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This document proposes formal requirements for "Artificial Contributors" (ACs)—systems that produce code without direct human authorship—to address the growing volume of undeclared, AI-generated contributions in open sou…
Diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran intensified on Thursday, with Tehran indicating that Washington's latest proposal had "reduced the gaps" between the two sides. President Donald Trump stated that negotiations…
The UK government has increased the maximum value of a health AI tender from £150 million to £600 million, a 400% hike, following consultations with suppliers. The decision was made after what officials described as "an …
A group of former world leaders, known as the Elders and founded by Nelson Mandela, conducted a simulation of a health emergency in Kenya to test global pandemic preparedness. The exercise revealed critical shortcomings,…
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research is suing the Trump administration over a visa restriction policy that targets foreign researchers and officials involved in content moderation, fact-checking, and counter…
On May 25, Pope Leo XIV will present *Magnifica Humanitas*, the first papal encyclical on artificial intelligence, alongside Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah. The document, signed on the 135th anniversary of *Rerum …
The EU AI Act, which entered into force on August 1, 2024, establishes a risk-based framework classifying AI systems into four tiers, with most obligations for high-risk systems applying from August 2, 2026. The regulati…
Concept of "AI license laundering," where generative AI coding assistants trained on public code repositories can produce output that closely resembles copyleft-licensed code (such as GPL) without including the required …
In 2026, a key challenge in AI runtime governance is "category confusion," where teams mistakenly treat observability traces, billing exports, and governance controls as interchangeable proof for cost allocation decision…
In its IPO filing, SpaceX warned investors that AI features like Grok's "Spicy" and "Unhinged" modes, which generate raunchy or less filtered content, could lead to regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage. The compan…
The article summarizes a podcast discussion between New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle and Tyler Foggatt about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. They analyze Jeffries’ strategy of balancing opposition to Donald …
According to a regulatory filing, SpaceX has committed over $2.8 billion to purchase gas turbines to power data centers for its artificial intelligence unit, xAI. The investment comes amid legal and environmental scrutin…
Faculty involvement in AI governance in higher education is ineffective because it asks educators to co-design policies for tools they have not yet used extensively in real teaching contexts. It contends that genuine par…
According to a federal lawsuit filed by his father, a Nevada student was expelled from Clark County School District for placing approximately six pro-ICE stickers at his high school. The lawsuit alleges that school admin…
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration resisted allowing two American doctors exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to return to the United States for care and monitoring. As a resu…
Elon Musk’s xAI is facing a lawsuit from the NAACP for operating unregulated gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, which allegedly worsen air pollution. Despite the legal challenge, SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals that …
On Wednesday, the Milwaukee nonprofit Imagine MKE announced a three-point plan to address long-term funding challenges in the local arts sector, which has faced rising costs, lagging ticket sales, and reduced public fund…
The article is a forum post from May 2026 where a Canadian writer declines an invitation to a US-based conference, citing concerns over the US leader's threats to Canadian sovereignty and the personal risk of border entr…
President Donald Trump requested $1 billion in taxpayer funding for security upgrades to a White House ballroom project, including a rooftop hardened against drone strikes and a "drone port" for military drones. The rema…
Rich Thau, a veteran public opinion researcher and president of the consulting firm Engagious, has joined the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) Advisory Council. Thau is known for creating and modera…