The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website.

Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.

In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.

World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.

The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data.

The U.S. is proposing a new notification system with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security.

A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies.

Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up.

A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week.

Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor.

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday passed rules for the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 public schools and state colleges, as reported by our news partners at the News Service of Florida.

King Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet.

Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia.

As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China.

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models.

The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs.

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days.

The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's up to each AI company to ensure its technology is safe, distancing himself from calls for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.

A new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots.

Leading voices in AI, including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, agree that AI development needs to slow down.

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging.

The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge.

Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities.

President Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”.

Oprah Winfrey will host “Oprah Winfrey's AHA” at the Sphere in Las Vegas from April 2-4.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development.

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity.

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence.

Beijing is tightening its drone ban to include possession within city limits.

The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up.

Lawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control.

Apple's latest iPhones come with new features and hefty price tags.

A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies has begun in New York, with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech company of a litany of crimes, including stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system and helping Iran snoop on its citizens.

An Anthropic researcher is resigning over concerns about irresponsible development of artificial intelligence.

Facebook is on trial in New Mexico over privacy concerns linked to the 2016 election.

Investors and scientists are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to curb emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide and regenerate native habitat.

Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming emissions and restore native habitat.

China has dismissed U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers extract capabilities from frontier American AI systems.

Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo.

Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores.

Meta is launching a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over.

A new documentary about Elon Musk uses a CGI avatar and artificial intelligence voice syncing to simulate an interview with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO using things he’s really said in interviews.

Japan has protested Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips.

Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government.

A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country.

The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Civil rights groups in South Africa are calling for a pause on building more data centers until their use of water, land and electricity is investigated.

Across the country and up and down the ballot, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras.

The White House website has unveiled Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games that promote different aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $13 billion.

In an increasingly AI world, the stop-motion animation studio Laika is trying to keep handmade craft alive.

The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its price-gouging monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup that had been sought by the U.S. government.

New York City’s public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year.

Brazil’s top electoral court has set new standards for identifying AI-generated deepfakes in political ads.

Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada.

Here’s another place the AI frenzy is making itself felt: the market for luxury homes.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the U.S. Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare.

When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I’ve heard of a carburetor.”.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps app, his administration’s interior chief said Monday — days after signing an executive order over the body of water now in the spotlight amid his escalating trade war with Canada.

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda are going to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029.

Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year.

Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States.

Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence.

Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones.

A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 penalty as part of a federal settlement.

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device.

An increasing number of spiritual seekers are finding that artificial intelligence is giving them non-judgmental access to spiritual insights.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon.

Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states.

Tablets and computers have become essential for students, but they can also be distracting.

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online.

The U.S. Army has announced plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable energy source independent of the commercial electric grid.

A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement.

The first large site for testing wave energy technologies in the continental U.S. is open, after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration.

A pro-Russian hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Norwegian government digital services.

The snowballing opposition to data center projects in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape, thrown a wrench into the plans of the world’s richest companies and brought a defense from perhaps the industry’s biggest booster, President Donald Trump.

In the small Nebraska village of Murdock, now-paused plans for two potential data centers have sparked the kinds of debates that have raged in cities and towns across the country — and often cut across ideological lines.

The United Nations and the International Red Cross are urging countries to adopt bans and restrictions on autonomous weapons systems that are often called “killer robots.”.

Australia’s recorded music industry says tracks wholly generated by AI will be barred from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods.

Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to China.

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws.

Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently with no human review to check for mistakes.

Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are recalling more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns including risks tied to their door handles.

Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to power artificial intelligence data centers.

School buses for decades have maintained such a standard look across the U.S. that “school bus yellow” is shorthand for the bright hue with a slight orange tint.

AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere.

President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for AI and data centers, emphasizing their economic benefits and importance in the global AI race.