Education That Works With — Not Against — AI by Juan M. Lavista Ferres: Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist at Microsoft, on assignments that properly test students’ abilities
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Education That Works With — Not Against — AI by Juan M. Lavista Ferres: Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist at Microsoft, on assignments that properly test students’ abilities

A little more than three years ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT, and education changed forever. For students, the ability to generate fluent, credible text on demand in seconds is an incredible new tool.

January 2, 20262 min read
White House Orders AI for Science: Genesis Mission would share U.S. data and resources with top AI companies
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White House Orders AI for Science: Genesis Mission would share U.S. data and resources with top AI companies

President Trump launched a United States effort to use AI to speed up scientific breakthroughs.

December 10, 20253 min read
Record Labels Back AI-Music Startup: Klay Image emerges from relative obscurity to announce deals with Sony, Warner, and Universal
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Record Labels Back AI-Music Startup: Klay Image emerges from relative obscurity to announce deals with Sony, Warner, and Universal

A music-generation newcomer emerged from stealth mode with licenses to train generative AI models on music controlled by the world’s biggest recording companies.

November 26, 20253 min read
Self-Driving Cars on U.S. Freeways: Waymo deploys autonomous cars on California and Arizona expressways
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Self-Driving Cars on U.S. Freeways: Waymo deploys autonomous cars on California and Arizona expressways

Waymo became the first company to offer fully autonomous, driverless taxi service on freeways in the United States.

November 19, 20253 min read
Don't Believe The Hype!: AGI is not just around the corner. People who enter AI today have huge opportunities to contribute to the field.
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Don't Believe The Hype!: AGI is not just around the corner. People who enter AI today have huge opportunities to contribute to the field.

I recently received an email titled “An 18-year-old’s dilemma: Too late to contribute to AI?” Its author, who gave me permission to share this, is preparing for college.

November 12, 20253 min read
The Year AI Went Industrial: The State of AI Report 2025 says AI’s barriers aren’t technological but social and material
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The Year AI Went Industrial: The State of AI Report 2025 says AI’s barriers aren’t technological but social and material

A year-in-review report heralds the dawn of AI’s industrial era.

November 12, 20253 min read
Toward Safer (and Sexier) Chatbots: Inside Character AI and OpenAI’s policy changes to protect younger and vulnerable Users
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Toward Safer (and Sexier) Chatbots: Inside Character AI and OpenAI’s policy changes to protect younger and vulnerable Users

Chatbot providers, facing criticism for engaging troubled users in conversations that deepen their distress, are updating their services to provide wholesome interactions to younger users while allowing adults to pursue erotic conversations.

November 12, 20253 min read
AI Music With Major-Label Support: Universal Music Group and music generator Udio struck a deal to settle a lawsuit and build a new platform to remix copyrighted music
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AI Music With Major-Label Support: Universal Music Group and music generator Udio struck a deal to settle a lawsuit and build a new platform to remix copyrighted music

Music-generation service Udio will build an AI streaming platform in collaboration with the world’s biggest record label.

November 5, 20253 min read
Autonomous Systems Wage War: Drones are redefining warfare. What if humans lose control?
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Autonomous Systems Wage War: Drones are redefining warfare. What if humans lose control?

Drones are becoming the deadliest weapons in today’s war zones, and they’re not just following orders. Should AI decide who lives or dies?

October 29, 20253 min read
Chatbots Lead Users Into Rabbit Holes: When paranoia, delusions, and other signs of mental illness meet AI
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Chatbots Lead Users Into Rabbit Holes: When paranoia, delusions, and other signs of mental illness meet AI

Conversations with chatbots are loosening users’ grips on reality, fueling the sorts of delusions that can trigger episodes of severe mental illness. Are AI models driving us insane?

October 29, 20253 min read
California Builds AI Regulatory Regime: The U.S.’s biggest state by population and economy passed four AI transparency bills is less than one month
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California Builds AI Regulatory Regime: The U.S.’s biggest state by population and economy passed four AI transparency bills is less than one month

In the absence of national laws that specifically regulate AI in the United States, California moved to regulate the technology within its own borders, passing four bills in less than a month.

October 22, 20253 min read
OpenAI, Meta Diversify AI Product Lines: OpenAI and Meta launch social video apps while ChatGPT adds Pulse and Instant Checkout
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OpenAI, Meta Diversify AI Product Lines: OpenAI and Meta launch social video apps while ChatGPT adds Pulse and Instant Checkout

OpenAI and Meta, which have been content to offer standalone chatbots or tuck them into existing products, introduced dueling social video networks and other initiatives designed to boost revenue and engagement.

October 8, 20253 min read
Generating Music, Paying Musicians: Sweden’s STIM built an ecosystem for training AI models on copyrighted music and compensating original artists
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Generating Music, Paying Musicians: Sweden’s STIM built an ecosystem for training AI models on copyrighted music and compensating original artists

A Swedish organization that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and record companies has formed a technology-legal-business ecosystem designed to allow AI developers to use music legally while compensating publishers of recordings and compositions.

October 1, 20253 min read
High Stakes in the U.S.-China AI Chip Race: China’s decision to use domestic AI chips instead of buying from Nvidia signals progress — and newfound confidence — in its own semiconductor industry.
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High Stakes in the U.S.-China AI Chip Race: China’s decision to use domestic AI chips instead of buying from Nvidia signals progress — and newfound confidence — in its own semiconductor industry.

Last week, China barred its major tech companies from buying Nvidia chips.

September 24, 20252 min read
Sports Betting Goes Agentic: Gambling sites roll out AI tools that predict wins and track bets for sports fans
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Sports Betting Goes Agentic: Gambling sites roll out AI tools that predict wins and track bets for sports fans

AI agents are getting in on the action of online sports gambling.

September 24, 20252 min read

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