Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 15th of May

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Ex-Facebook news chief Campbell Brown launches AI accuracy startup after finding major models biased and unreliable

Campbell Brown, who built Facebook's news division, now runs Forum AI, which tests how AI models handle high-stakes topics like geopolitics and hiring. Testing found leading models show political bias and pull from unreliable sources.

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Ixigo launches rebuilt travel app with AI assistant and automated booking features

Ixigo relaunched its travel app Wednesday with an AI assistant that handles hotel searches, itinerary planning, and trip alerts. Background automation can send boarding passes via WhatsApp and alert hotels before check-in.

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Meta launches private AI chat mode on WhatsApp that hides conversations from the company itself

Meta is launching Incognito Chat on WhatsApp and its Meta AI app, a private mode the company itself cannot access or read. Messages aren't saved and disappear by default.

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UCF humanities graduates boo commencement speaker who praises AI

UCF arts and humanities graduates booed their commencement speaker May 8 after she called AI "the next industrial revolution." The crowd, mostly film and media students, resumed booing when she continued praising AI capabilities.

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Zimbabwe's arts council backs AI regulation over bans as creative industry debates technology's role

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bar fully AI-generated works from major competition categories next year. Zimbabwe's arts council says banning the technology is imprudent-but regulation is coming.

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Copyright drives UK creative growth in the age of AI, says former culture minister

The UK music industry contributes £8bn and 220,000 jobs, yet fewer than 20% of independent labels are licensing their work to AI firms. Copyright isn't a barrier to innovation-it's what makes the market work.

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EU Commission plans law to help creatives license content to AI developers

The EU is drafting a law to require AI developers to license creative work from writers and artists, with fair pay guaranteed. The proposal also covers disclosure rules and dispute mediation.

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The Creative Tribe uses AI-assisted workflows to produce Reliance Digital Mother's Day film at half the cost

Mumbai studio The Creative Tribe cut film production costs by more than half using AI-generated environments around live actors. Their Mother's Day ad for Reliance Digital has hit 53 million views across Instagram and YouTube.

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McConaughey's AI deepfake trademark strategy offers limited protection without federal law, lawyers say

Matthew McConaughey registered eight federal trademarks covering his voice and likeness to fight AI deepfakes. The strategy has real teeth in commercial fraud cases but falls short when AI simply mimics him without claiming his endorsement.

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Ogilvy India and Google launch AI creative studio to speed up campaign workflows

Ogilvy India and Google built a custom AI Creative Studio to speed up campaign production for creative teams. It generates on-brand still and video assets while keeping creative decisions in human hands.

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MIT researcher finds AI boosts short-term productivity while eroding the skills and creative diversity workers need long-term

MIT researchers found AI alone outperforms human-AI teams in 85% of cases. Heavy AI reliance also erodes workers' skills over time, leaving them worse off than before adoption.

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GDC and SXSW offer media leaders a sober look at AI's role in creative workflows and content discovery

Generative AI hype has faded, leaving creators with a clearer view: the tools speed up iteration but can't replace human judgment. Standards, not speed, now separate trusted work from cheap content.

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New Zealand artists call for government protection as AI music tops charts

An AI-generated song hit number one on iTunes in five countries, racking up 7 million Spotify plays. New Zealand artists and rights groups are now pushing for stronger copyright protections against AI firms that train on music without permission.

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Quiq launches voice AI and rebrand to unify customer service channels

Quiq launched Voice AI on Thursday, adding live voice calls to its customer service platform alongside existing chat and SMS tools. Conversation history carries across channels, so human agents see the full record if a call escalates.

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Amdocs lists telecom customer experience agents on Google's Gemini Enterprise marketplace

Amdocs launched AI agents for telecom customer support on Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Marketplace on May 13. The agents handle billing, complaints, order processing, and service requests without human intervention at each step.

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Intercom renames itself Fin as AI agent becomes core business

Intercom renamed itself Fin on May 12, 2026, putting its AI customer agent at the center of the company's identity. The help desk software keeps the Intercom name, but the corporate brand now follows the money.

