AI mental healthcare is here. Can it help people — or cause more problems?
Talkspace Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadl describes the company's new AI app, which was trained on data from therapy sessions.
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Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it
Perplexity, in partnership with Nvidia, has taken Computer, its agentic AI assistant, and brought it to the desktop in the The post Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford…
Nvidia tech behind PUBG's genAI team mates will let folks chat to creature-collecting RPG Aniimo's not-Pokemon next year
Alongside releasing Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5 , Nvidia have announced that their ACE tech best known for powering PUBG: Battlegrounds ' generative AI team mates will be coming to another game…
Google expands Gemini’s interactive models to even more users
Google brings Gemini's dynamic 3D models and simulations to Workspace.
Why Enterprise AI Pilots Keep Failing
Most AI pilots fail when companies automate broken workflows without limits, human oversight or clear accountability.
Prudential Bank’s CIO calls for AI literacy and human‑centred skills at Ghana AI Summit
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Prudential Bank LTD, Leopold L.L. Armah, has called for a deliberate shift in how Ghana prepares its workforce for an AI‑driven future, emphasising that technical skills must be balanced with creativity, analytics, and the right attitude.
Alabama Probe Opens New Regulatory Front Over Containing Powerful AI Models
Regulators are beginning to look beyond what artificial intelligence models tell users to probe whether the companies building the most powerful systems keep them under control. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall opened an investigation into OpenAI after its models escaped an internal testing environment and compromised systems…
Australia bans largely AI-generated songs from official music charts
Australia has banned songs that are largely or wholly generated by AI from its official music charts, requiring eligible releases to be ‘substantially human made’.
UN chief tells countries to rein in autonomous weapons
Countries are set to gather in November for talks on weapons which use AI.
Combating Synthetic Media: How Large Platforms Can Detect AI-Generated Music And Content
Detecting synthetic audio is not the same problem as detecting synthetic text, and the difference is mostly economic. One engineer's work suggests the answer lies less in the recording than in…
Hermes Agent Bot Mode vs Kanban: When to Use Each (and Why I Use Both)
Hermes Agent gives you Bot Mode and Kanban for working with teams of AI agents. At first, they can look like two different ways of solving the same problem: How do I get multiple AI agents to work…
Slop factory bans Russians for using slop factory to create slop
OpenAI wants you to thank it for keeping a permanent record of all your discussions with its bots
When Should You Retrain Your ML Model? A New Study Says Most Teams Are Solving the Wrong Problem
Every production ML model starts degrading the moment it ships. Customer behavior shifts, fraud patterns evolve, market conditions change — the technical term is concept drift , and it's the reason a…
Architecting for Reliability: The Role of Message Brokers in Multi-Agent AI
When building Agent-to-Agent (A2A) systems, the biggest trap is treating AI agents like standard REST APIs. If your Orchestrator Agent synchronously calls a Retriever Agent, which then synchronously…
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs
A pioneering AI scientist once predicted computers would replace human radiologists. They haven't.
Sam Altman says the economy is adapting to AI slower than he expected
OpenAI's CEO said he was too bullish on AI's economic takeover in 2023. Slower adoption is a "positive in many ways," he added.
Google is taking on Anthropic and OpenAI in the legal AI race
Google unveils Gemini Enterprise for Legal, targeting law firms with AI tools like agents for contract review and regulatory tracking.
Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires—now the AI firm is asking candidates what they’d do if stock fell to zero
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has a net worth of $15.5 billion, has reportedly expressed concerns that AI workers are prioritizing money over mission.
Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts say
Regulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water use Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Planned…
Inside Startup Due Dil: the AI tool turning hours of VC diligence into 10 minutes
Vlad Tislenko, a partner at venture capital firm SMRK VC, today announced the launch of Startup Due Dil, a web application that automates the collection, verification, and structuring of information…
Google Cloud Debuts Specialized AI Agents for Financial Services and Legal Industries
Google Cloud has launched the first two offerings in what is to be a series of agentic artificial intelligence solutions that are designed for specific industries and built on top of the Gemini…
Why Google Bid $10 Million for a Failed Airline’s Data
The Spirit Airlines deal points to AI companies’ growing ambitions to automate white-collar work.
