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AI policy researcher Keller Scholl warns that independent AI audits, as proposed by organizations like Fathom and researchers like Gillian Hadfield and Jack Clark, could create a false sense of safety. Drawing parallels …
Game developers are pushing back against Steam's claim that generative AI is necessary for game development, with one unemployed developer stating they still create all assets by hand. The controversy highlights tensions…
A new blog series by the Foretellix CTO argues that AI alignment failures can be understood as bugs in system specifications, drawing parallels from coverage-driven verification used in chip and autonomous vehicle safety…
One in four American adults are turning to AI chatbots for medical advice because they cannot afford to see a doctor, according to a survey by Insuranceopedia. The survey of 1,250 adults found that 25% have used AI for h…
Cloudflare data cited by Business Insider shows Anthropic's bots crawled about 2,800 pages for every referral during July 1-7, 2026, with earlier ratios of 8,800-to-1 in April and 24,700-to-1 in May. Anthropic disputes C…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a Focus Group on Trust and Identity for Humans and Agentic AI on July 9, 2026, to develop standards for autonomous agent identity, trust frameworks, and security c…
Microsoft Corp. reported a 25% surge in carbon emissions in 2025, reaching 20 million metric tons, driven by data center construction for AI and a pause in renewable energy credit purchases. The increase underscores the …
Software developers have largely embraced LLMs for code generation, while writers remain more resistant to using LLMs for text creation, according to a 2026 analysis. The key difference is that code is an invisible inter…
A new paper from researchers at arXiv introduces the concept of 'gradual disempowerment,' arguing that incremental AI advancements could systematically erode human influence over critical societal systems such as the eco…
A survey of 250 IT decision-makers across EMEA reveals that 45% say their current data center infrastructure does not support sustainability goals, while 90% expect AI to drive massive data growth and 62% see AI as the t…
Brown University professor Roberto Serrano presented evidence that students in his welfare economics class used AI to cheat on a take-home midterm, with grades plummeting when the final exam was held in person. The incid…
Cloudflare's latest data reveals Anthropic's AI bots scraped websites about 2,800 times for every one referral sent back during the first week of July, making it the biggest outlier among AI companies in terms of crawlin…
A Dartmouth study presented at the ACL annual meeting found that AI-generated responses to patient messages often contain errors and extraneous details, costing physicians more time to edit than writing from scratch. The…
Microsoft's total greenhouse gas emissions rose 23.4% from its 2020 baseline in fiscal year 2024, driven by AI and cloud computing infrastructure, according to its 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report. The company si…
A coordinated movement against AI data centres is rising across Canada, with local groups already securing victories in opposing new developments. The resistance targets the environmental and community impacts of the dat…
A Silicon Valley party conversation reveals the TESCREAL worldview, where figures like Bendisi, Niklas, Bill, and Eli advocate for AI-driven singularity, mind uploading, and cosmic colonization, reflecting a fringe but i…
Mercor, an AI recruiting and training-data unicorn valued at $10 billion, acquired Deeptune, a startup building simulated office software for AI agents, on July 9. Mercor CEO Brendan Foody had personally invested in Deep…
MemLedger, an open-source AI agent memory framework, provides transparent provenance for every stored fact, enabling users to trace the origin, extraction model, and approval history of memories. It uses a deterministic …
Meta has filed a patent for an AI-powered wearable device that tracks users' emotional states by analyzing sighs, laughter, and voice tones, and can monitor medication intake. The device aims to provide real-time fitness…
AI notetakers that transcribe and summarize meetings raise privacy and security concerns, as they can capture confidential information and create voiceprints without consent. Experts warn that data may be stored indefini…