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Three-quarters of enterprise AI customer service deployments are rolled back or shut down, Sinch study finds

74% of enterprises that deploy AI customer service agents later roll them back or shut them down, per Sinch research. Organizations with mature governance frameworks fare worse, hitting an 81% rollback rate.

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Most consumers prefer human customer service agents over AI, new study finds

Customer preference for human support rose from 83% to 85% between October 2025 and April 2026, while willingness to use AI dropped to 5%, per AnswerConnect research. Nearly a third of customers say they'd hang up if routed to a bot.

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Ace Hardware deploys AI assistant for store associates across 2,300 locations

Ace Hardware has deployed an AI assistant called Hey ARMA across more than 2,300 stores to help staff quickly answer customer questions. The tool gives associates on-the-spot access to product details, project advice, and purchase history.

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Kenyan entrepreneur Sila Kironji launches AI customer support platform Intelli

Kenyan entrepreneur Sila Kironji launched Intelli in 2024, a customer support platform that routes messages from WhatsApp, email, and social media through one interface. Complex queries escalate instantly to human agents when the AI hits its limits.

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Senior AI Education offers free device help event for Flint seniors on May 15

Senior AI Education hosts a free tech help event May 15 at Flint Public Library for older adults struggling with devices, apps, and AI tools. Attendees get one-on-one support from tech professionals.

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Rice University symposium calls on educators to treat AI as a tool, not a replacement for human learning

Rice University held its first Digital Learning Symposium in 2026, focused on keeping education human-centered as AI grows more common in academic settings. Students and faculty debated when to use AI-and when not to.

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AI uncertainty pushes 1 in 10 first-year students to change their college major

10% of first-year college students in 2025 have already switched majors over AI job fears, a survey of 9,500 students found. Another 42% expect AI to shape their career path.

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China launches global AI education platform reaching 220 countries

China launched a global AI education platform at the 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou on May 14. It builds on an existing system already available in 220 countries, adding new AI tools and learning resources.

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New Brunswick plans AI curriculum for schools this fall as opposition raises concerns

New Brunswick will introduce an AI curriculum in anglophone schools this September, with younger students focused on awareness rather than direct tool use. Opposition members warn against exposing young children to experimental technology.

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UCF humanities graduates boo commencement speaker who praises AI

UCF arts and humanities graduates booed their commencement speaker May 8 after she called AI "the next industrial revolution." The crowd, mostly film and media students, resumed booing when she continued praising AI capabilities.

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Estonia's President's Education Hackathon awards €20,000 to AI tools for teachers and school leaders

Estonia's Education Hackathon awarded €20,000 to five AI tools aimed at cutting teacher workload, including one that automates math grading to save up to 378 hours a year. Winners will pitch at Latitude59 to find school and investor partners.

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Michigan education department releases AI guidance for school districts

Michigan's Department of Education released guidance helping school districts use AI in classrooms while protecting student privacy. The recommendations focus on building AI literacy among teachers and students rather than avoiding the technology.

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Wright State receives $2.5M federal grant to expand AI education in rural Ohio

Wright State University received a $2.5M federal grant to bring AI education into rural Ohio and Kansas schools. The four-year program trains both current teachers and education students to teach AI concepts and tools in the classroom.

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Top CEOs travel to China for AI-focused trade summit

Top CEOs are meeting in China to discuss AI's role in global trade, covering data privacy, intellectual property, and international cooperation rules. The summit signals that AI policy now sits at the C-suite level, not just in engineering teams.

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Spotify CHRO Anna Lundström makes AI readiness, culture and employee well-being her top priorities

Spotify's new CHRO Anna Lundström is focusing on three priorities: AI workforce readiness, company culture, and personalized well-being programs. She frames AI adoption as a people challenge, not a technology one.

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Red Hat CEO says channel partners are key to guiding customers through AI and virtualization shifts

Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks says channel partners, not direct sales, are central to the company's AI growth strategy. Enterprises need trusted advisors to guide platform and AI decisions their internal teams aren't equipped to make alone.

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Financial services firms lead enterprise AI adoption with 85% increasing budgets, report finds

Financial services firms lead enterprise AI adoption, deploying it across 27 of 75 tracked tasks, with 85% planning budget increases. Data quality remains the top barrier, cited by 30% of executives.

