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Associated Press Six in 10 U.S. K-12 teachers used AI in the past school year, particularly high school and early-career educators, according to a survey of more than 2,000 teachers by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. The poll revealed that around 60% of teachers using AI tools said they have improved the feedback provided […]

Associated Press University of California (UC), Berkeley researchers developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) equipped with an AI model that translates neural activity into sound in real time. The implant was placed on the speech center of the brain in a 47-year-old woman with quadriplegia who was unable to speak for 18 years due to a […]

Associated Press Hospitals increasingly are using AI to perform tasks previously handled by nurses. The hospitals say AI helps nurses work more efficiently while addressing burnout and understaffing, but nurses argue the technology is overriding their expertise and degrading care quality. National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the U.S., is pushing for greater […]

Associated Press The wine industry increasingly is adopting AI to supplement its workforce and improve decision-making, efficiency, and sustainability while reducing waste. Autonomous tractors help farmers reduce fuel use and pollution, while automated irrigation systems make water use more efficient by monitoring soil and vines. Smart sensors help target spraying of insecticides or other material […]

Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 Chinese nationals in connection with global cybercrime campaigns. In one indictment, eight leaders and employees of alleged private hacking company I-Soon were charged for computer breaches targeting U.S.-based Chinese dissidents, religious organizations, media outlets, a research university, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. In a separate […]

Associated Press An album organized by composer and AI developer Ed Newton-Rex contains 12 tracks of near silence in protest of a U.K. government proposal that could allow the use of copyrighted material in AI training. The album, “Is This What We Want?,” features contributions from more than 1,000 British artists. The tracks are recordings […]

Associated Press Google and Poland on Thursday signed an agreement to develop the use of AI in the country’s energy, cybersecurity, and other sectors. Google is also dedicating $5 million over the next five years in Poland to expand training programs and increase digital skills among the young. Earlier in the week, Prime Minister Donald […]

Associated Press The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus in Paris starting today at the AI Action Summit. U.S. Vice President JD Vance will attend, marking his first trip abroad since assuming office, while China’s President Xi Jinping is sending Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing as Xi’s special representative. The aim of the meeting […]

Associated Press The website of China’s DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the U.S. shortly after its release, contains computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company barred from operating in the U.S. Canadian cybersecurity company Feroot Security identified heavily obfuscated computer script on the […]