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OpenAI Expands Global Push for AI Infrastructure and Government Use ……… OpenAI is stepping up efforts to persuade governments worldwide to build more data centers and expand the use of artificial intelligence in public sectors such as education, healthcare and…

AI “participant” achieves high scores on Japan’s university entrance exams —————————— Artificial intelligence (AI) models achieved remarkable results after being used to participate in Japan’s 2026 Common Test for University Admissions, with OpenAI’s model taking top spot with perfect scores…

Utah Launches AI Program to Renew Prescriptions Without Doctors ——————— In a first for the United States, Utah has begun allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously renew certain medical prescriptions, bypassing human doctors, according to The Conversation. The pilot program,…

Two major publishing companies, Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group, have asked a federal court in California for permission to join a high-profile copyright lawsuit against Google, Reuters reports. The case alleges that Google used copyrighted works without authorization to…

A 60-year-old man with no prior history of mental illness was admitted to a hospital emergency department after claiming his neighbour was poisoning him, before developing worsening hallucinations and attempting to flee the facility within 24 hours. Doctors later determined…

A hospital in eastern China has begun using an artificial intelligence system known as “PANDA” to assist in the early detection of pancreatic cancer, Shia Waves Persian reported citing The Decoder. The Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University has deployed…

Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence–generated health summaries after a Guardian investigation found that inaccurate information in search results could put users’ health at risk. The investigation revealed that Google’s “AI Overviews,” which appear at the top of…

UK urges Elon Musk’s X to tackle AI deepfake abuse of women, girls ———————————– UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall on Tuesday urged Elon Musk’s X platform to urgently address the use of its AI chatbot Grok to create non-consensual sexualized…

East Africa researchers employ AI to address mental health crisis —————————- Researchers in East Africa are using artificial intelligence to help address a growing mental health crisis by training chatbots to recognize distress in local languages, according to a report…

World losing pace to keep up with potential AI risks, expert warns —————————– A leading AI safety researcher has warned that the world may not have sufficient time to prepare for the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence systems.…