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IMF says AI makes cyber risk a systemic threat to global financial stability

The IMF warned May 7 that AI has created a new class of systemic risk for global finance, making attacks faster and cheaper to launch. Shared infrastructure means one exploited flaw could spread across dozens of institutions simultaneously.

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Palantir expands AI partnership with Ukraine covering military and civilian uses

Palantir has expanded its AI work in Ukraine to cover both military and civilian projects, with CEO Alex Karp meeting President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to formalize the deal. The partnership includes AI intelligence systems and the Brave1 Dataroom.

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NZ experts say government's AI strategy fails to address harms beyond productivity

New Zealand's AI strategy focuses too narrowly on productivity and ignores documented harms, three experts argue. The government also skipped this year's Responsible AI in the Military Domain Summit.

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Canada considers extending children's social media ban to AI chatbots

Canada is considering restricting children's access to AI chatbots as part of upcoming online harms legislation that will also ban youth from social media. No decisions have been made, but officials are debating which AI tools would be covered.

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Federal government spends more than $800M on AI agreements over three years

Ottawa spent $831 million on AI contracts between January 2023 and March 2026, led by a $350M Dayforce deal and a $240M investment in Cohere. The true total is higher - several agencies, including CSIS and the RCMP, didn't report their spending.

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UK confirms AI-generated government content is subject to freedom of information laws

UK government departments must now disclose how they use AI under freedom of information laws. The ICO confirmed that AI-generated content and the prompts behind it are subject to FOIA requests.

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General Dynamics partners with NightDragon to bring commercial AI and cyber tools to U.S. government programs

General Dynamics' IT unit partnered with cybersecurity investor NightDragon to speed commercial AI and security tools into federal contracts. The deal gives GDIT early access to startups as it competes for government digital modernization work.

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Saltware wins NIPA-backed AI agent project for semiconductor manufacturing worth up to 3 billion won

South Korea awarded Saltware a $1.2M contract to deploy 21 AI agents across semiconductor production. The agents will handle process optimization, quality analysis, and equipment maintenance on closed factory networks.

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AI agents could cut federal employee onboarding from two years to months, former CIO says

Federal onboarding averages 200 days before a new hire starts work, then another 6-9 months to full productivity. AI agents that answer questions and guide training could cut that timeline significantly.

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One in seven UK adults use AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing a GP, study finds

One in seven UK adults now consult AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing a GP, with long NHS waiting lists cited as the main reason. Researchers warn an unregulated AI healthcare system is effectively running alongside the NHS.

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GCC and North Africa take distinct paths to AI adoption in healthcare

MENA healthcare providers are adopting AI on separate tracks: GCC countries building integrated, policy-backed systems while Egypt focuses on high-volume operational tools. Trust and unclear use cases remain the biggest barriers in both regions.

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IKS Health acquires ARAI Solutions to expand clinical AI and knowledge infrastructure

IKS Health acquired ARAI Solutions to add proprietary medical knowledge infrastructure to its healthcare AI platform. The deal aims to cut reliance on third-party AI vendors and make clinical outputs more transparent and auditable.

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AIM-HI virtual showcase features five AI and machine learning projects in health care diagnostics

Five health systems presented early findings from AI diagnostic trials at an April 29 virtual showcase. Projects cover diabetic retinopathy, pediatric asthma, sepsis care, and cardiac diagnosis across safety-net and diverse populations.

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Fangzhou and Tenry Pharmaceutical partner to expand AI-based chronic disease management in China

Fangzhou and Tenry Pharmaceutical have partnered to combine Tenry's GLP-1 diabetes drug Paidakang® with Fangzhou's AI care tools across its 56.4 million-user platform. The deal was announced May 14 at the PHARMCHINA conference in Shanghai.

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Aumet raises $12M Series A to expand AI procurement platform across GCC healthcare systems

Saudi healthcare startup Aumet raised $12M in a Series A round to expand its AI procurement platform across the Middle East. The round was led by Emkan Capital, with backing from Qatar Development Bank, SABAH Fund, and others.

