattice Semiconductor announced its exhibition plan for FPGA Conference Europe 2026, where it will showcase low-power FPGA innovations in physical AI, advanced connectivity, and security. The company will present multipl…
Microsoft executives emphasize that AI success requires both intelligence and trust, advising customers to build their own IQ on a diverse, open platform rather than depending on a single model. The company's Copilot pro…
A developer argues that AI coding tools like Cursor accidentally create addictive gamification loops, citing a METR study showing developers refused to work without AI even when paid $150/hour, despite evidence it slowed…
The U.S. government imposed export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos AI models after Amazon researchers jailbroke Fable's cybersecurity guardrails, forcing Anthropic to disable the models for all users. Anthropic …
More than 16,000 people signed a SAG-AFTRA open letter demanding Congress pass the NO FAKES Act, which would ban unauthorized AI-generated images and videos. The bipartisan bill aims to protect individuals' control over …
AI may amplify the Dunning-Kruger effect, worsening societal overconfidence and misinformation, especially on specialist topics where AI regurgitates false claims from users.