AI is not about replacing humans. It's about amplifying human potential."
— Fei-Fei Li
Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a one-year pause on new hyperscale data centers, citing concerns over higher utility bills, depleted water resources, noise pollution, and pressure on the state’s power grid.
Alibaba’s internal ban on Anthropic’s Claude Code has evolved into a broader dispute spanning security concerns, regulatory scrutiny, user privacy, and allegations of large-scale AI model distillation between two of the industry’s biggest players.
The 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel on AI — co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa — released its first report on July 1, warning that AI safeguards are failing to keep pace with capabilities and that the Global South remains locked out of both AI development and governance. Guterres to governments: “Do not wait.”
The report titled “From Agentic Risk to Human Wins” has revealed that 55% of employees admit to using unapproved AI tools, while 1 in 10 knowingly entered sensitive information into AI platforms despite understanding the risks.
Google’s new white paper calls for a federally overseen Frontier AI Regulatory Organisation (FARO) to set safety standards for the most advanced models, while pushing the government to adapt existing laws for everyday AI tools like chatbots
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the partnership, which extends Claude access to California’s local governments and includes free workforce training, technical assistance and workflow support from Anthropic developers.
The two labs, led by the University of Oxford and University College London, will share up to £60 million to develop more efficient, reliable and accessible AI technologies.
The event will announce the theme and further details of the 2027 Geneva AI Summit, which will emphasise international law and fundamental rights in the development and deployment of AI systems.
The UN is bringing together governments and other AI stakeholders in Geneva for its first General Assembly-mandated global dialogue. The talks come as many countries struggle to keep pace with rapid advances in AI.
The AI industry depends on advanced semiconductors, and a small island plays an outsized role in producing them. Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of global leading-edge chip manufacturing and for over 60% of global foundry revenue, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.