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Trump administration moves to drop user testing and transparency rules for AI health records tools

The Trump administration proposes eliminating rules requiring AI health tools be tested with real clinicians and that their decision-making be transparent. Critics warn the rollback puts patient safety at risk.

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Knit Health raises $11.6M seed to build AI model trained on real-world clinical behavior

Knit Health launched with $11.6M in seed funding to build clinical AI trained on EHR data from 130 million patients across 30 U.S. health systems. The UC Berkeley spinout models how clinicians actually make decisions, not medical textbooks.

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Choice Hotels launches AI tools for franchisees at 70th annual convention

Choice Hotels unveiled AI tools for franchise owners at its 70th Annual Convention in North Bethesda, Maryland. The tools aim to boost revenue and cut costs across its 7,500-hotel network.

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Choice Hotels marks 70th anniversary with AI tools and expanded loyalty program at annual convention

Choice Hotels unveiled AI tools for franchisees at its 70th Annual Convention, targeting pricing, forecasting, and staffing. The company also grew its Choice Privileges loyalty program to 75 million members.

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HSMAI Hawaii hosts webinar on AI search and direct booking strategies for hoteliers

Hawaii's HSMAI chapter hosts a free webinar May 20 on how AI search tools are changing the way travelers find and book hotels. Brad Brewer of Agentic Hospitality will cover visibility in AI-driven discovery and direct booking tactics.

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Choice Hotels unveils AI booking tools and loyalty upgrades at 70th annual convention

Choice Hotels unveiled AI booking tools and loyalty upgrades at its 70th Annual Convention, targeting lower costs for franchise owners and faster rewards for its 75 million members.

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Mews Unfold 2026 sells out in-person spots as livestream tickets open to wider hospitality audience

Mews Unfold 2026 has sold out in-person spots, with 700+ hoteliers set to attend. Livestream tickets are now available for those who can't make it.

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HR leaders split on how to handle AI use by candidates in job interviews

AI tools now feed real-time answers to job candidates during live interviews, undetected by recruiters. Over 72% of hiring leaders have moved some interviews in-person to counter it.

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Malaysia must boost AI readiness and talent development to meet future job demands, says Ramanan

Malaysia's Human Resources Minister says the country must build AI-ready workers, not just create jobs. Three focus areas: an AI Readiness Index, better labor data, and early TVET and STEM exposure for students.

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HR leaders shift hiring toward mid-level workers as AI takes over junior tasks, risking future leadership shortage

30% of U.S. HR leaders are cutting entry-level hiring and using AI to cover tasks once given to junior staff. Half warn this will cause a senior leadership shortage within five years.

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Sensitive HR data drives companies to run AI inside their own infrastructure

Companies are moving AI for HR back on-premises to keep sensitive employee data-pay, performance, succession plans-out of cloud systems they don't control. The shift is driven by data governance pressure, not distrust of AI itself.

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Chinese courts rule companies cannot fire workers to replace them with AI

Chinese courts ruled companies cannot fire workers simply to adopt AI, treating automation as a deliberate business choice. Two separate cases awarded compensation to employees whose roles were eliminated after AI replaced their work.

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Employees aren't resisting AI, they're grieving the work they loved, says HR chief

Some employees aren't resisting AI out of fear - they're grieving the work they loved. HR leaders say the fix starts with listening, not reassuring.

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SK hynix gives AI agents names and roles in HR and administration

SK hynix has deployed four named AI agents to handle receipts, HR news, internal communications, and employee training. The chipmaker also tests AI that recommends leadership candidates by analyzing performance records.

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Ontario audit finds 97% of public servants lack AI safety training as unsafe tool use spreads

Ontario's Auditor General found 94% of civil servants' AI use involved unsanctioned tools, with only 3% completing safety training. The findings expose governance gaps most private-sector HR teams share.

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Gallagher builds unified platform to connect AI, data, and client services at scale

Gallagher has merged its digital tools into a single platform, Gallagher Go, giving clients one entry point for documents, analytics, and claims. The shift is adding roughly one point of client retention monthly.

