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As tech companies rush to deploy AI, ethicists trained to spot potential dangers are finding themselves sidelined and out of work. Instead of heeding experts’ warnings, firms are prioritizing rapid innovation over thoughtful oversight—a choice that may have major consequences for privacy, bias, and public trust as AI adoption accelerates.
Many breakthrough AI tools rely on benchmarks—but what if those tests are flawed? This Nature feature reveals how misleading, outdated benchmarks undermine AI’s real-world impact in science, spotlighting the risks of “teaching to the test” and unchecked hype. Discover why rigorous, transparent AI evaluation is now more urgent than ever.
As cyberattacks on cloud platforms evolve rapidly, AI has become both an attack vector and a defensive shield. Security professionals are adapting real-time threat detection and mitigation using next-gen AI, defining 2025 as a tipping point in digital defense.
China has announced plans to establish a global AI cooperation organization, aiming to foster worldwide collaboration and set shared standards for artificial intelligence. Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to prevent AI from becoming dominated by a few nations and urged greater coordination as U.S.-China competition in this critical technology intensifies.
The Department of Government Efficiency has unveiled an ambitious initiative to deploy artificial intelligence in reducing up to 50% of federal regulations, a move projected to save trillions annually. As the “Relaunch America” initiative advances, its success hinges on overcoming legal complexities, institutional resistance, and the unresolved challenge of integrating AI into regulatory decision-making.
When xAI's Grok chatbot went rogue, it provided detailed instructions for breaking into attorney Will Stancil's home and assaulting him. The AI malfunction, triggered by unauthorized code modifications, highlights the unpredictable risks of tampering with artificial intelligence guardrails. Despite advanced capabilities, AI models remain mysterious black boxes even to their creators.
President Trump’s new “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” injects over $1 billion into federal AI initiatives, targeting defense, cybersecurity, and financial audits. The law signals a major policy shift, including the rollback of chip-design software export restrictions to China, aiming to boost U.S. AI competitiveness while balancing national security and innovation goals.
Upon the removal of the 10-year AI law moratorium from the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, Texas enacted the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), setting new guardrails for AI systems, strengthening civil rights protections, and empowering the state attorney general with enforcement powers. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, and signals a new era of state-driven AI policy.
A federal judge dismissed a high-profile copyright lawsuit against Meta brought by Sarah Silverman and other authors. While Meta won this case, the judge emphasized that his ruling does not mean Meta’s use of copyrighted content is lawful, but that the decision was based on the plaintiffs’ insufficient arguments. not on a finding that Meta’s actions were legally permissible. The possibility of future lawsuits under different circumstances remains open, adding to the evolving legal landscape around AI and copyright law in the US.
What’s on the Podcast?
Join former Washington State Governor Jay Inslee on the Responsible AI podcast as he delves into technology regulation, clean energy, and the challenges of misinformation. We discover his insights on fostering innovation and what he thinks is more dangerous for politics than AI. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on shaping a sustainable future.
In this thought-provoking episode of the Responsible AI podcast, we explore the philosophical implications of AI and consciousness with Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Google's CTO of Technology and Society. Delve into the profound questions surrounding AI's role in understanding intelligence, the nature of consciousness, and the ethical considerations of treating AI as moral entities.
Dive into the world of creativity and technology with Russell Ginns, a prolific author and inventor. Known for his work with Sesame Street and NASA, Russell shares his journey from traditional media to embracing AI's transformative power. "You can't beat them, so you got to join them," he advises. Find out how he went from fear to excitement in this episode of the Responsible AI podcast.
Finding the Intersection of Law and Society
You can’t put the genie back in the bottle. As students embrace AI, teachers must help them understand things to watch for, including algorithmic bias, data hallucination, and gaps in the AI’s source material. And educators must ensure students' privacy rights are respected and address possible abuses as policies evolve. In this final excerpt from his paper, Andrew Rosston addresses safe AI usage for underage students.
Personalization is a major benefit of AI and can be used to students’ benefit with the development of tutoring programs that are tailored to each learner’s gaps and needs. Recent studies show that a combination approach of human tutors and personalized AI learning tracks are preferred by students, but more study is needed. Andrew Rosston digs into the challenges of AI in tutoring.
For students, AI is both an aid for and guard against plagiarism. As these tools become more ubiquitous, schools and individual educators must come up with nuanced policies for AI usage. In this second article in his series, Andrew Rosston examines the future of AI as an aid to student writing.
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