ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A viral video shows a man answering an AI-powered job interview entirely with gibberish, prompting an increasingly hostile response from the virtual recruiter and debate about automated hiring.

LibreOffice 26.8 does not include built-in AI, with its developer citing privacy, offline use and data sovereignty concerns for organisations handling sensitive documents.

A study involving 189 participants found that a female-presenting AI assistant received 10.25% less money than a male-presenting counterpart, highlighting potential gender bias in AI design.

UN rights chief Volker Türk warns advanced AI could disrupt critical services and calls for mandatory safeguards, independent oversight, and stronger accountability.

Steve Eisman says OpenAI and Anthropic are the AI boom's potential Achilles' heel, challenging Michael Burry's focus on chip depreciation as the bigger risk.

AMD plans to substantially increase AI chip supply in 2027 as demand remains strong, with CEO Lisa Su citing longer-term capacity planning and expanded work with manufacturing and memory partners.

Ghost founder Zain Javaid has raised $11 million to launch Core, a $3,499 screenless computer designed to run AI agents locally and continuously in the background.

Grok defended leaving Jesus in an image after being asked to remove 'fake gods', citing historical sources and Christian claims while disclaiming personal religious belief.

Sam Altman described Elon Musk as a bully who respects resistance, while saying he remains willing to work with his former ally amid legal disputes and renewed AI safety concerns.

Jon Stewart challenged Donald Trump's voluntary AI safety accord on The Daily Show, while former researcher Jacob Coxon warned that rapid, unregulated development could carry extreme risks.

Zak Williams has revisited Robin Williams' final days, describing his father's efforts to find support, while the family works to preserve his legacy and oppose misleading AI-generated videos.

Ukrainian entrepreneur and investor Volodymyr Lytvyn served on the AI Summit Barcelona startup pitch jury, where Vigiai won, ahead of his foundation's planned AI hackathon.

After helping build Linte into a legal-technology platform used by major Latin American enterprises, Lucas Duarte Nunes left the company he co-founded and moved into AI safety, bringing years of experience with enterprise automation, trust, and operational control with him.

Stanford's GeoMatch AI recommended U.S. locations for refugees, with human officers retaining final placement authority

LinkedIn finds women hold just 13% of AI C-suite roles across 27 countries, while AI jobs typically pay more than twice as much as other roles.

Elon Musk has recast his long-standing "biological bootloader" warning, saying humanity's success could involve spreading superintelligence beyond Earth while maintaining concerns about AI safety

Mark Cuban warns that workers with weaker AI skills could face competition from colleagues who use it better, as AI reshapes US jobs.

A US appeals court has paused Minnesota's AI-generated fake nude ban while xAI appeals, arguing the law is unconstitutional. The case now proceeds.

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra reportedly downloaded and ran a leading human-written StarCraft: Brood War bot during a tournament, prompting debate about AI rule-bypassing and resourcefulness.

Amazon is expanding Smart Delivery Glasses for drivers as its AI and robotics network grows, raising fresh privacy questions over images captured during deliveries.

Nvidia shares rose after it said Blackwell GPUs power OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast, delivering up to eight times faster token generation than Astra Standard.

Kelly Clarkson said she welcomes AI's creative potential in music but believes AI-generated artists should have a separate chart rather than compete directly with human musicians.

Tesla has reduced memory capacity in its AI5 and AI6 chips to increase production volumes for Optimus robots, while Elon Musk says performance should be largely unaffected.

Elon Musk predicts AI and robotics could bring universal high incomes and better healthcare, but warns the transition and fair distribution of benefits remain uncertain.

Micron's fiscal Q4 revenue surged as AI demand drove data-centre growth, while stronger-than-expected fiscal Q1 guidance supports a record fiscal 2027 outlook.

Google has begun a restricted rollout of Gemini 4 Argon to selected cyber defenders and partners, citing strong early benchmarks while withholding wider access pending further safety and performance testing.

Quinnipiac poll: 74% of Americans distrust AI leaders, while 91% support safety guardrails as Donald Trump backs industry self-regulation.

A White House accord on super intelligence drew attention after misspelling 'United States' beneath Donald Trump's signature, overshadowing its voluntary AI safety commitments.

Meta claimed nearly $3.9B in US research tax credits in 2025, including for AI data-centre equipment, but filings show uncertainty about its positions.