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Naked Insurance launches ChatGPT app that generates binding car insurance quotes

Naked Insurance built a ChatGPT app that generates binding car insurance quotes by connecting directly to its live underwriting engine. Users answer questions in plain conversation instead of filling out forms.

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Insurance CEOs say AI shifts human roles rather than eliminates them, study finds

Insurance executives across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific have moved AI from pilot programs into daily underwriting, claims and customer service operations. Leaders say roles are shifting toward complex judgment work, not shrinking.

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insured.io launches AI claims agent to automate FNOL across voice and chat channels

insured.io has launched Claims AI, an automated system that handles first notice of loss submissions via voice and chat and feeds data directly into insurers' core systems. The platform supports English and Spanish and targets mid-sized carriers.

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Outmarket AI raises $17m Series A to expand insurance broker platform

Outmarket AI closed a $17m Series A round, bringing total funding to $21.7m, nine months after launching in March 2025. The platform automates policy checking and comparison for over 250 brokerages.

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Physical AI brings new liability and insurance challenges for businesses adopting robots and autonomous systems

AI robots now cook in hotel kitchens, inspect power grids, and assist in surgery-but traditional insurance policies weren't built for physical AI risks. Coverage gaps are growing as insurers add AI exclusions to standard policies.

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Naked Insurance becomes first company to offer binding car insurance quotes through ChatGPT

South African insurer Naked Insurance became the first company to offer binding car insurance quotes through a native ChatGPT app. Quotes connect directly to its live underwriting engine, producing real premiums rather than estimates.

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ECB urges euro area banks to prepare for cyberattacks using Anthropic's Mythos AI

ECB regulators are ordering European banks to act now against AI-powered cyberattacks, even though they lack access to Anthropic's Mythos model that U.S. rivals are already using. Japanese banks get access within weeks, widening the gap further.

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Tokio Marine HCC and Adaptive Insurance launch restaurant recovery product

Tokio Marine HCC and Adaptive Insurance have launched Restaurant Recovery, a digital insurance product built for food service operators. It combines specialty underwriting with claims automation to speed settlements for business interruptions.

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DeNexus launches agentic AI platform for industrial cyber insurance underwriting and OT risk quantification

DeNexus has launched DeRISK UWA Agentic, an AI platform that completes industrial cyber insurance underwriting in minutes using five coordinated AI agents. The process typically takes weeks of specialist manual work.

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Security leaders respond to Google's discovery of first AI-developed zero-day exploit

Google confirmed the first known AI-developed zero-day exploit, used to bypass two-factor authentication at scale. Security experts warn AI-assisted exploit development will quickly become routine.

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Fractile raises $220m in Series B round to develop AI inference chips

UK chip startup Fractile raised $220M in Series B funding led by Accel and Founders Fund to build AI inference chips due in 2027. Anthropic has reportedly discussed buying the chips once available.

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Ex-Google and OpenAI researchers raise $650 million to build self-improving AI

A startup founded by ex-Google, Meta, and OpenAI researchers raised $650M and is valued at $4B after just six months. Recursive Superintelligence, with under 30 staff, is building AI that can improve its own code with little human input.

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Ixigo launches rebuilt travel app with AI assistant and automated booking features

Ixigo relaunched its travel app Wednesday with an AI assistant that handles hotel searches, itinerary planning, and trip alerts. Background automation can send boarding passes via WhatsApp and alert hotels before check-in.

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Meta launches private AI chat mode on WhatsApp that hides conversations from the company itself

Meta is launching Incognito Chat on WhatsApp and its Meta AI app, a private mode the company itself cannot access or read. Messages aren't saved and disappear by default.

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Turkic states gather in Turkistan for summit on AI and digital development

Kazakhstan hosts an OTS summit on AI and digital development May 15 in Turkistan. Leaders from member and observer states will discuss using emerging tech to boost economic growth and regional ties.

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Litera and Artificial Lawyer host webinar on legal education and AI training

Litera hosts a free webinar May 26 on how law schools and firms are training lawyers to work with AI. Speakers from Stanford Law, Linklaters, and The University of Law will join the one-hour session.

