Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 20th of May
Huge update! 15 new AI tools and 130 AI news articles-this one's a packed edition. Skim the big moves, grab the best tools, and keep your work humming.
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Latest AI Tools
Starchild-1 by Odyssey
Starchild-1 by Odyssey generates real-time, synchronized audio+video with causal A/V rollout that continuously responds to streaming inputs, enabling immersive multimodal interaction for gaming, robotics, education and healthcare.
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Motion
Motion is an AI video agent that turns prompts and assets into tastefully styled explainers, launch clips, and logo or talking-head motion design-storyboarding, selective edits, and chat-driven iterations for fast, precise videos.
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Thinnest AI
Thinnest AI - India-focused voice AI infrastructure: native STT/TTS for 100+ Indian languages, INR billing at ₹1.5/min, BYOK, Twilio/SIP trunks, no-code flow editor and SDKs. Free trial: 50 voice mins + 200 chat messages.
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Trainer
Trainer records your clicks, inputs and decisions as you perform a task once, then converts that demo into a reusable AI agent that repeats the workflow-no prompt engineering or manual labeling.
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CLI Market
CLI Market is a Python connector that maps VTEX storefront APIs into one JSON schema. Query products across retailers (Carrefour BR, Sainsbury's UK, Wong PE) for programmatic and AI-agent access. Open-source MIT; pip install cli-market
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Insights by Omnia
Insights by Omnia turns tracked prompts into prioritized action plans to improve AI search visibility, showing impact level, why it matters, implementation steps and citation gaps to close.
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CaseGap AI
CaseGap AI runs a 60-second audit of law firm websites with 200+ checks across SEO, local listings, AI search, reviews, speed and compliance, then gives a prioritized action plan and an AI agent to fix issues.
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Chert
Chert lets teams build, deploy and scale iMessage agents for customer service, lead capture, and outbound follow-up, with line health checks, CRM integrations and volume pricing.
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Fulcrum Agent Rentals
Fulcrum Agent Rentals delivers ready-to-run AI agents in minutes. We handle API keys, infrastructure, monitoring, debugging and cost tracking so anyone can run a stable agent. First 7 days free.
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CtrlOps
CtrlOps centralizes server access: named hosts, built-in file manager and a plain-English terminal so teams can monitor, run commands and deploy without hunting IPs or relying on a single DevOps.
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Drizz
Drizz automates mobile UI testing with Vision AI: it runs visual checks, flags uncertain reads with confidence scores, auto-reruns flaky steps, and surfaces fixes for reliable CI results.
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Voker
Voker helps teams monitor and measure AI agents: capture user intents, corrections, and resolutions. Install the SDK to collect conversation data and validate agent performance in production.
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ShioriCode
ShioriCode: a desktop UI for coding-agent CLIs that keeps each run as a project-aware thread tied to branch/workspace, streams activity into a timeline, and previews generated diffs without leaving the app. Supports any authed CLI or Shiori host.
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calog.cc
calog.cc - Chat-based AI calorie tracker for South Asian meals. Type what you ate (roti, daal, qeema, chai) and get instant macro estimates without hunting through food databases.
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PollyReach
PollyReach uses AI agents with real phone numbers and voices to place real calls in 50+ languages, handle menus, hold and interruptions, confirm bookings, and deliver a recording, transcript, and summary.
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All AI News for Today
130 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
Chicago journalists and voice actors sue tech giants over AI voice training under Illinois biometric law
Nine journalists, podcasters and voice actors filed class action suits against Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Meta, alleging the companies used their voices to train AI without consent. The cases invoke Illinois' BIPA law.
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Standard Chartered cuts 7,800 back-office jobs as it expands AI use
Standard Chartered will cut 7,800 back-office jobs - over 15% of that workforce - by 2030 as the bank expands its use of AI and automation. CEO Bill Winters framed the move as part of a push to improve profitability.
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Jury rejects Musk's OpenAI claims on statute of limitations grounds, leaving core questions unanswered
An Oakland jury took less than two hours to reject Elon Musk's $134 billion case against OpenAI, ruling his claims were filed too late. The jury never weighed whether OpenAI actually betrayed its charitable mission.
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Google and Blackstone form $25 billion AI cloud venture to expand data centre capacity
Google and Blackstone will invest up to $25 billion in a joint AI data centre venture, bringing 500 megawatts of capacity online by 2027. The business will pair data centre space with Google's TPU chips under a compute-as-a-service model.