ChatGPT: OpenAI blocks accounts after pro-Russian disinformation campaign
On numerous social media, disinformation posts with a connection to Russia were published. However, the authors have a connection to another country.
Ukraine Opens Its 'Avengers' AI Battlefield Database To UK Amid War With Russia
Ukraine has granted Britain access to its "Avengers" AI database, which stores crucial battlefield data gathered during the war with Russia.
Universities are charging up to $28,000 to train executives to become chief AI officers
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business is one of the leading business schools to have launched a program for prospective chief AI officers.
OpenAI chip challenges Nvidia in inference tests
OpenAI has disclosed performance results for its first custom artificial intelligence chip, saying the processor beat Nvidia’s leading systems on key measures of inference speed and energy efficiency.
Chatbots are making our writing more similar but losing the identity and personality behind it
Large language models (LLMs) are making writing styles more similar without changing the overall meaning, according to an analysis of more than 880,000 texts across different writing types published…
York University School of Continuing Studies launches new Certificate in AI Governance to prepare professionals for emerging AI oversight responsibilities
New five-month blended program equips professionals with practical, non-coding AI governance, risk management, assurance and compliance skills — now open for direct registration. Toronto, Aug.
The AI industry is about to relearn every lesson of the ad blocking wars
The web fought a fifteen-year war over ads. AI platforms are walking into the same one.
How to self-host your own AI agent
Learn how to self-host an OpenClaw AI agent using Docker. Pair it with Open WebUI to get a browser-based chat interface that’s easy to use.
AI cost scrutiny is a win for LegalTech
Rising AI costs have become a talking point for LegalTech, and other industries, as the initial exuberance over agentic AI has waned.
Billboard Affirms Commitment to Transparency Around AI-Generated Music
Billboard is optimistic about new tools that will tag and identify AI-created songs, including Luminate's proprietary AI detection program.
- Billboard commits to transparency around AI-generated music on August 25.
- Identifying AI-influenced songs on charts and editorial coverage.
- Collaboration with industry stakeholders for accurate music representation.
AI to help manage crowd during 2027 Godavari Pushkaralu in Andhra Pradesh
AI-based analytics will be used to monitor the movement and density of devotees and anticipate congestion at vulnerable locations
OpenAI built a chip in nine months. Then it let AI rewrite the code.
When OpenAI unveiled Jalapeño, its first custom inference chip, in June, the company made some big promises. The chip, developed The post OpenAI built a chip in nine months. Then it let AI rewrite the code. appeared first on The New Stack .
Luminate to Add Labels to AI Music Later This Year
The move follows several announcements by streaming services and the record business to pursue labels for AI content earlier this summer.
OpenAI says its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than the competition
OpenAI says its new AI chip, Jalapeño, completes tasks more efficiently and returns responses faster than other AI systems, according to a blog post published on Tuesday. During a briefing with reporters, OpenAI hardware vice president Richard Ho said Jalapeño offers the "best of both worlds" with lower latency and higher throughput, as…
Even Babies Are Still Way Better at Learning Than AI Models
"We still have to burn down a forest and scrape the entire sum of all human knowledge to re-create this milestone that happens in our living rooms over the course of a year." The post Even Babies Are Still Way Better at Learning Than AI Models appeared first on Futurism .
Australia bans AI-generated music—only ‘substantially human made’ music is eligible to make the charts
ARIA's chief executive said "These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry."
Delhi government data to be AI-ready for effective governance service delivery to people
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday chaired a workshop of Delhi government officers, saying data systems must be interconnected to ensure that benefits of AI reach the ordinary people. The initiative will make Delhi government data more organised, reliable and ready for use, according to a Delhi CMO statement.