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Carta acquires Avantia Law to launch integrated legal and compliance platform for private capital firms

Carta acquired Avantia Law and launched Carta Law, embedding AI-assisted legal workflows into its private capital platform. Avantia serves 200+ asset managers tied to over $15 trillion in assets under management.

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Anthropic adds legal research tools and third-party integrations to Claude for law firms

Anthropic added legal tools to Claude on Tuesday, connecting it to Thomson Reuters, Harvey, DocuSign, and others. Law firms can now access Westlaw court records and 12 new legal practice plug-ins directly within Claude.

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States move to regulate AI companion chatbots amid concerns over effects on minors and vulnerable users

Nearly 100 bills targeting AI companion chatbots have been introduced across 34 states. California, Oregon, and Washington are already moving on disclosure and safety requirements.

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SPS-Barrilero adopts Portuguese AI platform Mowly for day-to-day legal work

Portuguese law firm SPS-Barrilero has integrated Mowly, an AI platform built for Portuguese legal work, into research, contracts, and document tasks. The platform draws from 10+ local legal sources and is expanding into Spain, Brazil, and Macau.

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How civil litigators can defend against and leverage AI in court

AI tools are now common in litigation, but gaps in court rules leave lawyers exposed to disclosure requirements, discovery abuse, and data security risks. Attorneys who use AI carelessly risk sanctions, malpractice claims, or ethics violations.

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Law firm wins Hilton's attention by showing how it uses AI

Hilton audited its top 10 law firms by spending to assess real AI use-not promises. Corporate legal teams now treat AI adoption as a baseline requirement, not a bonus.

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Clio reaches $500 million ARR as legal AI adoption drives growth for the Canadian practice management firm

Clio hit ~$500M in annual recurring revenue after launching generative AI features in 2023. The Canadian legal software firm also acquired vLex for ~$1B, bolstering its AI research and drafting tools.

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Encamp launches environmental compliance platform with embedded AI to automate regulatory tracking

Encamp launched an AI compliance platform on May 13 to help understaffed environmental teams track regulations spanning 37 volumes of federal code. The tool automates deadline tracking and obligation checks across facilities.

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AI's growing energy demand strains carbon goals as data center use set to double by 2030

U.S. data centers used 183 terawatt hours in 2024-equal to Arizona's entire power consumption-and that's projected to more than double by 2030. Most grids still run on fossil fuels, meaning AI growth could worsen emissions rather than reduce them.

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Kahua launches Noa, an AI assistant embedded in its construction project management platform

Kahua released Noa, an AI assistant built into its construction project management platform. It automates workflows, tracks costs, and pulls job site data without switching tools.

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FCM Travel launches Sam AI platform across 90 countries for corporate travel management

FCM Travel launches Sam, its AI system, across 90+ countries in June 2026. Built into FCM's core platform, Sam enforces corporate travel policies automatically and keeps customer data private.

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Coupa acquires Rossum to expand AI document processing across its spend management platform

Coupa Software acquired Rossum, an intelligent document processing firm, to expand AI automation across its source-to-pay platform. The deal extends beyond accounts payable into direct and indirect spend categories.

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Vector raises $10M Series A from SignalFire and HubSpot Ventures to expand its B2B contact-level ad platform

Vector raised $10M in Series A funding to build AI tools for B2B marketers that target individual buyers using intent signals. The round was led by SignalFire and HubSpot Ventures.

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Marketers add spending caps and oversight rules as AI agents enter programmatic buying

Marketers are using AI agents to automate ad buying while installing spend caps and approval controls to stop errors from draining budgets. A wrong CPM or misread targeting parameter could wipe out a quarter's spend in days.

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Brands risk being left out of AI search results without structured data and positive sentiment, CMO warns

AI search now shapes how customers discover brands-often without a website visit. Most brands lack the structured data and positive sentiment signals needed to appear in AI-generated answers.

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Most CMOs plan to increase AI spending in 2026 but only 30% have the infrastructure to use it effectively

CMOs are allocating 15.3% of marketing budgets to AI in 2026, but 70% admit their organizations lack the processes to scale it. Spending is real; readiness is not.