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China moves AI-powered brain implants toward commercial use as trials show promise
China is moving AI-powered brain implants from trials to commercial use, with devices expected to reach patients within months. Shanghai firm NeuroXess has shown a system that decodes Mandarin at 300 characters per minute using thought alone.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
Transcosmos creative director wins best PocketANIME award at World AI Film Festival 2026 in Kyoto
A Japanese AI short film won Best PocketANIME at the World AI Film Festival 2026 in Kyoto. The animation depicts a future Japan where climate change has erased spring and autumn.
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Paper Moose launches AI creative testing tool as it turns 15
Sydney agency Paper Moose argues AI can handle measurable intelligence tasks but cannot generate genuine creative ideas. The 15-year-old shop is betting its future on that gap.
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OpenRouter adds xAI Grok image, video, and voice models to its platform
OpenRouter added three Grok models covering image generation, video creation, and text-to-speech across 20+ languages. All three tools are accessible through a single API.
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Human creative instinct matters more as AI lowers the barrier to design
AI tools generate fast, but they can't replicate a designer's instinct for how work will land emotionally. Coca-Cola's hollow 2024 Christmas campaign showed what happens when that judgment is missing.
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Ogilvy India and Google launch AI creative studio to speed up asset production
Ogilvy India and Google have built an internal AI Creative Studio to help creative teams produce branded still and video assets faster. The tool handles visualization work so art directors and designers can focus on strategy rather than production.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
Tower's AI contact centre saves customers 796,000 minutes in call time over seven months
Tower Insurance cut average call handling time by 2 minutes 38 seconds per interaction using an AI contact centre, saving customers nearly 800,000 minutes over seven months. The 15% reduction spans sales, service, and claims calls.
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ContactPoint 360 launches AI-powered customer experience model combining automation with human support
ContactPoint 360 says AI handles speed and precision while human agents manage judgment calls, positioning customer service as a revenue driver rather than overhead. The Texas-based firm runs 12 global centers across 31 languages.
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Second Nature adds customer success manager and tier 2 support engineer to grow post-sale team
Second Nature hired a Customer Success Manager and Tier 2 Support Engineer as adoption of its AI sales training tools grows. The move signals a bet on post-sale support to reduce churn and deepen accounts.
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Latest AI News for Education
CSTA launches $11 million initiative to train K-12 teachers on AI and computer science across six states
The Computer Science Teachers Association is spending $11 million to train K-12 teachers on AI this summer across six states. Only 58% of teachers have had any AI professional development, up from 29% a year ago.
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How IT leaders in education can build AI governance through integrated platforms and clear policy
Effective AI governance in schools requires a cross-functional team, clear policies, and integrated technology-not just good intentions. IT leaders who unify security and AI tools reduce oversight gaps and keep student data protected.
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Google releases AI education studies showing learning gains and announces teacher training programs in India and Africa
Two Google DeepMind trials found AI tutoring tools raised math scores by 0.26 standard deviations in Sierra Leone and cut teacher admin time by 70% in Italy. Google is now expanding teacher AI training across India and all 55 African Union states.
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Nick Clegg joins advisory board of AI English teaching startup targeting state schools in developing countries
Efekta Education Group is bringing AI English lessons to state schools in 15 countries at $5 per student per year. Students in Brazil scored 25-30% higher on state tests, the company says.
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Naval Postgraduate School's Christopher Paul highlights problem-solving value in new AI fellowship
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AIT launches professional master's degree program focused on AI literacy and workforce skills
AIT launched a new professional school on May 12, 2026, offering a $10,000 master's degree built around AI and data skills. The 36-credit program targets working adults across Asia, with flexible scheduling and an August 2026 start.
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AI pushes neuroscience graduate programs to rethink training, curricula and faculty development
Neuroscience graduate programs are rebuilding curricula around AI rather than resisting it, rethinking what skills students need for careers that didn't exist when most programs were designed.
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Law schools adapt curricula to prepare students for AI-driven legal practice
Law schools are adding AI to courses, clinics, and skills training as employer and client expectations shift. Schools like Suffolk and ASU now require first-year AI literacy; others offer certificates or bootcamps.
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Doha education summit finds AI adoption in schools outpaces teacher training and policy frameworks
Schools are adopting AI tools faster than teacher training and policies can keep up, a WISE summit in Doha found. Only 30% of Qatar's teachers fully understand the technology, despite strong digital infrastructure.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Companies that adapt to AI faster than they predict gain a structural edge over competitors
Companies winning with AI aren't better at forecasting-they're faster at learning and acting on what's happening now. The gap between spotting a signal and responding to it is where competitive advantage is won or lost.
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Marriott CIO says 2026 is a year to scale AI across guests, associates and owners
Marriott is rolling out enterprise AI across its guest, staff, and owner operations in 2026 after a year of pilots. Conversational search launches this quarter on its website and app.
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Executives and employees sharply disagree on manager readiness to guide AI skills development, survey finds
Executives think managers are ready to guide AI training - employees disagree by 14 points. Nearly 60% of workers still can't apply AI to their actual jobs after their companies have invested in training programs.
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TGI Solar Power Group CEO Samuel Epstein elected secretary of AAPG House of Delegates as company expands modular AI infrastructure strategy
Samuel Epstein, CEO of TGI Solar Power Group, was elected secretary/editor of the AAPG House of Delegates. The role comes as TGI expands its AXINOD™ modular data center platform into finance and government AI markets.
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SCC UK CEO outlines £50m AI investment and push toward human outcomes at Silverstone event
SCC UK is investing £50m in AI and restructuring leadership to focus on customer outcomes over product sales. The VAR is also expanding into the Middle East and upgrading its Birmingham cyber operations center.
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Latest AI News for Finance
OneStream releases operating model blueprint to guide CFOs on enterprise AI strategy
OneStream released its Forward Finance framework May 18 to help CFOs build AI-ready finance operations. The move follows research showing 47% of executives made a major business decision on faulty data last year, costing most firms at least $500,000.
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Japan's LDP proposes AI and blockchain finance plan to expand stablecoins and tokenized deposits
Japan's ruling LDP released a policy plan to build a financial system on blockchain and AI, with stablecoins and tokenized deposits at its core. The party warned that delays could weaken Japan's monetary sovereignty.
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UK regulators warn financial firms of cybersecurity risks from frontier AI
UK regulators warned financial firms May 19 that frontier AI gives attackers capabilities exceeding skilled human hackers. Boards must strengthen governance, patching, and supply-chain oversight as traditional defenses fall short.
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Standard Chartered cuts 7,800 back-office jobs as it expands AI use
Standard Chartered will cut 7,800 back-office jobs - over 15% of that workforce - by 2030 as the bank expands its use of AI and automation. CEO Bill Winters framed the move as part of a push to improve profitability.
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AI chatbots use Plaid infrastructure to add personal finance features, raising questions about who owns the consumer relationship
ChatGPT and Perplexity now let users link bank accounts and analyze spending directly inside their platforms, using Plaid's network as the data backbone. The shift puts AI systems in control of the interface where consumers make financial decisions.
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Elliptic CEO warns AI transaction volumes will outpace human compliance capacity
AI is pushing crypto transaction volumes beyond what human compliance analysts can handle, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini warns. The firm raised $120M to automate monitoring as the same tools helping compliance teams also give criminals new scale.
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says AI completes in days what PhD teams once spent months on
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says AI agents now complete complex financial analysis in hours that once took teams of PhD researchers weeks. Griffin called the pace of change "depressing," as analytical and research roles face direct disruption.
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Anthropic launches ten AI agent templates for financial services firms
Anthropic released 10 agent templates for financial services, covering tasks like pitchbooks, KYC screening, and month-end close. They deploy in days and integrate with Microsoft 365 and data providers including FactSet and PitchBook.
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Latest AI News for Government
UAE launches training program for 80,000 federal employees as part of AI integration push
The UAE Cabinet approved a program to train 80,000 federal employees in agentic AI, covering ministers and staff across all ministries. The plan also targets integrating AI into 50% of government services.
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CIA official says advanced AI hacking tools bring federal agencies to a reflection point
AI models that find software vulnerabilities in seconds have forced U.S. agencies to rethink cybersecurity timelines, officials said this week. The 30-day federal patch window is now dangerously outdated, experts warned at a Virginia conference.
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GovWell raises $25M Series A to expand AI permitting software to more US municipalities
GovWell raised $25M in Series A funding to replace outdated municipal permitting software. Its AI reviews permit applications for code compliance in seconds, with customers reporting up to 95% faster processing times.
