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
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The University of Chicago is rolling out Anthropic’s Claude Enterprise campus-wide, drawing criticism from some academics over the growing use of AI in higher education.
Blackstone-backed Australian data centre company AirTrunk has announced plans to invest $30 billion to develop 5 gigawatts of data centre capacity in India by 2030, one of the largest proposed digital infrastructure commitments in the country.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s largest energy companies, has deployed an AI-powered heavy-duty inspection robot at its Taweelah Gas Compression Plant to conduct autonomous inspections and industrial safety.
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.”
The U.S. senator proposed taxes on AI companies and data centers, arguing that the gains from AI should be shared more broadly rather than concentrated among a handful of firms and investors.
The Foundation said the initiative will fund research and pilot projects examining AI’s impact on employment, economic growth and income distribution.
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 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.
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.
Pope Leo XIV’s AI-focused encyclical Magnifica Humanitas warns against surveillance, inequality and concentrated technological power. The Vatican document deepens the Church’s engagement in global AI governance debates.
