Free tool can reduce harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images
A new evidence-based online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.
Jan 15, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Robotics
AI robot vehicles learn to team up and extinguish fires in early trial
Fighting fires could be done remotely without the need to place firefighting crews directly in potentially dangerous situations by using collaborative teams of artificial intelligence-powered robots with extinguishing equipment ...
Feb 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian sorry' to lose its soul
It is a stereotype that Canadians apologize for everything. We say sorry when you bump into us. We say sorry for the weather. But as we trudge through the gray days of winter, that national instinct for politeness hits a ...
Jan 24, 2026
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Security
Your conversations with AI may not be as private as you think
A study conducted by researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute has revealed that ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Grok, and Perplexity AI use different types of trackers from Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies, potentially ...
May 7, 2026
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Internet
55% of U.S. teens have used AI to create sexualized images, survey finds
In a survey study of U.S. teens, more than half (55.3%) reported that they had created at least one image using nudification tools, which use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to show what an individual may look ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
New AI software set to accelerate delivery of vital net-zero infrastructure
New software, developed by the University of Sheffield spin-out AENi aims to transform how the world's essential net-zero infrastructure is planned. The new digital platform will help the organizations shaping the world's ...
Feb 22, 2026
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Robotics
Artificial skin enables robots to simultaneously sense temperature and pressure like humans
A research team led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko of Seoul National University College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed an artificial skin technology that enables robots to sense temperature and ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Telecom
Chip-scale light technology could power faster AI and data center communications
Researchers at Trinity have developed a new light-based technology on a tiny chip that could help make the data centers behind cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and global internet services faster and more efficient. ...
Mar 31, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Why comparisons between AI and human intelligence miss the point
Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace. According to some commentators, rapid advances in large language models signal an imminent tipping point—often ...
Feb 6, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs they could escape human control.
Jun 5, 2026
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