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Bannon and Trump allies urge mandatory government approval of AI systems before public release
Steve Bannon and 60 allies, including church leaders, urged Trump to require government approval before companies release advanced AI systems. The request clashes with the White House's existing push to cut AI regulation and speed up development.
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New Zealand plans to cut 8,700 public service jobs and expand AI use to save NZ$2.4 billion
New Zealand will cut 8,700 public service jobs over four years, reducing the workforce from 63,000 to 55,000 and saving NZ$2.4 billion. The government plans to replace roles through AI tools, departmental mergers, and natural attrition.
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Japan calls on infrastructure operators to use AI to counter AI-powered cyberattacks
Japan is directing critical infrastructure operators across 15 sectors to use AI to detect and patch vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. The push follows warnings that AI models are accelerating cyberattack speed and sophistication.
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DARPA bug-hunting contest produces open-source AI tools that find flaws in Linux, Android and critical infrastructure software
AI tools built for a DARPA competition have found 83 vulnerabilities in Android, Linux, SQLite, and Redis across 30-plus projects. Critical infrastructure operators have been slow to adopt them despite lower costs than commercial alternatives.
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UK's DBT connects AI tool to live government data using model context protocol server
The UK Department for Business and Trade has connected its DBT Assist AI tool to live CRM data via a Model Context Protocol server. Investment advisers can now query company records directly instead of copying data manually between systems.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
Boston Children's Hospital CMO calls for diverse data as AI reshapes patient care and drug development
Boston Children's Hospital CMO Dr. Joan LaRovere says AI is already entering clinical workflows, from transcribing patient notes to speeding diagnosis. She warns that biased training data will worsen existing health disparities if left unchecked.
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Most healthcare AI projects remain in pilot stage as data quality concerns slow enterprise deployment
91% of healthcare leaders say AI investments met or exceeded ROI expectations, but 60% of projects are still in pilot stages. Poor data quality is the top barrier-only 49% are confident their data is accurate enough to deliver results.
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Wearables companies use AI to predict heart attacks and other health events before they occur
Wearable companies like Oura and Whoop are building AI models to predict heart attacks and strokes years before they occur. But no firm has proven its data actually reduces individual disease risk, and most health data sits outside HIPAA protections.
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Health insurers' use of AI to approve and deny claims raises concerns over bias and oversight
Major insurers now use AI to deny claims with near-total automation, replacing human review. Experts warn the technology amplifies existing racial and economic disparities because it's trained on historically biased data.
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Qualtrics acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75 billion to expand healthcare experience data platform
Qualtrics completed its $6.75 billion acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta on May 18, 2026-the largest tech deal in Utah history. The combined company now holds patient feedback data from more than 41,000 healthcare facilities.
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Philippines pushes PhilHealth digital overhaul as study finds half of AI health responses are wrong
The Philippines is building a national digital health system under a new executive order, while a BMJ study found nearly half of AI chatbot responses to medical questions were inaccurate or misleading.
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China moves AI-powered brain implants toward commercial use as trials show promise
China is moving AI-powered brain implants from trials to commercial use, with devices expected to reach patients within months. Shanghai firm NeuroXess has shown a system that decodes Mandarin at 300 characters per minute using thought alone.
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Ardent Health adopts Fujifilm imaging platform across 30 hospitals in six states
Ardent Health will deploy Fujifilm's Synapse imaging platform across 30+ hospitals in six states, integrating with Epic EHR. Clinicians can access radiology, cardiology, and other imaging data from one interface, including via mobile.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Eight French event technology companies unite at IMEX 2026 under UNIMEV for first joint showcase
Eight French event tech firms will share a booth at IMEX 2026 under industry group UNIMEV - the first time they've exhibited as a collective. Their tools cover registration, live translation, AI photo distribution, and attendee engagement.
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Leanpath launches AI tool to track food waste at off-site events without scales
Leanpath launched Snap AI on May 18, a mobile app that photographs leftover event food and estimates its weight using computer vision-no scales needed. Events waste 15-20% of food produced, and the app gives caterers hard data to cut overproduction.
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98% of hoteliers now use AI in operations but most want human staff to lead check-in, Mews survey finds
Nearly all hotels-98%-have adopted AI in the past six months, yet 59% say the front desk check-in should stay human-led. Properties with formal AI policies report far higher trust in their tools than those without.
