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Machine-Actionability and Evolvability in Data Stewardship Planning: Framework, Implementation, and Case Study

Sep 11, 2025 - This paper presents a framework for machine-actionable and evolvable data stewardship planning, leveraging Normalized Systems Theory (NST) to improve scalability, flexibility, and reusability.

Machine-Actionability and Evolvability in Data Stewardship Planning: Framework, Implementation, and Case Study

Navigation Fund Grant for Open Science Hardware Foundation

Sep 9, 2025 - The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) has been awarded a USD 50,000 grant from the Navigation Fund to facilitate a consultative event on the open science hardware ecosystem.

Navigation Fund Grant for Open Science Hardware Foundation

Can researchers stop AI making up citations?

Sep 9, 2025 - Nature - OpenAI’s GPT-5 hallucinates less than previous models do, but cutting hallucination completely might prove impossible.

Can researchers stop AI making up citations?

A People-First AI Fund: $50M to support nonprofits

Sep 8, 2025 - Applications are now open for OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund, a $50M initiative supporting U.S. nonprofits advancing education, community innovation, and economic opportunity.

A People-First AI Fund: $50M to support nonprofits

AI weather forecasting institute could shutter after funding cuts

Sep 4, 2025 - The Trump administration has proposed a 55% budget cut for the National Science Foundation, but Congress has yet to pass a budget.

AI weather forecasting institute could shutter after funding cuts

The Structural Failures Thwarting Responsible AI Development

Sep 4, 2025 - In 2021, positions focused on ethical technology—roles like AI ethicists, algorithmic auditors, and diversity specialists—represented 58% of all jobs in the Responsible Tech ecosystem. By 2025, that number had collapsed to just 8%.

The Structural Failures Thwarting Responsible AI Development

The Missing Foundation in AI Governance: Building Trust Across Parties

Sep 4, 2025 - The yawning gap between the speed of innovation and the slowness of societal consideration is problematic, as it leads to a situation where technology is thrust upon the public without their implied consent regarding its usage.

The Missing Foundation in AI Governance: Building Trust Across Parties

Companies are benefiting from AI-driven layoffs

Sep 4, 2025 - Investors are backing CEOs who reduce workforces and embrace AI

Companies are benefiting from AI-driven layoffs

Where's the shovelware? Why coding claims don't add up.

Sep 3, 2025 - 78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software?

Where's the shovelware? Why coding claims don't add up.

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image

Sep 2, 2025 - Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” His actions say otherwise.

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image

Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

Sep 2, 2025 -EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model.

Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

TIME Reveals the 2025 TIME100 AI List

Aug 28, 2025 - TIME Reveals the 2025 TIME100 AI List of the World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence

TIME Reveals the 2025 TIME100 AI List

Panama Playlists

Aug 28, 2025 - The Panama Papers revealed hidden bank accounts. This reveals hidden tastes.

Panama Playlists

General Assembly Takes Action on Drafts on Security Council Equitable Representation, Increased Membership, Artificial Intelligence, Other Matters | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Aug 27, 2025 - The General Assembly meets today to take action on an oral draft decision regarding the “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”.

General Assembly Takes Action on Drafts on Security Council Equitable Representation, Increased Membership, Artificial Intelligence, Other Matters | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat

Aug 27, 2025 - Anthropic’s new Threat Intelligence report, out today, details the wide range of cases in which Claude — and likely many other leading AI agents and chatbots — are being abused.

‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat

Report Offers Guidance for Government on AI Adoption

Aug 26, 2025 - The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's new release cautions public-sector agencies against acquiring AI-powered tools without giving them an adequate level of vetting and governance.

Report Offers Guidance for Government on AI Adoption

Flock Pledges Changes After Illinois Data-Sharing Accusation

Aug 26, 2025 - An Illinois audit found that a popular provider of license plate reading technology violated data protection law. In response, the company paused all federal pilot projects and outlined new distinct search permissions.

Flock Pledges Changes After Illinois Data-Sharing Accusation

35 HPC Legends in 2025

Aug 26, 2025 - HPCwire is proud to announce the HPCwire 35 Legends Class of 2025.

35 HPC Legends in 2025

Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children

Aug 25, 2025 - Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says to companies developing AI chatbots: "If you knowingly harm kids, you will answer for it.”

Attorneys General To AI Chatbot Companies: You Will ‘Answer For It’ If You Harm Children

Old AI is beating new AI. Here's why — and why it matters

Aug 25, 2025 - While billions pour into ChatGPT-style technologies, traditional, less splashy AI continues to power everything from Meta's profits to rocket design

Old AI is beating new AI. Here's why — and why it matters

Congress.gov’s API Has Gone Dark, Impacting Data Access

Aug 25, 2025 - An outage has halted automated access to congressional data, raising questions about whether the breakdown stems from a glitch or something more serious.

Congress.gov’s API Has Gone Dark, Impacting Data Access

D.C.'s Data Dilemma: When Portals and Dashboards Aren't Enough

Aug 25, 2025 - A presidential order and police union claims have fueled doubt about D.C.'s crime numbers. This prompts a critical question for governments: What should open data portals share that can't be captured by numbers alone?

D.C.'s Data Dilemma: When Portals and Dashboards Aren't Enough

8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling

Aug 23, 2025 - FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating a supportive community to build their start-ups.

8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling

UNESCO Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Aug 23, 2025 - The aim of the Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory is to provide a global resource for policymakers, regulators, academics, the private sector and civil society to find solutions to the most pressing challenges posed by AI

UNESCO Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Who will maintain the future? Rethinking open source leadership for a new generation

Aug 20, 2025 - Open source is aging. We can better support Gen Z contributors through purpose, flexibility, and pathways to leadership.

Who will maintain the future? Rethinking open source leadership for a new generation

Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation

Aug 20, 2025 - After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone.

Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation

Python usage growing while Foundation struggles for funds

Aug 19, 2025 - But 3.13 adoption lags as most devs stick with earlier releases

Python usage growing while Foundation struggles for funds

Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

Aug 18, 2025 - Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.

Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

Aug 18, 2025 - Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation

Aug 14, 2025 - The NSF announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop a set of AI models.

NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation