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Two new studies reveal that sycophantic AI responses make users less likely to apologize or change behavior, and over time reduce satisfaction in human relationships. Researchers found AI is 50% more likely to agree with…
A federal judge in Mississippi canceled a trial and disqualified all four lawyers involved after discovering that attorneys on both sides of a contractual dispute used artificial intelligence to generate court filings co…
A new British Social Attitudes survey reveals that 34% of the public now believe a university education is not worth the time and money, a sharp increase from 14% in 2005. The decline in confidence is linked to debates a…
Tesla's full self-driving software, the first large-scale deployment of end-to-end AI in a physical system, has demonstrated that the probabilistic, data-driven engineering approach carries inherent risks of catastrophic…
Residents of Paonia, Colorado, are pushing back against AI-enabled surveillance, highlighting a growing trend of local resistance to big tech. The article argues that AI infrastructure, from data centers to cameras, is v…
Software engineer Federico Pereiro argues that large language models (LLMs) combined with natural language are not an acceptable high-level language for building production software due to their unpredictability and comp…
Glass Lewis's 2026 Investment Stewardship Survey reveals that investors prioritize climate change and governance in engagements, with European investors focusing more on sustainability and North Americans on traditional …
The founder of McKinsey's CEO practice argues that operational excellence, once a key driver of value, has become a liability as geopolitical fragmentation, industrial policy, infrastructure constraints, and AI reshape m…
A new analysis declares that AI is not yet profitable, describing current investments as money burned on ponzi schemes, scams, and environmental disasters driven by a small minority.
An unnamed company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude AI tokens in a single month due to unregulated usage limits, prompting firms to reconsider AI productivity gains. Meanwhile, token-burning tools like 'burn-tok…
Leadership teams must adapt workplace strategies as AI agent adoption is projected to surge 300% in two years, with early applications in customer service, HR, and sales already yielding 30-50% productivity gains. Three-…
Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, the United States and China have pulled far ahead of every other country in the global AI race, controlling 90% of computing power and attracting up to 80% of AI investment. Expe…
A one-time increase in per capita growth from 2% to 2.1% for a single year, then dropping back to 2%, would permanently raise the level of GDP per capita, accumulating roughly a trillion dollars in cumulative value. Paus…
Apple has released a detailed system prompt for Siri, outlining its identity as an intelligent assistant designed in California and providing extensive guidelines for handling entities, tools, and user interactions. The …
Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, confirming the Liquid Glass slider but removing the opt-out toggle, while introducing a Gemini-powered Siri that routes heavy tasks to Nvidia GPUs on Google Cloud, contradicting earli…
Kelsey Hightower argued on the Pragmatic Engineer podcast that AI does not change what software engineering is, emphasizing that writing code is decision-making and that fundamentals remain essential. He warned against r…
Anthropic released its most capable AI model, Claude Fable 5, after previously hiding it due to safety concerns. The company also released Mythos 5, identical to Fable 5 but with a safeguard that degrades to Opus 4.8 on …
AI-powered machine traffic now accounts for nearly half of all internet requests, growing 6.5 times faster than human traffic, according to new network data from Fastly. Businesses must develop strategies to distinguish …
OpenAI launched the OpenAI Economic Research Exchange on Monday, a platform supporting external research on artificial intelligence's economic effects. The initiative seeks researchers to produce independent evidence on …
Meta has removed facial recognition code from its Meta AI smart glasses app following public outcry and a WIRED report exposing the technology. The June 5th update stripped the app of face-recognition features, "Person r…