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AI CEOs Urge US Congress to Mandate DNA Synthesis Screening

The CEOs of three AI companies wrote a letter to the Congress

The CEOs have argued that while synthetic DNA technology has sped up vaccine development and expanded excess to scientific research but it also poses potential security risks if misused.

NYT Publisher: ‘Tech Giants Strip-Mine Original Journalism, Repackage Stolen Goods as Their Own’

At the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned that AI companies' use of publishers' content without permission threatens the future of independent journalism.

New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies are committing a “brazen theft of intellectual property at an unprecedented scale,” siphoning off the revenue news organizations need to fund the difficult work of original reporting, pushing the world toward a future with “fewer and fewer journalists.”

NeurIPS 2026 Position Paper Track Finds Almost 1/3rd Paper Submissions AI Generated

NeurIPS PPT has rejected papers due to AI generated submissions

The Position Paper Track at NeurIPS 2026 claimed that it has adopted a strict AI-use policy, requiring papers to be substantially human-written, with limiting the use of AI only to copy-editing.

Delhi HC Rules Against Google in Keyword Advertising Case, Awards Rs 30 Lakh Damages

The Delhi High Court ruled against Google in a trademark dispute involving keyword advertising and awarded Hindware Rs 30 lakh in damages.

The dispute centered on Google’s AdWords programme and the use of Hindware’s trademark as advertising keywords. The ruling comes as Google expands AI-powered Search.

Amnesty Calls Leading AI Models ‘Unlawful by Design’

Illustration of AI-driven data collection and human influence.

Amnesty International said leading AI models rely on unlawful web scraping and pose risks to privacy, human rights and the environment. The group urged governments to prohibit systems built using such practices.

Nvidia’s Jensen Says AI Won’t Kill Jobs. Data Says Otherwise

Nvidia's Jensen Huang dismissed fears of job loss due to AI.

AI is causing more software engineers to be hired, insists Huang even as Q1 2026 saw over 100,000 tech jobs slashed.

AI Hiring Tools Show Racial Bias, Reject Same Applicants: Study

A study by Stanford HAI showed Black and Asian applicants were disproportionately screened by systems that discriminated against their group.

As per study, Black and Asian applicants were disproportionately screened by systems that discriminated against their group.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Join Beijing’s Tsinghua University Board

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is likely to join the advisory board of Beijing's Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is likely to join the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s business school, chaired by Apple’s Tim Cook

AI Grading University Essays Often Inaccurate, Cambridge Study Finds

Leading AI models matched human-awarded grades only about half the time in a Cambridge-led study of 761 undergraduate essays. (Representative image)

A Cambridge-led study put leading AI models to work grading 761 undergraduate psychology essays — and found they matched human examiners only about half the time

Cambridge Researchers Warn AI Essay Grading Could Produce ‘Homogenised’ Results and ‘Underestimate Brilliance’

University of Cambridge-led study found that AI systems often failed to accurately assess top and low-performing university essays, with researchers warning that current models remain too inconsistent for independent grading.

University of Cambridge-led study found that AI systems often failed to accurately assess top and low-performing university essays, with researchers warning that current models remain too inconsistent for independent grading.