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TikTok launches MCP server to let AI agents run ad campaigns without human input

TikTok launched an Ads MCP server that lets AI agents build, launch, and optimize ad campaigns without human input. Google, Meta, and Amazon have all released similar tools, signaling a broad industry shift toward AI-run campaign management.

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Most marketers using AI still lack the data foundation to measure what drives results, GrowthLoop survey finds

Fragmented data is stalling AI's impact in marketing - 40% of teams still face slow cycles despite heavy AI investment. Companies with centralized customer data saw 44% revenue growth; those without managed just 8%.

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Google's AI Co-Clinician shifts healthcare marketing from search rankings to AI recommendation

Google DeepMind's AI Co-Clinician joins live doctor-patient conversations to flag diagnoses and suggest treatments. Healthcare brands invisible to that system are effectively invisible to patients.

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Most CMOs invest heavily in AI while their organizations lack the readiness to scale it, Gartner finds

CMOs now spend 15.3% of marketing budgets on AI, yet 70% admit their organizations lack the internal processes to implement it effectively. The gap is a management problem, not a technology one.

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Brands risk becoming invisible as consumers turn to AI for purchase decisions, Accenture finds

34% of consumers will leave their preferred brand for one that makes them feel valued, per an Accenture survey of 18,000+ people. AI now ranks second only to physical stores as a purchase guide-ahead of social media and friends.

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Bitlux uses AI to manage routing, permits and fuel planning on long-haul private jet flights

AI tools help private jet operations teams build faster contingency plans and track permit changes across multiple countries. But routing calls, fuel decisions, and client communication still require human judgment.

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Google features Milwaukee auto recycler in national AI campaign as owner reports 30% revenue growth from phased implementation

Milwaukee auto recycler Select Auto Parts & Sales raised call capture from 61% to over 90% and grew revenue 30% in three years using AI. Google spotlighted the company during National Small Business Week 2026.

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Webidoo raises $25M to build AI platform for small businesses, targets U.S. expansion

Webidoo closed a $25M funding round led by Azimut Group to expand in the U.S. and acquire SaaS firms. The Chicago company targets SMBs running ~20 disconnected tools, posting $18.1M revenue in 2025.

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Linkhome acquires Mortgage One Group to expand AI mortgage programs nationwide

Linkhome is acquiring Mortgage One Group, a 18-state lender that originated $174M in the past year. The deal gives Linkhome 30 loan officers and a platform to deploy AI across underwriting, processing, and borrower communication.

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CSX CFO says AI tools show early promise in pricing, crew management and vehicle tracking

CSX is running over 100 cost-cutting initiatives, with AI applied to crew scheduling, truck maintenance, and pricing. Speeding violations among drivers dropped to zero after GPS monitoring began.

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Google warns state-backed hackers are embedding generative AI into cyberattack operations, with first known AI-assisted zero-day exploit identified

State-sponsored and criminal hackers are now using generative AI in live attacks, not just experiments, Google warns. Groups tied to China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia used AI to write malware, find zero-days, and build targeted phishing campaigns.

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Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 15th of May

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Latest General AI News

Ex-Facebook news chief Campbell Brown launches AI accuracy startup after finding major models biased and unreliable

Ixigo launches rebuilt travel app with AI assistant and automated booking features

Meta launches private AI chat mode on WhatsApp that hides conversations from the company itself

UCF humanities graduates boo commencement speaker who praises AI

Latest AI News for Creatives

Zimbabwe's arts council backs AI regulation over bans as creative industry debates technology's role

Copyright drives UK creative growth in the age of AI, says former culture minister

EU Commission plans law to help creatives license content to AI developers

The Creative Tribe uses AI-assisted workflows to produce Reliance Digital Mother's Day film at half the cost

McConaughey's AI deepfake trademark strategy offers limited protection without federal law, lawyers say

Ogilvy India and Google launch AI creative studio to speed up campaign workflows

MIT researcher finds AI boosts short-term productivity while eroding the skills and creative diversity workers need long-term

GDC and SXSW offer media leaders a sober look at AI's role in creative workflows and content discovery

