AI

The artificial intelligence industry is undergoing a major transformation. After years of headlines about ever-larger language models and billion-dollar compute investments, 2026 is shaping up to be the year AI gets down to business. Experts say the era of simply scaling up models is fading. Researchers are now focusing on new architectures, smaller and more […]

Astronomers have turned to artificial intelligence to sift through a mountain of old Hubble Space Telescope data, uncovering a treasure trove of previously missed cosmic anomalies. This effort highlights how machine learning is becoming an indispensable tool for scientific discovery, capable of finding needles in the archival haystack that human eyes and traditional methods overlooked.

US corporations accused of using AI as excuse for job cuts when real reasons are tariffs, pandemic overhiring, and profit maximization.

OpenAI Sends Representatives to Critics Homes in Aggressive Tactics A new and unsettling tactic is being reported in the ongoing debate over artificial intelligence safety. Representatives from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, have reportedly been visiting the personal homes of critics and former employees. These visits are described as confrontational, with the visitors making threats

Sam Altman Admits a Major AI Stumble, Says New ChatGPT Version Got Worse In a rare and candid admission from the upper echelons of the tech world, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has confirmed what many users have been complaining about for months. The company’s latest flagship model, GPT-4o, is in some ways a step backward

Meta’s AI Glasses Are a Privacy Nightmare Waiting to Happen The integration of artificial intelligence into wearable technology is reaching new frontiers, but not all innovations are met with universal acclaim. A prime example is the recent surge in popularity of smart glasses capable of continuous video recording. While marketed as a convenient tool for

Saudi Arabia Swaps Troubled Linear City for AI-Powered Digital Twin The ambitious plan for a 100-mile-long linear skyscraper in Saudi Arabia, known as The Line, appears to be facing significant scaling back. Reports suggest the original vision for a mirrored megastructure housing nine million people is being drastically revised. In its place, a new, arguably

A mysterious graph has taken over AI Twitter. It shows AI capabilities growing faster than expected. But experts say everyone is reading it wrong. Every time OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic drops a new model, the AI community watches METR’s graph update. The nonprofit research group measures how long AI takes to complete tasks. Their famous

A Trump Administration Agency Is Using AI to Write Aviation Regulations at Speed In a move that blurs the lines between technological innovation and regulatory oversight, the Federal Aviation Administration under the Trump administration has begun employing artificial intelligence to draft new aviation safety regulations. The stated goal is to accelerate the rulemaking process, churning

OpenAI Cuts Hiring Pace Amid Financial Pressure, CEO Sam Altman Confirms In a significant shift for one of artificial intelligence’s most prominent players, OpenAI is dramatically slowing its hiring. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, communicated the decision internally, citing growing financial pressures as the primary reason for the pullback. This move signals a new phase