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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

Demis Hassabis Proposes Frontier AI Standards Body, Picks US as Host Country

Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder of Google Deepmind has called for an international Frontier AI Standards Body to be set up in US for terming AI models Frontier Class.

The path to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is challenging but what’s even more challenging is a global consensus on what and who qualifies as “Frontier Class” and who gets to decide that.

Karnataka to Establish First Government-led AI University in Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced setting up India's first government funded AI University in Bengaluru city of Karnataka.

the AI university will be set up on a 100-acre campus in Bengaluru, with regional campuses in Kalaburagi, Belagavi, Hubballi Dharwad, Mangaluru and Mysuru, informed the Chief Minister.

Japan Passes Law Mandating AI Labels on Election Content

Japan's National Diet passed amendments to the Public Offices Election Act on July 13, mandating labels on AI-generated election content ahead of the 2027 unified local elections.

Japan’s parliament has amended its election and platform laws to mandate labels on AI-created or modified images and videos in election material, and to require social media platforms to act against misinformation. The rules take effect March 1, 2027 — but unlike the EU’s regime, carry no penalties.

16 Nobel Laureates Sign “We Must Act Now” on AI Economic Upheaval

Over 200 economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates, sign "We Must Act Now" letter urging governments to prepare for AI's economic impact. Pic Credit: Better Images of AI Jamillah Knowles & Digit

Sixteen Nobel laureates, including Daron Acemoglu, Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman, have joined over 200 economists and AI researchers in signing “We Must Act Now,” a Stanford-led statement warning that AI could reshape the global economy on a scale greater than the Industrial Revolution, but in a fraction of the time.

“Race to Build Smarter-Than-Human AI Extremely Unpopular”: Hundreds Protest in San Francisco

Protestors from a 13-organisation coalition march through San Francisco on July 11, demanding a halt to frontier AI development.

Hundreds marched to the San Francisco offices of Google, OpenAI and Anthropic on July 11, demanding a moratorium on frontier AI development. In an exclusive conversation with AI FrontPage, Evitable CEO David Krueger said the race to build smarter-than-human AI is “extremely unpopular” and proceeding despite active public resistance.

Gujarat Unveils First Data Centre Policy, Targets ₹6 Lakh Crore Investment

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, flanked by Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials, launches the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, on July 9, 2026. | Photo: Gujarat Information Department.

Gujarat has unveiled the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29, targeting ₹6 lakh crore in investment and 7.5 GW of capacity, with Dholera positioned as the anchor and a 51% renewable energy mandate built in.

AI Investment Is Cushioning War-Driven Global Slowdown: IMF

An IMF report states that AI led investments have cushioned the economic slowdown led by war in the middle east.

According to IMF economies with strong exposure to AI hardware manufacturing and semiconductor exports have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries.

Explained: How NVIDIA Became the Company Every AI Model Depends On

NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The chipmaker, which briefly crossed a $5.5-trillion market capitalisation in May 2026, holds an estimated 95% share of the AI GPU market. (Image: NVIDIA)

From rendering video game graphics to powering nearly every AI model on the planet, NVIDIA’s rise is no accident. We break down the three-decade stack of bets — GPUs, CUDA, and now open models — that made one chipmaker the most valuable company in history.

They’re Volcano Experts, Astronauts, Therapists and Podcast-ers; Also They Never Existed: Study Maps AI’s ‘Ghost’ Authors

A new study finds AI models do not simply invent fictional names. Instead they tend to produce recurring combinations of fictional identities.

AI models don’t just invent fictional names at random, they keep reaching for the same ones. A new preprint finds that “ghost” identities like Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen recur across hundreds of AI-generated documents, fake therapy clinics and even 1,655 backdated records on a CERN-run research repository.

150,000 AI-Generated Papers and Counting: ICML 2026 Researchers Hunt for a Watermark That Can’t Be Broken

Researchers at ICML 2026 show how watermarking AI generated images and text remains a challenge.

While watermarking is viewed as a safeguard for tracing AI-generated content, research presented at ICML 2026 shows that building watermarks that are secure, robust and stealthy at the same time remains a fundamental challenge.