Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly touching nearly every aspect of our modern life, from simple predictive models for text completion when composing messages and emails to highly sophisticated content creation, such as prompt-based realistic video generation. Yet despite AI’s widespread prevalence, there remains unawareness or misunderstanding about what AI truly is and how it operates….
Shortly after Google announced its new universal commerce protocol for AI-powered sales agents, a consumer economy watchdog sounded the alarm. In a post now viral on X Viewed nearly 400,000 times, Lindsay Owens wrote on Sunday: “Big/bad news for consumers. Google today announced how it plans to integrate shopping into its AI offerings, including search…
Wisconsin universities embrace AI Wisconsin universities are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and planning to expand its use across all 13 universities. MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin universities are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and plan to expand its use across all 13 universities. Whether it’s using AI to answer homework questions or brainstorm ideas,…
Davide Crapis from the Ethereum Foundation explains what ERC-8004 is and how it works. Published February 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM EST. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Addicted to podcasts, Pocket castings, Amazon Musicor on your favorite podcast platform. The ERC-8004 standard for trustless interactions with AI agents is finally…
In 2024, around the time of Davos, you wrote an article titled “AI will transform the economy. Let’s make it work for humanity” that focused largely on the implications of AI for the job market. What is the verdict? We certainly see benefits for humanity in the penetration of many applications of AI into the…
(AP) – The mother of one of That of Elon Musk children is suing her AI company, claiming that its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate false sexually exploitative images of her that caused her humiliation and emotional distress. Ashley St. Clair, 27, who describes herself as a writer and political strategist, alleges in a…
AI is no longer optional in banks. The roadmap, and showing how it pays off, is the hardest part. Alexandra Mousavizadeh, co-founder and co-CEO of Evident, which tracks the use of AI in the financial sector, said some AI capabilities are currently “table stakes” for banks – think back-office functions like legal document review and…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to visit India in mid-February, his first visit to the country in nearly a year, TechCrunch has learned. The visit comes as New Delhi prepares to host a major AI summit that is expected to attract top executives from Meta, Google and Anthropic. India hosts its first major AI event:…
A law on artificial intelligence has entered into force in Kazakhstan, the Caspian Post reports citing the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The document classifies neural network-related systems by risk level. The most dangerous – those used in government agencies and critical sectors – have been equated with…
The University of Nebraska announced Monday that a new company will rely on artificial intelligence. NU President Jeffrey Gold wrote in a university-wide email that the new “University of Nebraska AI Institute” will aim to expand the use and research of AI in multiple areas, including health care, agriculture, rural and urban development, business and…