AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns of imminent mass job losses and skyrocketing corporate profits due to AI advancements, attributing the economic upheaval to capitalism rather than AI itself, as early signs of AI displacing entry-level jobs emerge.
Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for using around 500,000 pirated books to train its AI systems, destroying all copies and prohibiting future use without permission.
Artificial intelligence draws significant funding but lags in corporate integration due to lingering uncertainty concerns, prompting calls to reward AI models for expressing uncertainty rather than penalizing them, potentially boosting business trust and adoption.
In a groundbreaking move, Anthropic becomes the first major tech company to endorse California's SB 53 AI bill, mandating transparency measures and safety procedures for advanced AI models offered in the state, aligning with recommendations from California's AI policy working group.
Google embraces multimodal AI search, expanding AI Mode with advanced Gemini 2.5 AI to 5 new languages - Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese - paving the way for an AI-led search experience as the default 'soon'.
Hackers from the LunaLock ransomware group threaten to poison AI training data with stolen artwork unless ransom demands are met, prompting artists to use tools like Glaze and Nightside to protect their creations from exploitation.
Google expands its AI-powered Search to five new languages - Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese - enabling users to ask complex queries and explore the web more deeply using advanced language understanding capabilities.
NotebookLM unveils flashcards, quizzes, personalized tutoring with 'Learning Guide', and Audio Overviews with Brief, Critique, and Debate formats for active learning and mastering subjects.
AI voice agents significantly enhance the accuracy and completion rates of home blood pressure monitoring for seniors, leading to improved health outcomes and exceptional patient satisfaction scores exceeding 9 out of 10.
Major tech giants integrate powerful language models directly into operating systems, sparking debates over AI safety and user privacy as these models gain unprecedented access to personal data, while proponents argue it enables risk mitigation strategies.