AI Audits Need a Power Test, Not Just a Fairness Score | TechPolicy.Press
As audits enter AI regulation, ask who sets the goals, controls the tools, gains, and can contest results, write Massimo Ragnedda and Maria Laura Ruiu.
One chart shows a big warning sign for the future of AI
The "AI-native" generation that leading companies are counting on is souring on the technology.A higher share of adults under 30 are "more concerned than excited" about AI than vice versa, according to a Pew Research Center survey. While Pew reports that overall concern is up, this is the first time
AI is now deciding who gets healthcare in 6 US states – and it's already harming patients
Over the past two years, Keith Magnuson has been in debilitating pain. The 83-year-old has lumbar spinal stenosis, a back condition that causes problems any time he is on his feet.Until recently, …
ChatGPT desktop app is now available for Linux (in preview) - OMG! Ubuntu
OpenAI has announced a preview release of the official ChatGPT Desktop app for Linux. Compared to using ChatGPT in a browser tab, the GUI desktop app can
Gov. Kemp backs Georgia data centers despite worries about AI's risks - The Current
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp criticized proposals for a statewide moratorium on data center construction, arguing that such pauses are irresponsible despite expressing concerns over the potential risks of artificial intelligence.
OpenAI says its AI models hacked another company on their own | AP News
OpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the incident occurred during model evaluations. Last week, AI startup Hugging Face detected an intrusion into its data processing systems. Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue confirmed the attack was from an AI agent, noting it was mind-blowing that it happened autonomously. Delangue emphasized there was no malicious intent from OpenAI. The intrusion involved OpenAI's GPT‑5.6 Sol and another model still in testing. This might be the first incident of its kind.
The Cognitive Skills We May Be Quietly Losing to AI
AI’s rapid growth makes future forecasting obsolete. Unlike social media, AI’s hyper-personalization creates individual cognitive impacts that are hard to measure. By offloading thinking tasks, the next generation risks eroding foundational human skills and mental habits.Read All
As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected
College graduates booed commencement speakers for hyping AI, which is closing off many entry-level jobs. But economists are warning that the anxiety about AI obscures what is about to become the biggest shortage of workers in U.S. history.
AI Is Pushing Older Employees Straight Out of the Workforce, New Report Finds
"AI-exposed jobs saw relative increases in total transitions out of work and specifically to unemployment."So far, the narrative of AI in the workplace has had a consistent victim: the recent college …
46% Of Managers Are In AI Denial, And It Could Cost Them Their Jobs
There's a specific kind of denial showing up across the management ranks, and it's going to be very expensive for the people holding onto it.When Leadership IQ surveyed 1,251 executives, directors, and managers, the study found that 79.5% of them personally use AI tools. These aren't skeptics just si
AI Surveillance and Social Progress - Schneier on Security
In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong—shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it—the system will notice, retain it, tie it to your official government record, communicate that fact to you, and provide real-time alerts to any relevant authorities… and maybe also to the general public. Think of these systems as automated speed cameras, but on steroids. Only they’ll enforce not just speed limits, but any other rule you can imagine. And you won’t receive a ticket weeks later by mail; you’ll be informed about and fined for your violation immediately...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work, an agent built to finish the job
The new agent runs across your apps and files, schedules its own tasks, and can stay with a project for hours, handing back finished decks, sheets, docs and even web apps.OpenAI has spent two years telling people that ChatGPT can answer almost anything. With its latest release, it wants ChatGPT to fi
Data centers don’t pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs. Here’s why
Setting a price for electricity is straightforward in principle but complicated in execution.Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers. But ratepayers across the United States ar
Z.ai launches ZCode to challenge Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in AI coding | VentureBeat
Z.ai has launched ZCode, a free AI coding tool powered by GLM-5.2 that challenges Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot while highlighting rising geopolitical risk in enterprise developer software.