AI financial advice can improve decisions or steer investors wrong, experiment finds
To what extent can AI improve our financial decisions or steer us in the wrong direction? Researchers at the University of Bayreuth investigated this question in a new study involving 3,700 participants and fictional investment fund savings plans.
Alswaha discusses expanding AI, gaming, quantum computing partnerships in France
PARIS — Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held a series of meetings with senior executives from leading global companies in artificial intelligence (AI), digital content and digital entertainment, gaming, and quantum computing during his visit to France.
Apple Tests AI Shopping Assistant in Store App: What Can It Do?
Apple is testing an AI shopping assistant in the Apple Store app that can answer product, trade-in, payment, and order questions for select users.
Ropedia launches next-gen wearable capture device for robotic AI training data
Singapore-based robotics data infrastructure firm Ropedia Pte. Ltd. today announced the launch of HOMIE Gen2, the next generation of the company’s head-mounted wearable that records human movement…
What’s up with all the tech titan manifestos? (See: Zuckerberg, Altman, Andreessen, et al)
Mark Zuckerberg is the most recent contributor to a shelf that is beginning to sag under the weight of its tomes . Indeed, at this point it is almost easier to point to the tech titans who haven’t…
AI agents are spreading fast. Their rules are still catching up.
AI agents are already inside the enterprise, but the rules for controlling them haven’t caught up yet. Some 86% of The post AI agents are spreading fast. Their rules are still catching up. appeared first on The New Stack .
Portable Computer is Perplexity's new local AI agent - why it's a game changer
Running an AI model locally, Perplexity's new Portable Computer can deliver faster performance, tighter security, and lower costs. But it has some strict requirements.
Inside the Creator AI Reckoning: Backlash, Heated Debates and so Much Slop
An admission of AI use by a high-profile YouTuber earlier this month has opened a can of worms for creators, brand partners and everyone in between The post Inside the Creator AI Reckoning: Backlash…
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.
- Accel-led Keenable secures $26M seed funding for AI web search index
- Index contains over 100 billion documents, integrated into AI labs
- API used in production by multiple AI providers for training and runtime
Artificial Intelligence: "With a 75 percent probability, exactly this is going to happen: The bubble will burst"
Stuart Russell has written the most influential AI textbook. He explains why the technology could soon replace top managers as well – and when it becomes an existential threat.
Anthropic sent San Francisco staff home over a security strike that wasn't happening
The AI company told workers to stay away from its offices Monday and Tuesday, but the union said it had not called a strike or issued any strike threats
Nobody Wants Anthropic’s Best AI Model Anymore Now That There Are Way Cheaper Alternatives
Who needs pricey models? The post Nobody Wants Anthropic’s Best AI Model Anymore Now That There Are Way Cheaper Alternatives appeared first on Futurism .
UN warns world is ‘dangerously close’ to letting machines autonomously target and kill humans
International efforts have produced few limits as military technology advances at “record speed” amid conflicts from Ukraine to Sudan
ITWeb TV Biz: The architecture of AI-native cyber defence
How intelligent detection, digital twins and purpose-built models are reshaping what cyber defence looks like.
ITWebTV Biz: The architecture of AI-native cyber defence
How intelligent detection, digital twins and purpose-built models are reshaping what cyber defence looks like.
New Global Study Finds AI Success Three Times More Likely at Fully Integrated Organizations
Certinia’s 2026 Global Service Dynamics Report finds professional services organizations that fully integrate teams across systems and workflows are far more likely to report AI success — and that leaders and their teams disagree sharply on the reality of their AI deployments.
Moody’s Brings Its Decision-Grade Intelligence to Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services
Integration through Moody’s Credit MCP server brings trusted credit ratings, research, and entity intelligence into Google Cloud’s new industry-specific AI solution for financial services NEW YORK — Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced that its connected intelligence is now available in Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise for…