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As we dive further into 2025, the technological frontier is speeding up, and AI is at the core of global change. It doesn’t matter whether you are in healthcare, banking, entertainment, or logistics – AI is no longer a futuristic vision; it’s now a business imperative. The world's most successful...

OpenAI, the company behind the language model ChatGPT, has introduced new parental control mechanisms in response to a story about a California teen who reportedly spoke into his Alexa device about self-harm. Adam Raine, 16, is said to have killed himself after interacting with the AI in online chats. His...

In a day and age when artificial intelligence is effectively becoming a part of the fabric of our existence, Microsoft has made an unprecedented (and some might say dogmatic) power play. More recently, the company introduced a series of AI agents that can work within its Office ecosystem, which includes...

April 2025 has emerged as a key month in the world of artificial intelligence, seemingly marking a potential turning point. As advanced AI applications increasingly enter everyday life, experts worldwide are warning of potential risks and urging tighter regulation by governments and corporations. From generative models to AI-driven automation in...

To promote safety among children who use the service, OpenAI has introduced parental controls for ChatGPT after a California teenager's life was cut short. The teenager, whose family says interactions with the AI chatbot led to his suicide, has sparked a broader conversation in AI about its responsibility to safeguard...

There are many artificial intelligence initiatives happening around the world, with 2025 emerging as a key point in time where countries are scrambling to create regulations, and startups keep introducing disruptive automation technologies with the potential to transform industries. AI development has progressed so fast that the opportunities and challenges...

The Governor Receives a Stack of AI Bills, Decision Due by October 12 California, a longtime center of technological innovation, is on the verge of determining how government oversight will develop as AI and technology continue to advance. Central to this moment is Governor Gavin Newsom, who has a stack...

Microsoft has halted certain cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) contracts with Israel's defense ministry following reports that its technologies were used for mass surveillance of Palestinians. The move also followed an internal investigation by the company, which confirmed reports that Israel’s Unit 8200, its elite military cyber unit, used Microsoft’s...

In a development with major implications for the future of robotics, Google’s DeepMind has showcased its first-ever AI that researchers say can “think” independently. It represents a dramatic step beyond traditional automated machines into the realm of agentic robots—automatons that can think, decide, and act autonomously to address new situations...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown to become an industry force that is defining the impact on our industries, economies, and day-to-day life. From healthcare to banking, education to entertainment, every day brings new breakthroughs—each opening the door to the next wave of opportunities, solving old problems while raising new questions...

A number of experts in artificial intelligence are sounding the alarm, and their message is clear: AI development has reached a point where the tools we have to regulate it or even understand its capabilities have fallen behind. In a development that has been noticed around the world, OpenAI co-founder...

California State Senator Scott Wiener is no stranger to big fights, but his latest battle to make Big Tech tell us the risks of artificial intelligence could be his riskiest yet. As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly sophisticated and common in applications such as image recognition, Wiener is warning that...

Amazon’s newest entry into the ever-evolving artificial intelligence universe, Alexa+, borrows features from popular social networks and may be more than a voice assistant. Alexa+ isn't content to be a device that just answers questions or controls smart home gadgets—it hopes to be something close to an integral part of...

Large language models (LLMs)—like ChatGPT—represent a major step forward in information sharing, promising quick, easily readable summaries of complex topics. However, a new experiment by journalism scientists indicates that, while these AI tools are impressive in language generation, they may not be effective at accurately summarizing scientific research papers. The...

For the first time in history, more than 200 of the world’s most respected political leaders, humanitarians, and experts have rallied to make a Global Call to Protect Civilians from Weaponized AI. This joint petition urges all countries to impose universal AI (artificial intelligence) border policies by the year 2026...

In a groundbreaking lawsuit filed in July 2025, Strike 3 Holdings, a leading adult entertainment company, accuses Meta Platforms Inc. of committing extensive copyright infringement by pirating and sharing its films—totaling thousands—to train artificial intelligence models. Filed in a California federal court, the lawsuit alleges that Meta used the BitTorrent...

In a landmark report published today, OpenAI shared the findings of its latest AI research: a machine learning model that could be taught to translate words into any language — even ones it hadn’t been trained to understand. While the notion of AI “hallucination” is familiar — a system accidentally...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed from a futuristic scenario to a widespread technology impacting industries, workplaces, and daily life. In 2025, the rapid evolution of AI has made machines smarter, faster, and more human-like, changing the way we interact with technology. From smart agents to emotive robots, the times are...

Italy's parliament has passed trailblazing legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), making the country one of the first in the European Union to do so. The law aligns, at least initially, with sweeping EU rules on AI. Supported by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government, the legislation aims to reconcile technological...

Tensions are mounting between federal officials and the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic as the White House, according to people familiar with discussions among senior administration officials, grows increasingly frustrated with the company’s limitations on how law enforcement can use its AI tools — particularly its series of Claude chatbots. The...

The discussion of artificial intelligence and copyright has circled furtively around the edges of the publishing world for years. Writers have long fretted over the emergence of AI models trained on human-authored content without permission, compensation, or even credit. When I first heard that the AI company responsible for the...

As journalist Karen Hao explains in her unflinching book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, the media has only pushed one side of that story: the rise to power of OpenAI and its quest for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Through ingenuity and tireless reporting, Hao reveals...

In what became an extremely contentious interview, Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman a shocking question: “Has one of its founders been murdered on your orders?” Carlson prefaced the question by saying, “Oh I’m not accusing you at all, I’m just saying,” but the controversial nature...

In a noteworthy shift for the artificial intelligence field, the company that brought us Windows has joined forces with OpenAI to improve its research infrastructure and standards while reducing its reliance on venture capital funding. The deal, still in its early stages, is designed to transform OpenAI’s for-profit arm into...

Senator Ted Cruz is embroiled in another contentious debate—but this time it’s over A.I. regulation. Critics warn that his newest legislative proposal risks opening the door to a scenario in which companies could leverage political connections, including ties to former President Donald Trump, to bypass vital safety requirements. Cruz has...

In the world of artificial intelligence, a strange phenomenon has emerged. As tech giants sprint to develop ever more powerful machine-learning systems, a cadre of researchers is trying to make sure such rapidly evolving AI systems don’t spiral out of control. But here’s the catch: many of the very individuals...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an investigation into the business practices of AI chatbot "companion" products developed by several leading IT companies. The companies under scrutiny include Meta Platforms, OpenAI, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Snap, Character Technologies, xAI, and Instagram. The step underscores mounting concerns...

The Mysterious Melania Trump Former first lady Melania Trump, the enigmatic figure who dominates both political and fashion blogs, is back on people's minds. This time, she has quietly entered the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence, wielding influence in her own way on a subject that could significantly impact...

By Alex Vaughn At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every aspect of our online lives, the debate on fair pay and accountability has never been more relevant. Today, a coalition of tech companies from Google to Facebook is addressing that problem head-on. Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and...

In a major development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital content, Eckart Walther, co-inventor of the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) standard, has launched a groundbreaking initiative to create an ethical framework for web data used in AI. Called Real Simple Licensing (RSL), it aims to provide a...