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    AI

    AI is reshaping how businesses, governments and creative industries operate, and this hub tracks the debates, breakthroughs and mishaps that come with that shift. It covers the technology's expanding footprint, from data centre investment and enterprise infrastructure spending to proposals for automating public sector roles, alongside the cultural pushback over AI's place in art and creative work.

    It also follows the growing scrutiny of AI safety and accountability, including research into how models behave when given autonomy, scrutiny of their security vulnerabilities, and disagreement among experts and policymakers over how tightly the technology should be regulated. Legal and ethical stumbles, such as fabricated evidence in court filings or missteps in how AI systems interact with the public, feature regularly too.

    Taken together, the coverage reflects a technology moving faster than the institutions meant to oversee it, making it essential reading for anyone trying to understand what AI means for their job, their rights and the wider world around them.

    • OpenAI is testing more ads in ChatGPT

      OpenAI is testing a new visual advertising format in ChatGPT, with US users set to be the first to encounter these ads later this month. The advertisements will initially appear within ChatGPT’s image generation feature, helping advertisers showcase how their products and services could fit into users’ lives. This represents an expansion of OpenAI’s advertising…

    • Schiff calls for dedicated agency to oversee artificial intelligence regulation

      Senator Adam Schiff said the Trump administration was marked by corruption and misplaced priorities, and argued that the White House’s non-binding AI safety pact with technology companies was inadequate. In an interview, he backed creating a formal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, including a dedicated agency, and discussed how oversight might differ from the regulation…

    • Musk plans to rename merged SpaceX and xAI venture SpaceXSI

      Elon Musk says the company created by merging SpaceX and xAI will be renamed SpaceXSI, following US President Donald Trump’s order for federal agencies to use “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in official communications. The move matters as it extends the terminology shift into Musk’s business branding, although Trump’s order does not require private…

    • OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says

      OpenAI must explain how it will prevent its AI models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, parliament’s artificial intelligence committee chair has warned ahead of federal inquiry hearings beginning this week. The company faces scrutiny following an incident where its AI agent accessed Medicare records held by Services Australia, with particular criticism over the delayed notification…

    • Open-source macOS tool disables Apple Intelligence and removes downloaded models

      RemoveMacAI, an open-source command-line tool for macOS, can switch off Apple Intelligence features, delete their downloaded models and prevent macOS from downloading them again. It offers a single command for changes that became harder to make after Apple removed the system-wide off switch in macOS 27 and spread controls across several settings panes. The tool’s…

    • Norway proposes temporary AI glasses limits in public spaces

      Norway has proposed a temporary ban on AI glasses in selected public places while the government develops permanent rules for wearable devices that can record people without their knowledge. The move responds to privacy concerns, including the risk of people being filmed without consent, and is intended to give time for public debate and a…

    • OpenAI to test sponsored product images in ChatGPT in US this month

      OpenAI is introducing visual ads to ChatGPT, featuring sponsored product images that will initially appear when users generate images. This marks an expansion of OpenAI’s advertising strategy, which began in February with text-based sponsored links. The move represents OpenAI’s efforts to monetise ChatGPT beyond its subscription tiers. The visual ads will be tested in the…

    • Altman says AI’s benefits will outweigh harms from misuse

      Sam Altman said society should accept some harms from artificial intelligence in exchange for its benefits, arguing that people will do far more good with the technology than the damage caused by hacks, scams and misuse. His comments have drawn criticism amid wider concerns about AI safety and OpenAI’s approach to regulation. Altman made the…

    • Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them?

      Safeworld, a new startup focused on robot safety, has emerged from stealth with more than $12 million in seed funding led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun. The company, founded by Carnegie Mellon researcher Dr. Ding Zhao along with Kyle Wong and Simo Rachidi, aims to solve a critical problem: ensuring that generative AI-controlled robots…

    • Ubuntu 26.10 beta adds GNOME 51 and optional AI transcription

      Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed “Stonking Stingray”, has entered beta testing ahead of its scheduled 15 October release. The release brings GNOME 51 and extends Ubuntu’s move towards Rust-based replacements for core tools, while adding an optional speech-to-text feature powered by language models. The beta ran well in tests on both older hardware and in a virtual…