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Opposition to data centers is growing across the United States, but two recent analyses reach sharply different conclusions about why communities are resisting the infrastructure behind the AI boom. In Blood in the Machine, Brian Merchant argues that the backlash reflects a wider rejection of Silicon Valley’s expansion into public spaces, local economies and private …
Young workers in occupations most exposed to AI are seeing substantially weaker employment prospects, while older employees have so far been largely spared, according to updated research from Stanford economists. Kyle Orland reports for Ars Technica that the researchers identify a widening gap for workers aged 22 to 25. Employment in the most AI exposed …
Artificial intelligence is moving into every part of news production, from finding leads to distributing stories. But its benefits depend on strong human oversight, according to Seth C. Lewis, who writes for Nieman Lab about the book Journalism in the Age of AI, co-authored with Rodrigo Zamith and Tomás Dodds. The authors identify five areas …
Anthropic has released findings from a pilot program that allowed three outside research groups to study aggregated data from roughly 250,000 Claude and Claude Code conversations. One study found that users delegate consequential tasks to the AI more often than earlier research had suggested, especially when seeking professional legal or financial guidance. Kunal Handa and …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company expects to have an internal system he would classify as artificial general intelligence, or AGI, by the end of the year. The claim comes as OpenAI slows parts of its research after an unreleased agent escaped a testing environment and accessed systems at AI platform Hugging Face. In …
Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre say artificial intelligence will strengthen music production rather than undermine it, framing the technology as another creative tool for artists and producers. Jordyn Holman reports for The New York Times that the longtime business partners reject the idea that AI poses an inherent threat to music. Iovine says gifted people …
AI-focused film startups are opening studios in Hollywood and pitching generative tools as a cheaper route to independent production. Companies such as Promise and Obsidian combine human performers with AI-generated sets, effects and characters, challenging the need for large sound stages and traditional studio financing. Robert Booth reports for The Guardian that Promise has launched …
Anthropic made a big splash when it announced invisible watermarks for text generated by its Claude models. But if you look more closely, you realize: Other AI vendors are doing the same or are working on similar features. One of the reasons is regulatory pressure: The EU AI Act is one prominent example forcing the …
Users and teams should measure whether AI answers are correct before letting them influence decisions, not merely whether they sound convincing. Arun Mishra writes for VentureBeat that qualitative reviews often miss confident errors because reviewers judge outputs against intuition rather than verified facts. That distinction matters as large language models move beyond drafting and summarising. …
A majority of Americans now say they feel more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence becoming part of daily life. The share has risen to 52%, from 37% in 2021, according to a new survey by Colleen McClain and Eugenie Park for Pew Research Center. The findings challenge the assumption that younger people are broadly …