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100 Leaders Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence
They write the script that the rest of us follow.
A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life
Delphi-2M can predict which of more than 1,000 conditions a person might face next
AI Is the New Space Race. Do American Students Don’t Have the Skills to Win?
When space became the new frontier of scientific exploration and discovery, the nation’s schools transformed nearly overnight. It was the height of the Cold War when the Soviet Union bested...
Can Artists Stop the AI Slop Machine?
A recent workshop in Manhattan’s Lower East Side challenged the notion that the takeover of machine learning is inevitable.
Will Autonomy Break AI Agents? Here Are The Likely Scenarios
Truly autonomous AI agents have not yet arrived, despite the tech marketing that says so. But some vendors are starting to consider what that future might look like.
Credo AI CEO: U.S. needs safety standards to win AI race with China
America will need business and consumers to trust AI if its technology is to prevail, Navrina Singh argues.
‘Chief AI evangelist’: SF art universities double down on technology
As AI art is hotly debated, two local schools embrace it.
AUVSI Commends U.S. Navy for Creation of Dedicated Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program Executive Office
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) applauds U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan for initiating the establishment of a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), along...
1Password And Perplexity Partner To Secure The AI Browsing Era
1Password and Perplexity team up to secure AI-powered browsing in Comet, embedding identity protections to make agentic AI safe, private, and trusted.
Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research
The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.
Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs
On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and...
Exclusive: Section 230 will probably cover AI, Cruz says — whether it should is a different question
Whether Section 230 should protect AI companies is a question for which Cruz doesn’t have a simple answer yet.
China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida
After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia’s AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.
Google opens data center to boost UK AI economy
Google also noted that the project also includes measures to address energy demand, such as an agreement with Shell Energy Europe.
‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call
Distracted during a video meeting? Ask Gemini can help you catch up.
Exclusive: Moratorium on state-level AI rules isn’t dead, Cruz says
“We do not have a plan we’re ready to roll out yet,” Cruz said.
Poll: Americans expect AI to harm many essential human abilities by 2035
A new survey by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center finds that more than half of American adults believe the expanded use of AI will have significant impacts on...
Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation
Parents who allege their children were abused, maimed, and even killed by AI chatbots gave emotional testimonies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Here Are the Customer Service Jobs AI Isn’t Expected to Replace
A new report also suggests that half of the companies planning drastic cuts and replacing workers with AI will drop their plans in a year or two.
Zapier on AWS Marketplace for Enterprise AI Automation
Zapier is now available on AWS Marketplace, enabling enterprises to securely scale AI orchestration and automation with trusted AWS procurement.
Mace Opens Hearing on the Future of Artificial Intelligence – United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Anthropic Report Finds Dire News About AI’s Effects on Job Market
The Anthropic report reveals how businesses are actually using its Claude AI model — and its bad news for human workers.
Google Unveils a Payment Protocol for AI-Driven Commerce
Google on Tuesday (Sept. 16) introduced the Agent Payments Protocol, a bid to standardize how artificial intelligence (AI) agents authorize and complete
Exclusive: Phia, founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, raises $8 million seed round, led by Kleiner Perkins
The AI shopping agent startup has a cap table also featuring Hailey Bieber and Kris Jenner.
Can machine learning be used to predict mental health treatment outcomes? New Northeastern research points to this
Joshua Curtiss says there’s promise to the idea that machine learning can lead to better outcomes for patients.
Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers
Nature – Delphi-2M forecasts a person’s future health, covering more than 1,000 diseases, provides insights into co-morbidity dynamics and generates synthetic data for the training of AI…
Q3 2025 Quantitative Perspectives: A Fork in the Road
The Q3 2025 Quantitative Perspectives report provides a quantitative analysis of US VC dealmaking, exits, and fundraising, with a spotlight on AI’s dominance in VC activity.
Exclusive: AI’s ability to displace jobs is advancing quickly, Anthropic CEO says
The Anthropic CEO has previously warned AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs soon.
Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access
Italy’s parliament on Wednesday approved a new law covering artificial intelligence, making it the first European Union country with comprehensive AI regulations aligned with the EU’s landmark AI Act.
CU Boulder Scientists Use AI to Find Fake Science Journals
Scientists and students at the University of Colorado Boulder developed an AI tool to analyze and detect predatory, illegitimate scientific journals that post anything and do not adhere to the...
Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Gearing up for ‘Hypernova’ smart glasses with displays
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is kicking off Meta Connect 2025 with a keynote tonight, where we’ll likely hear more a ton more about his plans for smart frames, AI and...
Stress Testing Deliberative Alignment for Anti-Scheming Training
Published on September 17, 2025 4:59 PM GMT Twitter | Microsite | Apollo Blog | OpenAI Blog | Full paper Before we observe scheming, where models covertly pursue long-term misaligned...
US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending
Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax
Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour
Nature – People cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be…
Forget AGI: It’s Time to Consider MCI
We might reach the edge of human agency long before AI ever reaches general intelligence.
Americans less confident in leading AI than 1965 space race: Survey
A Gallup survey found that just 15% of Americans are confident the US will have the most advanced AI in a decade, as the country competes for dominance with China.
OpenAI, Anthropic usage data shows economic divide
New reports added fresh data to the worldwide debate over the AI’s economic impact and testing the companies’ own predictions.
AI models know when they’re being tested – and change their behavior, research shows
OpenAI and Apollo Research tried to stop models from lying – and discovered something else altogether.
Walmart’s AI-assisted distribution centers aim to cut food waste and boost profits
Walmart’s AI-powered distribution centers use robotics to optimize perishable-goods deliveries and improve stock accuracy to minimize costly waste.
After child’s trauma, chatbot maker allegedly forced mom to arbitration for $100 payout
“I know my kid”: Parents urge lawmakers to shut down chatbots to stop child suicides.