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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

“Pausing AI Betrays British Talent”: UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall

K Secretary of Science, Innovation and Technology Liz Kendell says pausing AI research would be betraying British talent.

UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall has pushed back against calls to pause AI development, saying it would betray British talent and shut Britain out of a global technology race worth trillions.

Ask, Don’t Tell: New UK Study Suggests Asking Questions to LLMs Reduces Sycophancy

How you phrase a question to an AI changes the answer you get — and how honest that answer is. Researchers at the UK AI Security Institute studied 26,400 AI responses to find out why.

When you tell an AI chatbot your opinion, it tends to agree. When you ask it a question, it doesn’t. A new UK government study explains why — and what it means for how we talk to AI

India Launches AI Chatbot in Maharashtra to Link Youth With Jobs

ndia is deploying an AI-powered chatbot in Maharashtra to streamline access to skills training, jobs and apprenticeship pathways for its large youth workforce.

India is deploying an AI-powered chatbot in Maharashtra to streamline access to skills training, jobs and apprenticeship pathways for its large youth workforce.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Slams Sanders for Inviting China Experts to AI ‘Existential Threat’ Panel

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent attacked senator Bernie Sanders ahead of the scheduled discussion on AI safety.

An upcoming discussion hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders on the “existential threat of artificial intelligence” has sparked backlash from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who criticized the senator for inviting Chinese experts to the high-profile AI safety panel.

OpenAI’s Five AGI Principles-Democratization and What They Really Signal

OpenAI has five principles and one mission: AGI for all of humanity. The harder question is whether a company of its size and influence can democratize what it is also commercializing.

OpenAI has five principles and one mission: AGI for all of humanity. The harder question is whether a company of its size and influence can democratize what it is also commercializing.

Delhi to Set Up Two AI Centres of Excellence, Targeting 100 Startups

Delhi, India plans two AI Centres of Excellence under the IndiaAI Mission to support around 100 startups, train over 7,000 individuals, and generate up to 1,000 jobs.

Delhi, India plans two AI Centres of Excellence under the IndiaAI Mission to support around 100 startups, train over 7,000 individuals, and generate up to 1,000 jobs.

UAE sets 2-year deadline to shift 50% of government functions to AI

UAE sets a two-year deadline to move half of its government functions to agentic AI, positioning AI as a core execution layer in governance.

UAE sets a two-year deadline to move half of its government functions to agentic AI, positioning AI as a core execution layer in governance.

India, Japan Launch AI Strategic Dialogue, Focus on Policy and Industry Collaboration

Officials from India and Japan display signed documents following discussions under the Japan India AI Cooperation Initiative during the first AI strategic dialogue.

India and Japan held their first AI strategic dialogue under the Japan India AI Cooperation Initiative, focusing on policy convergence, talent mobility, and joint research, alongside signing an MoU between ONESTRUCTION and DataKaveri Systems

OpenAI Under Criminal Investigation in Florida Over ChatGPT’s Role in FSU Shooting

Florida launches a criminal investigation into OpenAI as prosecutors probe whether ChatGPT played a role in a deadly university shooting.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT may have advised the gunman in the April 2025 Florida State University (FSU) mass shooting that killed two people and injured six others.

India takes first major step toward centralized AI governance with AIGEG

India has set up a centralised body to govern artificial intelligence, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) constitutes the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)

India has set up a centralised body to govern artificial intelligence, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) constitutes the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)