In 2024, the EFF wrote our first blog on what could go wrong when police let AI write police reports. Since then, technology has proliferated at a worrying rate. For what? The most popular generative AI tool for writing police reports is Axon’s Draft One, and Axon also happens to be the largest provider of…
Good morning. An AI takeover of finance jobs does not appear imminent, experts say. My Fortune Her colleague Emma Burleigh delves deeper into this topic in her new report: “Is AI really killing jobs in finance and banking? Experts say Wall Street layoffs may be more hype than buyout – for now.” For example, despite…
The automation technology landscape has evolved from rules-based automation to machine learning, GenAI and Agentic AI. Agentic AI marks a pivotal moment as businesses prepare for change and technology leaders restructure their internal IT operations to accommodate this change and drive business growth. Agentic AI helps businesses move from experimentation to execution and create measurable…
The Pentagon is now armed to the teeth with “cutting-edge AI systems, based on the Grok family of models,” according to a report. press release published Monday. Are you shaking now, ISIS? Does the word “Grok” send shivers down your spine, Tren De Aragua? This expansion of what the release calls America’s “AI Arsenal” is…
Resolve AI Inc., a startup with a platform that helps businesses solve problems in their technology infrastructure, has reportedly raised $1 billion in funding. TechCrunch Friday quoted Sources said the Series A investment had a “multi-tranche structure.” This means that some stocks were sold at a valuation of less than $1 billion. Lightspeed would have…
Listen to the article 3 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any comments. Diving brief: HHS is ask the health sector how the department could help accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the sector, including in clinical care. THE request for informationreleased Friday, seeks information on how…
Integral Ad Science announced on December 16, 2025, the launch of IAS Agent, an artificial intelligence-powered assistant designed to accelerate campaign activation, extract deeper insights from advertising data, and optimize performance at scale. The platform will demonstrate the technology at CES 2026 from January 5-8 and expects to roll it out globally at no additional…
In a place that’s easy to miss thread shared on Mastodon of all platforms, Archibald said that in addition to all the AI features promised by the new CEO, will also come a dedicated option to completely disable anything and everything AI, dubbed the “AI kill switch” by Firefox developers. “I’m sure it will be…
Online reaction to my recent opinion piece in Times Higher Education The failure of universities to strategically engage with artificial intelligence (AI) has been both fierce and illuminating. Some criticism was measured and thoughtful; others were reflexive, polemical, or rooted in deeply held beliefs about what universities are – and what they must never become….
Royal Hansen, vice president of privacy, safety and security engineering at Google, weighs in on efforts to slow AI development, questioning whether the United States is equipped to win the AI race on the energy front and the next frontier of innovation. Google executive Royal Hansen has responded to calls from some lawmakers to slow…