Majority of US teachers now use AI tools, saving an average of 5.9 hours each week
Students aren't the only ones leveraging AI
Federal court says AI training on books is fair use, but sends Anthropic to trial over pirated copies
Landmark decision draws line between lawful AI training and pirated content use
What just happened? A federal court has delivered a split decision in a high-stakes copyright case that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence development. US District Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI system qualifies as lawful "fair use" under copyright law, marking a significant victory for the AI industry.
HPE's GreenLake intelligence brings agentic AI to IT operations
From GenAI to AgenticOps: HPE's new AI vision for the enterprise
Meet Mu, the small language model in charge of Microsoft's Settings AI agent
A "sibling" to Microsoft's Phi Silica local language model
MIT student uses AI and printing tech to revolutionize art restoration
New technique cuts restoration time from months to hours
Intel to outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, cutting in-house staff
Intel embarks on major marketing overhaul under Lip-Bu Tan
Cloudflare CEO warns AI crawlers and summaries are eroding the internet's business model
Google now sends fewer visitors to websites, Prince pledges to fight the "existential threat" of AI
YouTube creators unaware Google uses their videos to train AI
Google confirms AI training but offers no opt-out
Man falls for AI chatbot he created, proposes while partner looks on in disbelief
Human meets AI and falls for his own creation in a modern love story
MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity
AI users displayed shorter memory and significantly fewer connections between regions of the brain
Why it matters: As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common in education, law, politics, media, and other fields, many worry that reliance on the technology may reduce cognitive independence. A recent study from MIT strongly supports this concern, indicating that the use of digital tools significantly alters brain activity.
Microsoft to lay off thousands in July, but don't worry, AI's getting $80 billion
A different kind of AI/worker displacement
How teachers are fighting AI cheating with handwritten work, oral tests, and AI
The machines are winning the classroom
Elon Musk responds to report that xAI is burning through $1 billion a month
Musk was uncharacteristically subdued this time
Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity
The new pope says tech cannot regulate itself, urges outside oversight of AI
Salesforce hikes Slack prices, adds AI tools for all paid users
What the Bot: Salesforce has decided to increase prices for certain paid Slack plans. The company is attempting to justify the change by stating that all customers will now have access to more AI features. And if you don't want or need AI, well, you'll likely end up paying more anyway.
Meta is offering up to $100 million to lure AI talent, says OpenAI's Sam Altman
Meta is reportedly offering $100 million signing bonuses and even more in per-year compensation
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells workers: AI will replace some of you
Jassy said the quiet part out loud
More workers are using AI, but businesses still struggle to make it useful
Research from Gallup and Salesforce reveal the promise and pitfalls of workplace AI
OpenAI lands $200 million Pentagon contract to develop AI for national security
Until last year, OpenAI prohibited the use of its technology for combat operations
Microsoft study finds "infinite workday" is hurting productivity
AI could help, or make things worse
In brief: Remember during and immediately after the lockdowns, when so many companies promised a new era of work-life balance and flexibility? According to new research from Microsoft, the opposite is now true, with most people working an "infinite workday" that lasts more than 12 hours and bleeds into weekends. It's impacting productivity, and while AI could make things better, it could also make them worse.
Character.AI and Meta "therapy" chatbots spark FTC complaint over unlicensed mental health advice
Mental health and digital rights groups call bots misleading and unsafe
From Hello Barbie to ChatGPT: Mattel is bringing OpenAI's tech to children's toys
Mattel's last AI toy raised privacy alarms – will this time be different?
AMD unveils 2nm Epyc Venice with 256 cores for next-gen AI and cloud workloads
AMD is raising the bar for server chips