Tesla announces plans to remove human safety monitors from its Austin robotaxis by year-end, marking a major step toward fully autonomous operations after logging over 250,000 monitored miles in the city, while expanding to 8-10 new markets by 2025.
NHTSA launches investigation into 2,000 Waymo self-driving cars after one illegally bypassed a stopped school bus with flashing lights while children were getting off in Atlanta, with regulators suspecting similar dangerous incidents have occurred before.
A new national survey reveals 73% of Americans demand heavy AI regulation as the public expects superhuman AI within 5 years, with 64% believing such technology should not be developed until proven safe and controllable.
European research funding faces a crisis as grant applications surge 65% to record highs while success rates crash into single digits, with scientists now competing against overwhelming odds for static budgets.
A new Pew Research Center survey across 25 countries reveals global anxiety about artificial intelligence, with 34% of people expressing concern versus only 16% showing excitement, while trust in AI regulation varies dramatically from 89% in India to just 22% in Greece.
South Korea strips AI textbooks of official status after just four months due to technical failures, factual errors, and privacy concerns, with adoption rates plummeting from 37% to 19% amid political turmoil and promises to cancel the $850 million program.
OpenAI establishes an eight-member Expert Council on Well-Being and AI to address mental health concerns following an FTC investigation into ChatGPT's effects on children, implementing new safety controls including age prediction systems and parental oversight features.
Prime Minister Modi meets Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the AI company announces plans to open its first India office in Bengaluru next year, with Claude Code usage surging five-fold since June amid India's push for responsible AI innovation.
Americans increasingly use ChatGPT for legal self-representation in evictions and debt cases, achieving some wins but facing court sanctions as AI-generated documents contain fabricated citations, with 282 problematic cases documented since 2023 while legal professionals cautiously embrace the technology.
Reflection AI secures $2 billion funding at $8 billion valuation, skyrocketing 15x from $545 million just seven months ago as the startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers prepares to launch a massive frontier language model targeting enterprise and government clients.