Sam Altman predicts AI will surpass human intelligence by 2030

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, expects AI will exceed human intelligence by 2030. He emphasized AI's potential in scientific breakthroughs and novel uses.

AI and quantum lead White House research priorities

The memo directs agencies to focus federally-funded R&D on AI.

AI in anime: CreateAI’s Animon launches in China

CreateAI has launched Animon, the world’s first anime-specific video generation platform, in China – months its global launch. Cheng Lu, CEO of CreateAI, talks about adapting to different markets' regulatory needs, and about copyright and ownership issues amid a rise in AI-generated content.

Google’s newest AI models make robots more intelligent and capable than ever before

Musk’s Grok AI Cleared for Use Across US Government Agencies

Elon Musk’s xAI signed a new agreement to expand access to its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to the federal government, the General Services Administration announced Thursday.

Tree Search for LLM Agent Reinforcement Learning

Recent advances in reinforcement learning (RL) have significantly enhanced the agentic capabilities of large language models (LLMs). In long-term and multi-turn agent tasks, existing approaches...

This AI startup helps developers safely and cheaply build on top of LLMs from OpenAI and Anthropic. Read its pitch deck.

Requesty says its tech tightens security and brings down the costs of accessing large language models. It raised $3 million.

We’re in an AI ‘super cycle,’ top investor says — and it could last 20 years

The AI super cycle will "change the world in every aspect," B Capital's Raj Ganguly told CNBC's "Beyond the Valley" podcast.

My Word: Seeing is not believing in the AI age

May the new year 5786 bring us truly inspirational stories and real good news, and protect us from an AI world that’s sloppy.

China and India’s AI strategies deliver faster productivity gains compared to the US: JP Morgan

James Sullivan of JP Morgan compares how different countries are approaching AI developments, and how these different strategies are shaping infrastructure demand and buildout. He also notes encouraging signs from China's anti-involution campaign that can prevent "hypercompetition".

AI-cloning of Lara Croft’s voice has ‘Tomb Raider’ fans and actors up in arms

In France, the apparent use of artificial intelligence to clone an actor's voice for video game character Lara Croft has fans and actors up in arms.

Experts join forces to help accelerate NHS use of artificial intelligence

The national commission will advise the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on new guidelines, expected to be published next year.

Developer laws in the AI era

Eight laws for developer platforms as they rewrite the rules of pricing, design, and defensibility in the age of agentic development.

Only 11% of business leaders see AI leading to major job cuts

A recent survey from CRM platform Creatio found that the technology -- at least in the short-term -- will be used to support existing employees more than replace them.

“Shut It Down” is simpler than “Controlled Takeoff”

Two somewhat different plans for buying time and improving AI outcomes are: "Global Shutdown" and "Global Controlled Takeoff." …

Elon Musk’s Grok is cleared for federal government use

Federal agencies can purchase the wildly unpredictable AI model for the generous fee of $0.42.

Amnon Shashua’s new AI startup on track to become a unicorn

Lightspeed is leading a funding round worth hundreds of millions for Amnon Shashua’s startup AAI, which until now focused on futuristic AI research

OpenAI and Databricks Partner to Help Enterprises Build AI Agents

OpenAI and Databricks have partnered to provide enterprises with the resources they need to build artificial intelligence apps and agents.  The

Free AI inventory tool serves as solution for California wildfire victims to document belongings

When his childhood home burned to the ground in the devastating Palisades Fire, Adam Freed rushed to help his parents, who like many others, needed to create a list of all the things they lost in the fire. That's how the free AI-based tool Bevelmade was born.

US Coast Guard To Invest In Robotics And Autonomous Systems | Ocean News & Technology

The US Coast Guard announced it will invest nearly $350 million to expand robotics and autonomous systems, strengthening mission execution and operational capabilities.

Nvidia is letting anyone use its AI voice animation tech

Nvidia is open sourcing Audio2Face, its AI tool that generates facial animations for 3D avatars based on audio input.

Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.

The United Nations announced a new “global dialogue on artificial intelligence governance,” and a new global A.I. panel on the technology’s risks and rewards.

Chasing shadows: How AI can help cities beat the heat with shade

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, marathoners pushed through miles of scorching pavement while fans crammed into sun-soaked plazas and stadiums. More than a year later, fans remember games that were both fun and fashionable. But for event officials, the sobering challenge of planning for extreme heat remains.

Department of Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery

On September 2, 2025, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as