Doomers and boosters: Who's who in the AI wars
The furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps—and a cautious middle.
Sep 15, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Machine learning & AI
'We unleashed the beast': The world's fears and hopes about AI
The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how it should be regulated.
Sep 15, 2026
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Internet
Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?
Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice—often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.
Sep 15, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Observing Earth from orbit is unpredictable and messy: Could 'liquid' AI clear the view?
Monitoring Earth from above is a messy, inconsistent business. Clouds can block a satellite's view, the angle of the sun can create huge shadows, and orbital paths might not take a system across the same general area for ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Should we give self-aware AI systems a dignified death, leading futurologist asks
The question of how to ethically decommission an AI system may sound like the least of humanity's current concerns, but a world-renowned AI expert says it's a challenge we need to address now—before synthetic consciousness ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential cost
Calls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fueling fears over the massive capital outlays in the sector—and the prospect that profits from the promised revolution might not be enough to cover them.
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
UN calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks'
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and "frontier" artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed "unprecedented risks."
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Alarm over AI grows as divided U.S. Congress struggles to act
The U.S. Congress returned from recess Monday facing urgent warnings that artificial intelligence could spin dangerously out of control—and little agreement over whether, or how, Washington should intervene.
Sep 14, 2026
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Security
Harder, better, safer, stronger: Three-way AI improves cybersecurity
A new deep-learning architecture could deflect cyberattacks by combining several methods for analyzing network traffic, according to research published in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining. ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Engineering
Waterless recycling turns discarded plastic into trusses, decks and home foundations
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve.
Sep 14, 2026
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