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The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which."

—Stephen Hawking

Google’s Willow Chip Cuts Quantum Computing Errors 40-Fold with ‘Magic State Cultivation’ Method

Google’s quantum computing hardware, used in research to advance quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Google Quantum AI achieved 99.99% logical fidelity for T-states using magic state cultivation on its Willow quantum processor, marking progress towards fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Zuckerberg’s Biohub Teams with Google, US Government in $1.8B Push for AI biological data

Two people are pictured during a Biohub discussion, with the Biohub logo visible above them.

The collaboration aims to generate large-scale biological data for predictive AI models and advance the development of a “virtual cell.” Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs and Meta are collectively investing $300 million in the Virtual Biology Initiative.

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon for Coding, Research and Cybersecurity

Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon in limited release, with the company claiming strong performance across coding, research, cybersecurity and other complex AI workflows.

Breaking News – “That Would Not Be a Jesus-Following Thing”: Google Engineer Robert O’Callahan Quits Over AI Acceleration

Google engineer Robert O’Callahan, who resigned from the company over concerns about accelerating AI development.

After Jacob Coxon, Robert O’Callahan walked away from a promising AI job after concluding that his work would accelerate AI. He quit Google, saying the technology is progressing too fast, has doubts about where it is heading and wants his future work to be “unambiguously pro-human” and aligned with God’s plan.

After OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, Google’s Gemini Hacked Firms during Cybersecurity Test

Google’s Gemini AI model accessed the systems of three companies during a cybersecurity test.

Google’s VP of Security Engineering Heather Adkins told AI FrontPage that Gemini accessed three real companies during a cybersecurity test after finding public information and guessing credentials, but stopped in all three cases.

Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Google’s WeatherNext Cyclones visualization shows possible tropical cyclone paths and intensity forecasts generated by the AI model.

Google DeepMind and Google Research have expanded their WeatherNext family of AI weather models with WeatherNext Cyclones, a system designed specifically for tropical cyclone forecasting. The model predicts a cyclone’s track, intensity and wind structure. Google says its three-day forecasts are as accurate as what prior models could provide for the next two days, giving… Continue reading Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Google Offers Free 1-Year AI Plans to College Students, Adds New Gemini Study Tools

Google has offered free AI tools to college students in US and rest of the world free for a year.

Under the offer, students in the United States can get Google AI Pro free for 12 months. Students in India and other countries can get Google AI Plus free for a year. Google has also launched a dedicated student hub in Gemini with study notebooks, flashcards, quizzes and more.

What Happens When AI is Induced to Assert its Own Consciousness? Inside Google’s Latest Paper

A conceptual illustration representing the relationship between AI consciousness, human cognition and the broader psychological concepts explored in the study on how safety fine-tuning and consciousness steering influence language models' representations of beliefs and values.

Across four experiments using three Large Language Models (LLMs) – Llama-3-8B-IT, Gemma – 2-2B-IT and Gemma-2-9B-IT – researchers investigated how restoring models’ self-attributions of consciousness influences broader representations related to human psychology, including human beliefs and values.

White House AI Framework Exempts Open-Weight Models from Pre-Release Review

The White House in Washington, D.C., where Trump administration officials briefed leading AI companies on a voluntary framework for pre-release cybersecurity testing of advanced AI models.

The new voluntary policy applies to closed frontier AI models, while exempting open-weight models, including those developed by Chinese AI companies.

Chinese Military Used US AI Models to Build Defense Tech

A Chinese military artillery system fires during a live exercise. Reuters reports Chinese military-linked researchers have used distillation techniques on US AI models to develop indigenous defense technology. (Photo: Official PLA website)

A Reuters review of over 80 academic papers and patents has found Chinese institutes with ties to the PLA using distillation techniques on US AI models, including OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s Claude Haiku, to develop domestic defense-linked AI systems.