Tech & Society
People whose vision is impaired increasingly use AI to assess their own appearance, raising questions about the psychological impact of AI models that are trained on conventional standards of beauty.
Business
OpenAI signed a contract with the U.S. military to provide AI systems that securely process classified information, displacing Anthropic’s Claude. OpenAI negotiated limits on how its technology can be used, but they leave room for interpretation.
Business
The fourth global AI summit marked a decisive shift from focusing on theoretical hazards to spreading AI’s benefits throughout the world.
Machine Learning Research
AI is becoming ubiquitous, yet no standards exist for auditing its safety and security to make sure AI systems don’t assist, say, hackers or terrorists. A new organization aims to change that.
Business
On its 25th anniversary, Wikipedia celebrated with high-profile deals to make its data easier for AI companies to train their models in exchange for financial support.
Machine Learning Research
The OpenClaw open-source AI agent became a sudden sensation, inspiring excitement, worry, and hype about the agentic future.
Machine Learning Research
Individuals and organizations increasingly use large language models to produce media that helps them compete for attention. Does fine-tuning LLMs to encourage engagement, purchases, or votes affect their alignment with social values? Researchers found that it does.
Business
Google introduced an open-source protocol designed to enable AI agents to help consumers make purchases online, from finding items to returning them if necessary.
Business
OpenAI and Anthropic staked claims in the lucrative healthcare market, each company playing to its strengths by targeting different audiences.
Tech & Society
Governments worldwide sounded alarms after xAI’s Grok chatbot generated tens of thousands of sexualized images of girls and women without their consent.
Tech & Society
What do users want from AI? The answer depends on when and how they use it, a new study shows.
Machine Learning Research
An open protocol aims to enable AI agents to conduct scientific research autonomously across disciplinary and institutional boundaries.