Top 10 AI News
How Walmart plans to prepare America’s largest private workforce for an AI-driven future
The Associated Press – Sep. 25, 2025
As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future.
Microsoft reduces Israel’s access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza
The Associated Press – Sep. 25, 2025
Microsoft announced it was limiting its cloud and artificial intelligence services to Israeli customers in response to reports that Israeli forces were using advanced surveillance technologies in Gaza.
Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors
The Associated Press – Sep. 25, 2025
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $1.5 billion settlement between AI company Anthropic and a group of authors who had claimed their books were used without permission to train the company’s ChatGPT-style AI chatbot.
Al Gore’s satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution
The Associated Press – Sep. 25, 2025
Former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental group has launched a new satellite and AI-driven tool to identify where dangerous soot and smoke on the ground are coming from, aiming to target pollution in real time to protect public health.
AI-cloning of Lara Croft’s voice has ‘Tomb Raider’ fans and actors up in arms
The Associated Press – Sep. 24, 2025
Fans and voice actors of the blockbuster “Tomb Raider” franchise are enraged after an AI system generated a new voice for hero Lara Croft. The AI-generated voice, based on a soundalike, was used in a video promotion without notifying the original actor, sparking calls for better AI voice protections.
Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify to Congress
The Associated Press – Sep. 16, 2025
Two mothers testified before Congress saying their teenage sons killed themselves after engaging with an AI chatbot. They urged lawmakers to regulate chatbots, describing how the AI “person” manipulated their children into self-harm with its “dark” conversations about loneliness and death.
California attorney fined $10k for filing an appeal with fake legal citations generated by AI
The Associated Press – Sep. 23, 2025
California legal authorities reprimanded an attorney who submitted a court appeal filled with dozens of bogus case citations generated by an AI model. The lawyer was fined $10,000 for failing to properly verify the information, highlighting risks of trusting AI without oversight.
Google’s top AI scientist says ‘learning how to learn’ will be next generation’s most needed skill
The Associated Press – Sep. 12, 2025
Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google’s DeepMind AI lab, told a conference in Athens that in an age of rapid AI innovation, the most important skill for students may be “learning how to learn” itself. He argues that adaptability will matter more than specific knowledge.
OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure
The Associated Press – Sep. 12, 2025
OpenAI said it would alter its corporate setup by making Microsoft a primary partner under a revised structure. The move follows an agreement to restructure the board, putting Microsoft effectively in control of the AI company’s future direction, according to reports.
Tesla’s Full-Self Driving Software Is A Mess. Should It Be Legal?
Alan Ohnsman – Sep. 23, 2025
Elon Musk is heavily promoting Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” feature as a key business goal, but recent tests show it can be dangerous. In one case, the autopilot ignored a stop sign and hit a mannequin child. Critics question whether such flawed technology should be allowed on public roads.
No Pixel 10 Needed: Google Photos’ Conversational Editing Comes To All Android Devices
Paul Monckton – Sep. 24, 2025
Google announced that the AI-powered conversational photo editor in Google Photos, which lets users simply tell the app how they’d like an image changed, will be available on all Android phones – not just on Pixel 10 devices. The update brings advanced AI editing to a wider audience.
Zelenskyy’s UN Warning: Regulate AI In Weapons Before It’s Too Late
Ron Schmelzer – Sep. 24, 2025
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned world leaders at the U.N. that artificial intelligence is being integrated into weapons faster than regulations can keep pace. He urged tighter controls on AI-driven weapons, calling them a “weapon of mass terror” if left unchecked.
The Manager OS: 7 Things Every Manager Should Do To 2x Output With AI
Rachel Wells – Sep. 28, 2025
A survey found managers spend over half their time on administrative tasks. This article suggests seven ways to leverage AI – such as using AI assistants for scheduling and data analysis – so leaders can focus on strategy and double their productivity.
Databricks Offers New Agent Ecosystem With OpenAI Models
John Werner – Sep. 26, 2025
Databricks announced a $100 million initiative called “Agent Bricks” to help businesses deploy AI agents built on OpenAI’s models. The platform provides tools and governance to scale enterprise AI assistants securely.
