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Jaya Baloo, COO & CISO at Aisle, argues that restricting access to cyber-capable AI models misunderstands how attackers and defenders operate, and that open-weight models benefit both sides. She warns that limiting acces…
A new concept called Success-Induced Orientation Collapse (SIOC) warns that AI-driven acceleration in rapid decision environments can cause decision-makers to act on degraded models of reality, turning success into a lia…
South Korea's military is developing an AI-based medical system to address a severe shortage of military doctors, with new commissions dropping 56% this year to 304. The Armed Forces Medical Command has commissioned a po…
Tencent is testing an AI agent inside WeChat that can complete tasks across mini-programs, leveraging the super app's 1.4 billion users and existing service ecosystem. The agent aims to integrate AI into daily habits rat…
China is experiencing a resurgence in artificial intelligence development, driven by new models and increased investment, signaling a competitive shift in the global AI landscape.
Creative Commons announced a shift in its approach to AI and the commons, moving from a norms-based signals system to a stronger infrastructure focus after community feedback revealed that preference signals without enfo…
Researchers from Wake Forest University found that 282 of 444 iOS apps with large language model features leaked AI credentials or exposed backend access mechanisms, with only 28% fixing the issues after a 90-day disclos…
Estonia plans to become the first country to issue digital identities for AI agents, Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced. The AI ID codes will grant limited and controllable powers to agents acting on behalf of indiv…
Chinese AI and semiconductor stocks surged on government plans to invest $295 billion in AI data centers and anticipated index reshuffles, with Biren Technology's Hong Kong IPO soaring 120% on its first day. The China Se…
Het UWV meldt dat de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt nog steeds krap is, maar dat AI leidt tot afnemende baankansen in beroepen zoals reclame en klantenservice. Nieuwe kansrijke beroepen zijn onder meer vintage-verkoper, metsel…
Epic Games' State of Unreal 2026 keynote announced a controversial shift toward generative AI, deprecation of Blueprint, and promotion of Verse, sparking backlash from developers who see it as a threat to creativity and …
Tencent is conducting limited internal tests of an AI assistant called Xiaowei inside WeChat, allowing users to send messages, make voice calls, and navigate mini-programs via text and voice commands. The feature, confir…
Kapwing's new report found that 59% of videos shown to a new TikTok account in May 2026 were AI-generated or low-quality compilations, three times the rate on YouTube Shorts. The study reviewed 10,742 videos and highligh…
Swedish nuclear startup Blykalla is expanding in the U.S. after President Trump eased licensing rules for new reactor technology, enabling faster deployment of its lead-cooled small modular reactors to meet surging AI-dr…
At a BlueDot Impact panel on AI safety careers, attendees expressed frustration over the field's simultaneous claims of talent shortages and high selectivity in hiring. The author argues that genuine mentorship and commu…
A Pew Research survey of 5,119 US adults found that 49% have used an AI chatbot, up from 33% in 2024, with ChatGPT leading at 44% adoption. However, 71% believe AI threatens data privacy, and two-thirds say AI is advanci…
Hong Kong's highly educated youth face a growing mismatch between their skills and available jobs, exacerbated by AI and market shifts. The government must create quality employment opportunities leveraging the city's un…
Yann LeCun called Elon Musk's xAI a failure and warned that frontier AI labs face a bubble burst due to unsustainable investor subsidies, citing xAI's $2.5 billion quarterly loss. LeCun, who left Meta to found AMI Labs, …
The Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic's AI system Fable, citing national security concerns over jailbreak vulnerabilities, leading Anthropic to de-deploy the model. The move signals a shift from t…
Sakana AI launched Fugu, a multi-agent model API that coordinates a pool of agents behind a single interface, positioning it as a hedge against single-provider dependency after the U.S. government directed Anthropic to s…