By Thomas B. Fowler (bio – articles – email) | January 21, 2026 Introductory note from Jeff Mirus: In 2024, Thomas Fowler wrote a series of four articles on artificial intelligence for CatholicCulture.org: At the end of 2025, Tom published a major book on this subject: Artificial intelligence: foundations, limits, advantages and dangers….
This is a fairly common scenario in many synthesis labs: you know what raw material you have, and you know what product you need, but you don’t enough what reaction conditions will get you there. Unless you’re lucky enough to know someone with deep expertise in the best reaction for the job, you’ll likely spend…
Devising AI personas that are therapists of all types is handy for many reasons. getty In today’s column, I examine in-depth the use of AI personas to craft synthetic mental health therapists. This is readily undertaken via modern-era generative AI and large language models (LLMs). With a few detailed instructions in a prompt, you can…
Bâtiments du campus universitaire getty Quatre-vingt-dix pour cent des professeurs affirment que l’IA affaiblit la pensée critique. C’est selon un Enquête de janvier 2026 auprès de 1 057 membres du corps professoral menée par l’Association américaine des collèges et universités et l’Université Elon. Cette préoccupation trouve un écho à l’échelle mondiale. Un rapport distinct de janvier…
A law on artificial intelligence has entered into force in Kazakhstan, the Caspian Post reports citing the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The document classifies neural network-related systems by risk level. The most dangerous – those used in government agencies and critical sectors – have been equated with…
OMNI Compute is a unified compute marketplace that allows businesses to access, provision, and operate GPUs in any cloud or region, with no code changes required. MIAMI, January 12, 2026–(BUSINESS FEED)–Cast AI, the leading application performance automation platform, was introduced today OMNI calculationa unified compute control plane that automatically discovers available resources across cloud providers…
Local investors in China are excited about a new stock market trend linked to artificial intelligence. As trading volumes in mainland Chinese stocks, dominated by retail investors, reached record levels this month, one of the main themes centered on generative engine optimization, or GEO. The idea is that advertisers will spend more for brands to…
The National Science Foundation is working to alleviate barriers to AI adoption — such as lack of GPUs and cost constraints — as it aims to play a supporting role in the ongoing national effort, according to a senior agency official. The NSF has long been a cornerstone of national technology interests, from democratizing biotechnology…
The AI arms race is expected to continue well beyond 2026. Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is not expected to slow down anytime soon, much less in 2026. AI hyperscalers have all informed investors that they expect data center spending to increase in 2026. As a result, several companies currently look promising. I think these…
Le Vietnam accélère ses efforts pour devenir une puissance technologique régionale, avec des investissements stratégiques dans intelligence artificielle et semi-conducteurs soulignant cette ambition. Les responsables gouvernementaux ont souligné que les technologies sont deux moteurs de l’innovation et de la compétitivité mondiale, visant à développer les talents et à construire des centres de fabrication intelligents. Pour…