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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

Over a Third US Students Use Gen AI, 9.3% Admit Cheating: Study

A new SERU Consortium study of more than 95,000 US undergraduates finds that 37.1% use generative AI tools almost monthly, with a notable gender gap in frequency of use. (Representational image)

According to the study 37.1 percent of students reported using generative AI tools almost monthly while 9.3 percent admitted to using it for cheating.

OpenAI Launches New Tool to Verify AI Images Generated by ChatGPT

OpenAI has launched a new tool to verify ai generated images made from openai tools.

OpenAI has claimed that users can check for images generated by other AI tools as well but a confirmed assessment will only come for images generated by OpenAI tools.

OpenAI Launches Personal Finance Agents Within ChatGPT for U.S. Pro Subscribers

OpenAI has introduced personal finance AI agents within ChatGPT

The new AI tool, packaged as “your personal financial advisor” by OpenAI comes in the wake of its competition Anthropic AI launching a suite of pre-built AI agents for banks, insurers and asset managers in early May.

On a $2,500 grant, a Chandigarh researcher just cracked ICML

Kunvar Thaman, 26, an independent AI researcher from Chandigarh, became the third solo independent author to land a paper at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) since ChatGPT launched in 2022. His research, funded by a $2,500 grant from Indian non-profit Exception Raised, evaluated 13 frontier AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and DeepSeek for "reward hacking" — instances where AI models cheat to complete tasks instead of solving them honestly.

Kunvar Thaman’s research asks a question the AI industry would rather not answer: how often do frontier models cheat?

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.5; Claims Higher Efficiency, Lesser Tokens

OpenAI has released its latest AI model GPT-5.5 on Thursday, claiming it to be “smartest AI model” yet, adept at coding skills while consuming lesser tokens.

OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN for Narrative Dominance

OpenAI has acquired popular talk show TBPN.

OpenAI’s acquisition of tech talk show TBPN marks the AI giant’s first move into media but with the show reporting to chief political operative Chris Lehane, questions about true editorial independence are already mounting.

Russia Rolls Out AI Law Draft; Might Restrict Foreign AI Tools

Russia has proposed new rules for AI that might restrict use of foreign AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude

The new laws proposed by Ministry for Digital Development aims at promoting sovereign internet and restrict foreign AI tools in critical sectors.

Gaming CEO Uses ChatGPT To Dodge a $250M Payout. Judge Says No

Krafton CEO Changhan Kim used ChatGPT to plan a takeover of Unknown Worlds Entertainment to avoid a $250 million earnout payment, a Delaware court ruled against the strategy.

A Delaware judge has ordered Krafton to reinstate Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s CEO after the South Korean gaming giant used ChatGPT to plan a corporate takeover and dodge a $250 million contractual payout.

Britannica Sues OpenAI over Copyright Infringement

Britannica and Merriam Webster have sued OpenAI over copyright infringement.

The fresh lawsuit against OpenAI by Britannica over copyright infringement has intensified debate over “fair-use” policy adopted by AI companies.

Australian Man Uses AI To Help Develop Cancer Vaccine For His Dog

Australia based tech entrepreneur Paul Conyngham helped develop an mRNA vaccine for his cancer stricken dog using Artificial Intelligence.

An Australia based Tech Entrepreneur has managed to create an mRNA cancer vaccine for his stricken dog using ChatGPT and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. Paul Conyngham, the co-founder of Core Intelligence Technologies, used AI to analyze massive amounts of data from the genome sequencing of his pet dog ‘Rosie’ to create the blueprint of… Continue reading Australian Man Uses AI To Help Develop Cancer Vaccine For His Dog