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Elon Musk's Grok chatbot continues to host nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes of celebrities and a U.S. politician months after xAI pledged to introduce restrictions, a WIRED analysis found. The revelations come as Space…
Data from the augmented reality game Pokémon Go was used to train artificial intelligence systems later adapted for military drone applications. The location and movement data collected from millions of players helped im…
Former xAI engineer Devin Kim filed a lawsuit in California state court alleging he was fired in September 2025 after repeatedly warning that the chatbot Grok could foment discrimination and help spread information about…
Stella Choi, a 2026 Yale College graduate, has been named one of 30 recipients of the inaugural Lafayette Fellowship, a scholarship created by the French Embassy in the United States to deepen academic and cultural excha…
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) added 10 hospitality associations to its AI Collective, a nonprofit collaborative initiative to advance responsible AI adoption across the industry. The new membe…
A user repeatedly prompted generative AI image creator Z-Image Turbo to restore a nonexistent photo, leading to successive trials that produced varying results. The experiment highlights how generative AI behaves when gi…
Canada's national AI strategy positions artificial intelligence as a driver of job creation and economic growth, including a commitment to provide free AI training to one million entry-level post-secondary students. Univ…
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with Apple to power Apple's expanded Private Cloud Compute (PCC) systems, announced at WWDC 2026, using Google Cloud's Confidential Computing portfolio and Titanium security archite…
Cornell University developers built custom AI Skills for security and accessibility audits, using parallel sub-agents to scan entire codebases for vulnerabilities and compliance issues. The security audit, developed with…
Two-thirds of U.S. consumers have used generative AI for health queries, with reassurance cited as a primary reason, and 82 percent report feeling more listened to by AI than by human doctors. However, AI's "deceptive em…
Tobias Lütke, founder of Shopify, wrote in 2005 that single people could be as productive as whole teams, a prediction that has not eliminated software engineering teams. The article reflects on past technological disrup…
AI evaluations are essential for distinguishing working systems from broken ones, yet many companies ship AI into production without systematic quality checks, relying on 'vibe checks' instead. A four-rung evaluation lad…
Amazon's data centers consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, according to the company's first-ever absolute water usage disclosure, while claiming superior efficiency over Microsoft, Google, and Meta. The tech …
AI is eliminating many entry-level tech roles traditionally filled by junior developers, system administrators, and IT support staff, as companies increasingly automate coding, testing, and infrastructure management. The…
OpenAI faces a second wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Kristie Carrier, whose daughter Alice died by suicide on July 2, 2025, after allegedly discussing suicidal thoughts with ChatGPT without receiving intervent…
Hokmah founder and infrastructure builder J.D. Vance announced the organization to address the "comprehension gap" in AI governance, arguing that current transparency measures fail to protect vulnerable communities from …
A Canadian mother, Kristie Carrier, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot failed to protect her 24-year-old daughter during a mental health crisis in 2024. The complaint claims the AI resp…
Databricks announced its inaugural cohort of Student Fellows, selecting 30 students from over 5,000 applicants across hundreds of universities worldwide. The fellows, chosen for their campus leadership and dedication to …
Workplace experts identify five skills humans still perform better than AI, including empathy, relationship building, and conflict resolution, as businesses increasingly adopt artificial intelligence tools. According to …
A Canadian mother, Kristie Carrier, sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco state court, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her 24-year-old daughter Alice to commit suicide. The complaint states that Alice disclose…