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Latest AI News for Human Resources
UK workers lose seven hours a week managing disconnected AI tools, Workday survey finds
UK workers lose over seven hours a week manually moving data between disconnected AI tools, a Workday survey of 2,400 professionals found. More than 75% report stress from the problem, far above the 40% global average.
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Banpu is training employees to question AI outputs, not just use them - calling blind trust in AI forecasts more dangerous than avoiding AI entirely. The company treats workforce transformation as a human challenge first, capability second.
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ComPsych releases guide on maintaining well-being while using AI tools
ComPsych released a guide Tuesday to help employees use AI tools without harming their focus, relationships, mental health, or sleep. The free resource covers four well-being domains and targets HR leaders at the firm's 75,000+ client organizations.
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Meta reassigns 7,000 workers to AI teams days before laying off 8,000 employees
Meta moved 7,000 employees into four new A.I.-focused teams Monday, two days before cutting roughly 8,000 workers. The company plans to spend up to $135 billion this year, mostly on A.I.
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Standard Chartered cuts 7,800 back-office jobs as it expands AI use
Standard Chartered will cut 7,800 back-office jobs - over 15% of that workforce - by 2030 as the bank expands its use of AI and automation. CEO Bill Winters framed the move as part of a push to improve profitability.
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Workday named a leader in 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for talent acquisition
Workday earned a Leader spot in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Talent Acquisition. Its AI agents screen resumes, schedule interviews, and handle candidate communication with little human input.
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Standard Chartered plans to cut 7,800 back-office roles by 2030 as it expands automation
Standard Chartered will cut 7,800 back-office jobs by 2030 - over 15% of its support workforce - as it automates HR, risk, and compliance functions. CEO Bill Winters announced the plan at an investor day in Hong Kong on 19 May 2026.
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Paylocity beats Q1 2026 revenue and earnings estimates as AI expansion and recurring growth drive results
Paylocity posted Q1 revenue of $502.3 million, topping the $489.5 million analyst estimate, with adjusted EPS of $2.89 against a $2.58 consensus. The HR software firm also raised full-year EBITDA guidance to a $640 million midpoint.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
AI-powered parametric flood insurance gains ground as FEMA retreats from coverage gap
About 83% of global flood losses go uninsured, and private insurers are using AI-powered parametric policies to fill that gap. These policies pay out automatically within 30 days when flood thresholds are met-no claims adjuster required.
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Prudential launches Just Ask tool to give financial professionals faster access to underwriting quotes and product information
Prudential launched Just Ask on May 18, 2026, an AI tool that gives insurance advisors fast access to underwriting quotes, product details, and forms. It cuts quote turnaround from days to minutes.
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Most P&C insurers still in early AI stages, Capgemini report finds
Only 10% of P&C insurers have scaled AI beyond pilots, per Capgemini's 2026 report. Insurers spend 72% of AI budgets on technology but just 28% on the human side-and it shows.
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Generative AI reshapes claims management workflows as oversight rules take shape
AI tools now handle document review, case summaries, and litigation drafting across claims operations. But hallucinated citations, data bias, and weak vendor oversight can turn efficiency gains into legal and regulatory exposure.
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ITC Infotech and InsureMO form alliance to bring AI-driven insurance modernisation to Middle East, Africa and India
ITC Infotech and InsureMO have partnered to help insurers in the Middle East, Africa, and India automate underwriting and claims without replacing legacy systems. The deal pairs ITC Infotech's K-Fabric AI with InsureMO's 2,500+ insurance APIs.
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ASEAN regulators have a narrow window to avoid repeating two decades of opaque AI claim adjudication
Colossus has quietly set U.S. injury claim values since 1992-most claimants never knew it existed. Now AI layers are making that opacity worse, and ASEAN regulators have a short window to write better rules before deployment scales.
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Insurers struggle to convert rising AI spending into returns as legacy systems and fragmented data hold back wider gains
Insurers are tripling AI spending but seeing little return, with only 11% achieving measurable productivity gains. Fragmented data and legacy systems block the cross-business integration needed to unlock results.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
Kazakhstan presents AI and climate urban strategy at UN World Urban Forum in Baku
Kazakhstan outlined its AI and urban development plans at the World Urban Forum in Baku, with PM Bektenov citing 1,200+ digital public services and a 2026 Year of Digitalization. Astana also became Central Asia's first Resilience Hub city.
