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Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic Church to actively engage with the challenges and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) during his first official address to the College of Cardinals, Anadolu Agency reported citing Vatican News. He emphasized the…

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, known for causing a major global IT outage last year, announced it will cut 5% of its workforce—around 500 jobs—citing efficiencies gained through artificial intelligence (AI), The Guardian reported. CEO George Kurtz stated AI is reshaping industries,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in active discussions with OpenAI about integrating artificial intelligence into drug evaluation processes, Wired reported. The collaboration centers on “cderGPT,” a proposed AI system designed to assist the FDA’s Center for Drug…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming employment landscapes worldwide, with new data revealing stark disparities in its economic impact. According to a 2024 McKinsey Global Institute report, the United States, China, and Germany are experiencing the most significant AI-driven disruptions, particularly…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-15) is set to approve its first joint document on artificial intelligence (AI) during the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the OIC-15 Dialogue Platform, scheduled for May 18-20 in Tehran, Tehran Times reported. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, Iran’s…

A Google-led pilot study in the UK revealed that workers could save an average of 122 hours per year by integrating AI into administrative tasks, Reuters reported. Published on April 25, the AI Works report highlighted that simple measures—such as…

Microsoft forecasts a radical workplace transformation where every employee becomes a manager of AI agents, The Guardian reported. In its annual Work Trend Index report, the tech giant introduced the concept of “frontier firms” – businesses structured around autonomous AI…

Cornell University researchers have developed RHyME, an AI system that allows robots to learn multi-step tasks by watching just one human demonstration—even if human and robot movements differ, Earth.com reported. Traditional methods required thousands of controlled demonstrations, but RHyME uses…

Recent research and expert analysis highlight increasing worries that widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, may be contributing to a decline in human intelligence and critical thinking skills, The Guardian reported in a…

The European Commission has banned AI-powered virtual assistants from participating in its online meetings, marking its first formal restriction on the emerging technology, Politico reported. The rule, introduced during a digital policy meeting earlier this month, explicitly states “No AI…