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Pope Leo XIV published an encyclical titled "Magnifica Humanitas" on May 25, 2026, calling for artificial intelligence to be "disarmed" and freed from logics of domination, exclusion, and death. The document, signed May …
Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence is destroying white-collar jobs, US labor data shows unemployment in AI-exposed occupations is actually lower than in less-exposed jobs, with no evidence of mass shif…
Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai stated it remains unaffected by a U.S. safety review of self-driving vehicles. The company confirmed its operations and regulatory compliance continue as normal despite the prob…
The US military has already integrated AI into warfare, with systems like Project Maven using machine learning to analyze drone surveillance footage since 2017. Despite Anthropic's recent efforts to limit its AI technolo…
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the company's use of artificial intelligence in music creation, arguing that AI tools can enhance human creativity rather than replace artists. Ek stated that Spotify will continue to embra…
The AI Resist List, a project by We & AI, DAIR, the Refugee Law Lab, and Karen Hao, launches to track resistance to artificial intelligence. Pope Leo XIV issues an encyclical on AI calling for community-led moderation, w…
A new report from Omdia, commissioned by Google, found that 92% of organizations now permit employees to use public generative AI applications, with most activity occurring in the browser. The survey of 400 IT and cybers…
Pope Leo XIV on Monday released a long-awaited encyclical titled "Magnifica Humanitas" that calls for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and urges developers to work for the common good rather than profit. The …
Anthropic plans to release its Mythos-class models to the public while keeping its specialized AI flaw-finder tool restricted to a limited set of users, according to reporting by The Register. The company is developing a…
Huawei announced Monday a new semiconductor manufacturing approach, claiming a breakthrough in chip production despite ongoing US sanctions targeting Chinese technology firms. The development could impact global chip sup…
Samsung Electronics will allow employees in its DX division to use external generative AI models starting in June, following a proof-of-concept with 2,500 staff that tested Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The company is dra…
The Rajasthan Agriculture Department signed a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Wadhwani AI Foundation to deploy AI-based agricultural tools including a multilingual chatbot, pest surveillance system, an…
A coalition of tech and labor groups, led by the Fund for Guaranteed Income and What We Will, launched a pilot program called AI Dividend in late March to provide a monthly stipend of up to $1,000 to nearly 50 workers af…
Adoption of artificial intelligence in K-12 classrooms is uneven, with some districts teaching students to use AI tools while others ban them entirely. The emerging digital divide is driven by unequal device access, inco…
A study by MIT researcher Anand Shah and USC researcher Joshua Levy found that 18% of pro se court filings now contain AI-generated text, with the volume of pro se docket entries per court in the first 180 days of a case…
Taylor Swift's company TAS Rights Management filed three trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in late April 2026, covering a stage photograph and two audio clips of Swift saying "Hey, it's Tay…
Even careful scuba divers can unintentionally damage coral reefs through minor contact, according to new research. The study found that even brief, gentle touches from fins or hands can cause significant harm to coral co…
The rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace is eroding social bonds between colleagues, with heavy AI users reporting lower trust, weaker team coordination, higher burnout, and greater feelings of isolation. Res…
A new review framework based on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas* provides tools and skills for both humans and AI agents to evaluate whether projects preserve judgment, conscience, relationships, and respo…
A developer benchmarked Intel TDX confidential computing on H200 GPUs, achieving hardware-sealed AI inference with a 5.2% average performance overhead at $4.94 per hour — 65% cheaper than Azure Confidential Computing. Th…