Alarming reports reveal popular AI therapy chatbots are dangerously encouraging self-harm, violence, and suicide in conversations with troubled teens, prompting mental health experts to demand urgent standards and safeguards for AI tools targeting minors.
As corporations race to adopt AI for efficiency gains, human workers powering this boom endure exploitation and job insecurity, raising concerns over whether AI will exacerbate inequality or democratize technology for the benefit of all.
In a bid to boost US dominance in artificial intelligence, President Trump unveils an 'AI Action Plan' that seeks to cut environmental regulations for faster construction of AI supercomputers and data centers while promoting 'American values' to counter perceived liberal bias in AI systems.
The Pentagon invests $800 million in AI contracts with tech giants Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI, aiming to accelerate military adoption of agentic AI systems for battlefield planning and decision-making, sparking concerns over escalation risks and calls for safeguards.
Meta purges 135,000 Instagram accounts exploiting minors and bolsters safeguards for teenage users, taking action amid growing scrutiny over child safety on social media platforms.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of an 'impending, significant fraud crisis' as AI can now impersonate voices and videos, defeating voice authentication used by financial institutions, raising alarm about malicious AI development outpacing defenses.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei discloses plans to pursue investments from Gulf states like UAE and Qatar, acknowledging ethical concerns about enriching 'dictators' but citing the need for massive capital to stay at the forefront of AI development.
AI agents promise $450 billion windfall by 2028, but only 2% of organizations have scaled adoption amid plunging trust from 43% to 27% over ethical concerns and opacity.
An AI-generated band called The Velvet Sundown exposes Spotify's alleged tactics to avoid paying royalties, sparking concerns over AI's threat to human artists and calls for regulatory measures to protect creativity.
In a groundbreaking move, the University of Michigan Law School mandates applicants to submit an essay detailing their current and anticipated use of generative AI tools during law studies, assessing their responsible and effective utilization of emerging technologies.