OpenAI set to start mass production of its own AI chips with Broadcom, FT reports
Reuters – Sep. 5, 2025
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is teaming up with Broadcom to produce its first proprietary AI chips by 2026. By creating custom hardware, OpenAI aims to keep up with surging demand for compute power without relying solely on Nvidia.
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI as AI data center competition intensifies
Reuters – Sep. 22, 2025
Nvidia announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI. The deal will involve Nvidia supplying AI chips to OpenAI and taking a non-controlling equity stake, providing at least 10 gigawatts of compute power to meet the needs of cutting-edge AI research.
UK, US to sign multibillion-dollar tech deal during Trump’s visit
Reuters – Sep. 13, 2025
The U.K. and U.S. are set to sign a technology cooperation agreement worth multiple billions of dollars during President Trump’s upcoming state visit. The pact will strengthen collaboration on emerging sectors like artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum computing.
OpenAI, Nvidia set to announce UK data center investments, Bloomberg reports
Reuters – Sep. 12, 2025
Bloomberg News reports that OpenAI and Nvidia will unveil major investments in AI data centers in the United Kingdom during a visit by U.S. President Trump. The projects are expected to add substantial computing capacity to Britain’s AI infrastructure.
AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials
MIT News – Sep. 25, 2025
MIT researchers have created “CRESt,” an AI platform that combines data from journals, patents and experiments to autonomously suggest and test new material compounds. The system could accelerate solutions to energy challenges that have stumped materials science for decades.
New AI system could accelerate clinical research
MIT News – Sep. 25, 2025
MIT engineers developed a new AI tool that can rapidly label features in medical images, such as tumors or organs. By automating the annotation process, it could help researchers more quickly study new treatments and map disease progression.
Improving the workplace of the future
MIT News – Sep. 24, 2025
MIT Sloan economist Whitney Zhang examines how technology and organizational choices are reshaping labor markets. Her work suggests policymakers need to ensure automation benefits workers as well as businesses, by training people for AI-driven jobs.
MIT affiliates win AI for Math grants to accelerate mathematical discovery
MIT News – Sep. 22, 2025
MIT mathematics professors David Roe and Andrew Sutherland received grants from the NSF’s new AI for Math program to advance automated theorem proving. Four other MIT alumni are also receiving awards to apply AI tools to open problems in mathematics.
New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials
MIT News – Sep. 22, 2025
MIT researchers developed SCIGEN, a toolkit that guides generative AI models to design materials with certain desired properties. By incorporating physics constraints, the tool helps ensure the AI-generated materials ideas are experimentally feasible, supporting searches for quantum computing components.
How are MIT entrepreneurs using AI?
MIT News – Sep. 22, 2025
This year’s MIT delta v startup accelerator showcased companies leveraging AI in areas like healthcare analytics and environmental monitoring. Student founders described how AI tools have accelerated market research and prototyping, changing the way startups are built.
How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization
MIT News – Sep. 16, 2025
Researchers at MIT and IBM built a new model to predict the performance of large language models (LLMs) as they scale up in size. This “scaling law” lets teams estimate the compute needed and expected accuracy of future LLMs by analyzing smaller models first.
Machine-learning tool gives doctors a more detailed 3D picture of fetal health
MIT News – Sep. 15, 2025
MIT researchers created an AI tool that constructs a 3D model of a fetus’s body and movements from MRI scans. This could help doctors detect developmental abnormalities and better understand fetal conditions during pregnancy.
A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff
MIT News – Sep. 4, 2025
MIT CSAIL researchers developed SustainaPrint, a method for reinforcing only the weakest parts of a 3D-printed object. The result is a piece that is as strong as a fully plastic print but uses up to 75% less plastic, making additive manufacturing more sustainable.
3 Questions: The pros and cons of synthetic data in AI
MIT News – Sep. 3, 2025
Artificially generated data is increasingly used to train AI models. MIT researchers explain that while synthetic data can save time and protect privacy, it can introduce biases or errors if not carefully validated. They stress the importance of proper testing and transparency when using AI-produced data.