Privacy isn't dead, it's just that tech companies have made it inconvenient
"You have zero privacy … Get over it," Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999.
May 27, 2026
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Page 13: Research news on AI governance
AI governance addresses the design, implementation, and evaluation of legal, institutional, and procedural mechanisms that guide the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems. It encompasses national and international regulatory frameworks, management-based regulation, and dynamic governance models aimed at mitigating societal and existential risks. The domain integrates AI ethics, safety standards, red-teaming, and accountability tools, and involves multistakeholder participation in setting global norms, establishing red lines, and aligning AI infrastructure and literacy initiatives with evidence-based public policy.
Business
Pope Leo XIV compares AI to the Industrial Revolution, as new alternatives to big AI firms take shape
With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals ...
May 26, 2026
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California governor orders a plan to cope with AI job upheaval
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered officials to start work on a plan to mitigate the job-destroying impact of artificial intelligence, the first US state to do so.
May 22, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Trump postpones signing artificial intelligence order out of concern it would hurt the AI industry
President Donald Trump called off a signing ceremony Thursday for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America's edge on AI technology.
May 21, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
From graduation boos to voter unease: AI anxiety grows in the US
Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers ...
May 20, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
The EU's AI Act could indirectly regulate emerging neurotechnologies
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key factor in the advancement of many fields, but it is also a new frontier in the development of neurotechnologies. Beyond its growing popularity in fields such as automation, content ...
May 13, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
AI doesn't create bias, it inherits it. How do we ensure fairness when it comes to automated decisions?
If artificial intelligence (AI) systems shape decisions that affect people's lives, they should do so fairly. This should be a given considering that potential applications for AI include automated hiring systems, as well ...
May 12, 2026
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Business
IMF warns of 'inevitable' AI-powered threats to global financial system
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday of the risks to global financial stability posed by cyberattacks powered by advanced artificial intelligence tools, calling for greater international cooperation on ...
May 7, 2026
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White House wants to vet powerful AI models for risks—a computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult
The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New ...
May 6, 2026
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The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally
On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial intelligence assistant.
May 6, 2026
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