New Zealand artists call for government protection as AI music tops charts

Latest AI News for Customer Support

Quiq launches voice AI and rebrand to unify customer service channels

Amdocs lists telecom customer experience agents on Google's Gemini Enterprise marketplace

Intercom renames itself Fin as AI agent becomes core business

Three-quarters of enterprise AI customer service deployments are rolled back or shut down, Sinch study finds

Most consumers prefer human customer service agents over AI, new study finds

Ace Hardware deploys AI assistant for store associates across 2,300 locations

Kenyan entrepreneur Sila Kironji launches AI customer support platform Intelli

Latest AI News for Education

Senior AI Education offers free device help event for Flint seniors on May 15

Rice University symposium calls on educators to treat AI as a tool, not a replacement for human learning

AI uncertainty pushes 1 in 10 first-year students to change their college major

China launches global AI education platform reaching 220 countries

New Brunswick plans AI curriculum for schools this fall as opposition raises concerns

UCF humanities graduates boo commencement speaker who praises AI

Estonia's President's Education Hackathon awards €20,000 to AI tools for teachers and school leaders

Michigan education department releases AI guidance for school districts

Wright State receives $2.5M federal grant to expand AI education in rural Ohio

Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy

Top CEOs travel to China for AI-focused trade summit

Spotify CHRO Anna Lundström makes AI readiness, culture and employee well-being her top priorities

Red Hat CEO says channel partners are key to guiding customers through AI and virtualization shifts

Latest AI News for Finance

Financial services firms lead enterprise AI adoption with 85% increasing budgets, report finds

IMF says AI makes cyber risk a systemic threat to global financial stability

Latest AI News for Government

Palantir expands AI partnership with Ukraine covering military and civilian uses

NZ experts say government's AI strategy fails to address harms beyond productivity

Canada considers extending children's social media ban to AI chatbots

Federal government spends more than $800M on AI agreements over three years

UK confirms AI-generated government content is subject to freedom of information laws

General Dynamics partners with NightDragon to bring commercial AI and cyber tools to U.S. government programs

Saltware wins NIPA-backed AI agent project for semiconductor manufacturing worth up to 3 billion won

AI agents could cut federal employee onboarding from two years to months, former CIO says

Latest AI News for Healthcare

One in seven UK adults use AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing a GP, study finds

GCC and North Africa take distinct paths to AI adoption in healthcare

IKS Health acquires ARAI Solutions to expand clinical AI and knowledge infrastructure

AIM-HI virtual showcase features five AI and machine learning projects in health care diagnostics

Fangzhou and Tenry Pharmaceutical partner to expand AI-based chronic disease management in China

Aumet raises $12M Series A to expand AI procurement platform across GCC healthcare systems

Trump administration moves to drop user testing and transparency rules for AI health records tools

Knit Health raises $11.6M seed to build AI model trained on real-world clinical behavior

Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events

Choice Hotels launches AI tools for franchisees at 70th annual convention

Choice Hotels marks 70th anniversary with AI tools and expanded loyalty program at annual convention

HSMAI Hawaii hosts webinar on AI search and direct booking strategies for hoteliers

Choice Hotels unveils AI booking tools and loyalty upgrades at 70th annual convention

Mews Unfold 2026 sells out in-person spots as livestream tickets open to wider hospitality audience

Latest AI News for Human Resources

HR leaders split on how to handle AI use by candidates in job interviews

Malaysia must boost AI readiness and talent development to meet future job demands, says Ramanan

HR leaders shift hiring toward mid-level workers as AI takes over junior tasks, risking future leadership shortage

Sensitive HR data drives companies to run AI inside their own infrastructure

Chinese courts rule companies cannot fire workers to replace them with AI

Employees aren't resisting AI, they're grieving the work they loved, says HR chief

SK hynix gives AI agents names and roles in HR and administration

Ontario audit finds 97% of public servants lack AI safety training as unsafe tool use spreads

Latest AI News for Insurance

Gallagher builds unified platform to connect AI, data, and client services at scale

Naked Insurance launches ChatGPT app that generates binding car insurance quotes

Insurance CEOs say AI shifts human roles rather than eliminates them, study finds