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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines."

—Claude Shannon

Countries Buying Sovereign AI Remain Dependent on US Big Tech: Stanford Report

A Stanford HAI report finds that countries buying "sovereign AI" solutions from Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, AWS and OpenAI remain structurally dependent on US-based providers. (Image: AI FrontPage)

A Stanford HAI report finds that sovereignty solutions sold by Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, AWS and OpenAI reconfigure rather than eliminate dependence on US Big Tech.

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.

AI Asymmetry Emerges as Major Cyber Risk for Financial Sector: MeitY Report

A representative illustration of cybersecurity monitoring as AI-powered cyber threats continue to reshape risks facing the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.

The report warns that AI-powered offensive cyber capabilities are outpacing cybersecurity defences and regulatory safeguards, with AI asymmetry emerging as a major risk for financial institutions.

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.

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.

Inside Story: How Claude Code Dispute Escalated Between Alibaba and Anthropic

Alibaba's ban on Anthropic's Claude Code has intensified a broader debate over AI security, user privacy, transparency and model distillation.

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.

Your AI Might Reveal Your Secrets Under Pressure: New Paper at ICML 2026

A new ICML 2026 study found 17 of 24 frontier AI models fail to protect user privacy under adversarial pressure. (Representational image)

Your AI chatbot may be polite, helpful — and terrible at keeping your secrets. A new study accepted at ICML 2026 pressure-tested 24 of the world’s leading AI models through 904 adversarial conversations and found that 17 of them fail to protect user privacy when pushed.

UK NHS Rolls Out AI Triage Tool for Health App; To Prioritize Patients By Automation

UK NHS has announced roll out of an artificial intelligence triage tool in its NHS app to let automation prioritize patients.

The AI triage tool in NHS app is part of £10 billion funding received by NHS to digitalize healthcare system.

Over 2 Million Children Have Used AI for Advice on Things That Affect Them: UNICEF

A UNICEF study has found that atleast 2 million children have turned to AI chatbots to discuss issues that affect them.

According to the survey by UNICEF, which is based on data from 10 countries, at least 20 million children have used AI and many are outpacing adults by adopting it at rates more than three times faster.

HCLTech Bags $1.14 Billion AI Deal From Fortune Global 50 Firm

HCLTech's $1.14 billion deal runs until December 2031, with an option to extend for another five years.

HCLTech has signed an AI-led contract worth an estimated $1.14 billion with a Europe-headquartered Fortune Global 50 company, one of the Indian IT major’s biggest deals in recent years.