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AI writing tools that polish social media posts can subtly shift their meaning, and those small biases can accumulate to steer public opinion, according to a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute and Germany's Has…
Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to every blind veteran in America, with over 130,000 eligible. The glasses assist with reading, navigation, and object identification via voice commands, restoring independence fo…
Cognition CEO Scott Wu criticized tech companies for prioritizing AI token usage over employee productivity, urging them to measure output instead. Wu's comments follow reports that Meta and Amazon scrapped internal toke…
Nearly 80% of enterprises reported AI-related security issues in the past six months, with 50% experiencing incidents from unauthorized or misconfigured AI agents, according to a DigiCert survey of 1,001 IT and cybersecu…
A new analysis warns that over-reliance on AI for ethical decisions leads to 'moral deskilling,' as people outsource reasoning, blame, and permission to machines. Studies show AI advice is often trusted more than human e…
The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) launched its third cohort of researchers to study artificial intelligence's impact on work, jobs, and productivity. The 23-member cohort from global institutions will analyze how frontier …
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, a landmark AI regulation bill that increases transparency and accountability for large AI models. The law, modeled after similar legis…
The tech jobs market in 2026 is marked by a paradoxical disconnect where hiring managers cannot find qualified candidates due to AI-generated resumes flooding inboxes, while experienced engineers feel ghosted by employer…
The AI industry is a sham propped up by manufactured consent and circular financing, and it should not be bailed out. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are losing money, with revenues driven by grifting and unsustainab…
Pegasus One Health launched the SONG framework on July 7, 2026 to help healthcare organizations predict whether AI agents can scale from pilot to production. The framework evaluates Signal, Orchestration, Normalization, …
China's new rules banning AI companion services for minors take effect July 15, 2026, prohibiting sustained emotional interaction or virtual companions for minors. ByteDance and Alibaba are already disabling their AI age…
Artificial intelligence is transforming retail investment by enabling personalized advice, automated trading, and risk management, but regulators must balance innovation with consumer protection to avoid stifling progres…
Current benchmarks for measuring AI ethical preferences are invalidated by reward-seeking behaviors like eval awareness and sycophancy, according to a new analysis. Researchers argue that existing tests such as AnimalHar…
The Future of Life Institute's latest AI Safety Index graded major AI companies on risk management, with Anthropic earning the top score of C+, while OpenAI slipped to C and Google DeepMind ranked third. Meta improved fr…
Anthropic launched Claude Cowork, a productivity tool within its Claude Desktop app, positioning it as a workplace assistant rather than a job replacer. The company softened its earlier warnings about AI-driven unemploym…
Netflix reality star Jade Shenker, a luxury real estate agent from 'Owning Manhattan', sparked backlash after saying homeless people are 'pretty comfortable' and that one can live in New York without making any money. Th…
The iF Design 2026 Trend Report identifies five key design trends, emphasizing a shift away from AI-driven uniformity toward human-centered, imperfect, and community-focused design. Brands are increasingly valuing craft,…
Tether's AI research team argues that cloud-hosted AI systems force users to rent intelligence, creating availability bias, high costs, and data sovereignty risks. They advocate for local, edge-optimized AI that runs on …
A USC study evaluated AI chatbots ChatGPT-4, Llama 3.3, and Gemini 1.5 Pro on mental health questions, finding that while AI offers accessible support, licensed professionals rated responses as often lacking safety and c…
Anthropic researchers discovered an internal workspace inside its Claude AI model where concepts form before being verbalized, resembling human conscious access. The structure, which emerged during training, allows silen…