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From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025

In a year where lofty promises collided with inconvenient research, would-be oracles became software tools. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty […]

Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs

Christmas Island Shire President Steve Pereira told Reuters that the council is examining community impacts before approving construction. “There is […]

ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

OpenAI joins other tech companies that have tried youth-specific versions of their services. YouTube Kids, Instagram Teen Accounts, and TikTok’s […]

Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough

Skip to content UK study findings may challenge assumptions about who benefits most from AI tools. While tech companies market […]

So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work

On Tuesday, The Associated Press released results from a new AP-NORC poll showing that 60 percent of US adults have […]

White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation

Trump’s plan was not welcomed by everyone. J.B. Branch, Big Tech accountability advocate for Public Citizen, in a statement provided […]

The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun

Skip to content Tales from the age of noise As thousands of applications flood job posts, ‘hiring slop’ is kicking […]

Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

A new study analyzing the Danish labor market in 2023 and 2024 suggests that generative AI models like ChatGPT have […]