Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse
Aug 12, 2025 - A complaint raises concerns about the funding risks and a "toxic" culture at the Alan Turing Institute.
AI & Data Science News
Deepfaked after death: Some don't want it
Aug 9, 2025 - Some people are adding clauses to their wills asking not to be reincarnated with AI.
AI is helping to keep the economy afloat
Aug 8, 2025 - AI spending contributed more to US GDP growth than consumer spending did last quarter.
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub
Aug 7, 2025 - GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models.
NSF invests nearly $32M to accelerate novel AI-driven approaches in protein design, strengthening the U.S. bioeconomy
Aug 7, 2025 - The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships announced an inaugural investment of nearly $32 million to five teams across the U.S.
Is your AI benchmark lying to you?
Aug 6, 2025 - Artificial intelligence models are too often assessed against flawed goals — a stumbling block for progress.
OpenAI launches reasoning LLM that you can download and tweak
Aug 6, 2025 - One version of the gpt-oss large language model can run on a laptop, and performs nearly as well as the company’s most powerful models.
Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time
Aug 5, 2025 - Google is investing a lot into AI world models.
Anthropic's Claude AI model takes on (and beats) human hackers
Aug 5, 2025 - Claude's success even surprised the company's own internal security team.
Blue-collar revenge: The things AI can't do are making a comeback
Aug 4, 2025 - The reshaping of the American economy promises to offer a renaissance for the skilled trades.
Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass.
Aug 1, 2025 - The loyalties and larger-than-life figures prompting some people to turn down insanely lucrative offers
The Real Demon Inside ChatGPT
Jul 29, 2025 - AI chatbots strip language of its historical and cultural context. Sometimes what looks like a satanic bloodletting ritual may actually be lifted from Warhammer 40,000.
GenAI Data Exposure: What GenAI Usage Is Really Costing Enterprises
Jul 31, 2025 - Nearly 22% of uploaded files and 4.37% of prompts contained sensitive content. Meanwhile, the average enterprise saw 23 previously unknown GenAI tools newly used by employees.
The pain in your electric bill could be AI’s fault
Jul 30, 2025 - Data centers are creating higher energy costs for some people.
You might be ghosting the internet. Can it survive?
Jul 29, 2025 - Your clicks have immense power. Collectively, just moments of our attention can lift or sink a site. But our browsing is changing, and it could reshape the internet you know and love.
Cybersecurity leaders are upskilling for AI, focusing less on hiring, new data shows
Jul 29, 2025 - This could exacerbate the cybersecurity worker shortage in the long run.
Your Nature Photos Are Doing More Science Than You Think
Jul 29, 2025 - The number of peer-reviewed studies using iNaturalist data has surged more than tenfold in the past five years, new research shows.
NSF Invests $100M in 5 National AI Research Institutes and NSF AIVO - AI Institutes Virtual Organization
Jul 29, 2025 - The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Capital One and Intel, announced a $100 million investment to support five National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes and NSF AIVO, as a central community hub.
Delaware AI Commission Approves Creating Agentic AI Sandbox
Jul 28, 2025 - The Delaware AI Commission signed off on a plan to develop a technology sandbox, where new agentic AI technologies and regulations can be explored. The first sector officials are interested in examining is corporate governance.
Courts aren't ready for the wave of AI-generated evidence hitting trials
Jul 25, 2025 - Proving a photo, video or audio recording are legitimate and not fakes is becoming difficult.
Rise of AI deepfakes and fraudulent candidates are changing how TA recruits
Jul 25, 2025 - “We have always been trained to identify skill and cultural fit. Now we’re going to have to be trained to identify authenticity and verification.”
Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship
Jul 23, 2025 - Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI for advice, emotional support and decision-making, according to a new study.
Chatting with bots could rewire the youngest brains
Jul 21, 2025 - As chatbots enter children's lives, pediatricians warn that the interactions could alter their development.
Georgia's AI Lab Cooks Up Tech Ideas in New Test Kitchen
Jul 18, 2025 - The state’s technology department officially opened its Innovation Lab this week — a dedicated space for ethical AI experimentation aimed at advancing public service.
Google tapped billions of mobile phones to detect quakes worldwide — and send alerts
Jul 17, 2025 - Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.
Will AI end cheap flights? Critics attack Delta’s “predatory” AI pricing.
Jul 17, 2025 - Your data could soon be used to spike flight costs, as Delta expands AI pilot.
Mistral's Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new ‘deep research' mode
Jul 17, 2025 - French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google.
Nvidia says new AI weather forecasting model boosts speed, accuracy
Jul 17, 2025 - Nvidia said its new FourCastNet 3 can generate a 15-day global forecast in just 64 seconds.
Voltage Park joins NSF-led National AI Research Resource pilot to expand access to advanced computing
Jul 16, 2025 - The U.S. National Science Foundation is proud to announce a new partnership with Voltage Park in support of NAIRR
‘Another DeepSeek moment’: Chinese AI model Kimi K2 stirs excitement
Jul 16, 2025 - The latest version of the chatbot, developed by start-up Moonshot AI, is open for researchers to build on.