‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption
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The Shortcut That Costs Us Everything
On the seductive logic of letting machines do the writing
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America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
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Older Americans are spending more time on their phones than younger cohorts, per new data
Some members of the TikTok generation are (very slightly) less glued to their phones than other adults, it turns out....
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
EssilorLuxottica, which works with Meta to make the glasses, said this week that it sold more than seven million of them last year.
(726) Reality is losing the deepfake war | Decoder - YouTube
Today, we’re going to talk about reality, and whether we can label photos and videos to protect our shared understanding of the world around us. No really, w...
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
But as the hype dies down, Moltbook looks less like a window onto the future and more like a mirror held up to our own obsessions with AI today. It also shows us just how far we still are from anything that resembles general-purpose and fully autonomous AI.
Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate, study shows
Artificial intelligence tools are more likely to provide incorrect medical advice when the misinformation comes from what the software considers to be an authoritative source, a new study found.
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
An eight-month study found that these tools made productivity surge—as well as cognitive fatigue, unsustainable hours, and other problems.
On their own initiative workers did more because AI made “doing more” feel possible, accessible, and in many cases intrinsically rewarding.
AI Resources for K-12
K- 12 AI Resources for Administration,Teachers, and Students Name of Resource/Organization Link Description Audience ✨Journal Article: Empowering Educators: Operationalizing Age-Old Learning Principles Using AI.✨✨ Fowlin, J., Coleman, D., Ryan, S., Gallo, C., Soares, E., & Hazelton, N....
Schools Need to Adopt Clear Rules for AI Use. Parents Can Help Make That Happen
Fowlin: Effective advocacy requires patience and persistence. Fortunately, families wanting to get involved have proven models to follow.
SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board
The San Francisco Unified School District signed a contract with OpenAI three weeks before seeking approval from its school board.
Testing ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT to support free access, with clear labeling, answer independence, strong privacy protections, and user control.
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
We’re all looking for the guy who did this.
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
AI in the Toy Box: How Parents View AI-Enabled Toys for Young Children
Our research shows that despite safety and privacy risks, AI-enabled toys are popular gift ideas for children.
Sam Altman Just Dropped 8 Hard Truths About the Future of AI
In a candid, unscripted Q&A, the OpenAI CEO dismantled the biggest myths about coding, startups, and the economy in 2026.
S.A.F.E. by Design: Policy, Research, and Practice Recommendations for AI Companions in Education
AI is becoming a go-to reason for layoffs — but is it actually replacing workers?
Economists say the technology’s footprint on the job market remains hard to find... for now....
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify
Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard
In September, Spotify announced it had removed 75m tracks thought to be made by AI artists last year, as fraudsters attempt to generate income by flooding the platform with fake artists who can generate royalty payouts. There have also been instances of “deepfake” versions of popular artists such as Drake being uploaded online.But while most of these tracks are caught in spam filters and never make it on to the platform, or are swiftly removed if they do, AI-generated or enhanced music is likely to become more popular.
States race forward on education AI regulations despite Trump objections
State lawmakers gave AI in education a lot of attention in last year’s legislative session with more than 50 bills proposed, and schools have wasted no time trying to teach …
Stanford’s Warning: The Real Danger of AI Isn’t Cheating — It’s the Death of “Good Struggle
When we outsource thinking to algorithms, we don’t just lose skills. We lose the friction required to build a self.
AI wiped out $400 billion this week — and it's only getting started
AI isn't just hitting software valuations — it's changing how software companies operate.
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Extend Claude with skills - Claude Code Docs
Create, manage, and share skills to extend Claude's capabilities in Claude Code. Includes custom slash commands.
Knowledge Area 6: The Learning Engineering Process