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Hitachi partners with Anthropic to develop AI systems for power and rail infrastructure
Hitachi is partnering with Anthropic to build AI systems for electricity and rail infrastructure, using Claude models for digital services and cybersecurity. About 100,000 Hitachi employees will be trained on the technology.
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Chicago journalists and voice actors sue tech giants over AI voice training under Illinois biometric law
Nine journalists, podcasters and voice actors filed class action suits against Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Meta, alleging the companies used their voices to train AI without consent. The cases invoke Illinois' BIPA law.
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Jury rejects Musk's OpenAI claims on statute of limitations grounds, leaving core questions unanswered
An Oakland jury took less than two hours to reject Elon Musk's $134 billion case against OpenAI, ruling his claims were filed too late. The jury never weighed whether OpenAI actually betrayed its charitable mission.
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Korea game associations open applications for AI development support program offering up to ₩50 million per company
South Korea is offering ₩2.35 billion in AI software funding for small game studios, with grants ranging from ₩5M to ₩50M based on team size. Applications close May 27.
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Google and Blackstone form $25 billion AI cloud venture to expand data centre capacity
Google and Blackstone will invest up to $25 billion in a joint AI data centre venture, bringing 500 megawatts of capacity online by 2027. The business will pair data centre space with Google's TPU chips under a compute-as-a-service model.
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Environmental groups urge New Jersey governor to pause AI data center development
Over 60 environmental groups are urging New Jersey's governor to pause AI data center construction over electricity and water concerns. A Stockton University poll found most state residents oppose new data centers.
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China issues guidelines to govern and promote development of AI agents
Three Chinese regulators released joint guidelines for AI agent development, covering security, standards, and 19 application scenarios. The rules address risks like privacy breaches and unauthorized actions as autonomous systems gain wider use.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Italian legal tech firm Lexroom raises $50m in Series B funding led by Left Lane Capital
Italian legal tech firm Lexroom raised $50M in a Series B round led by Left Lane Capital. The funds will go toward European expansion and hiring for the 350-person company.
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Lawyer apologizes to judge for AI-generated phantom quotes in Trump layoffs case
A Washington lawyer apologized to a federal judge after submitting court filings with fabricated case quotes generated by AI tool Claude. It's the latest in over 100 cases where attorneys have faced sanctions for unverified AI use since 2022.
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Anthropic launches Claude for Legal to integrate generative AI into law firm workflows
Anthropic launched Claude for Legal, a version of its AI built to fit inside law firms' existing tools for document review, contract analysis, and research. Pricing and specific integrations were not disclosed.
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China moves to replace scattered AI rules with single unified law
China is drafting its first unified AI law, covering data, algorithms, cybersecurity, and intellectual property, replacing years of scattered sector-specific rules. The move comes as US-China competition over AI development and chip access sharpens.
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Linklaters forms team of lawyers and data scientists to build custom AI tools for clients
Linklaters has formed a six-person team of data scientists and lawyers to build custom AI tools for clients at fixed fees. The unit, Applied Intelligence, will handle tasks like scanning compliance records and sorting litigation claims.
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Colorado replaces 2024 AI law with decision-level accountability rules for employers
Colorado repealed its 2024 AI law on May 14, 2026, replacing upfront system compliance with post-decision accountability. Employers must now explain adverse decisions within 30 days and allow data access and human review.
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Latest AI News for Management
Bipartisan House bill would require federal agencies to follow NIST AI guidelines
A bipartisan House bill would make NIST's AI Risk Management Framework mandatory for federal agencies. It also requires agencies to follow NIST standards when buying AI systems or services.
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Cox Automotive uses AI to help dealers price used inventory and estimate recon costs
Cox Automotive added AI tools to its vAuto suite to help dealers estimate reconditioning costs and price used inventory more accurately. The system flags problems and recommends fixes, but requires human approval before any changes take effect.
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Skills gaps and tool limitations slow network teams' push to automate Day 2 operations
79% of IT professionals rank automating Day 2 network operations a top priority, yet 46% say skills gaps on their teams block progress. Staff shortages and tool limitations are the main obstacles.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
RAMMP launches free AI plug-in to diagnose marketing campaign weaknesses before deployment
Australian startup RAMMP released a free AI plug-in that finds trust gaps in marketing campaigns before launch. It connects to ChatGPT and Claude, built on six years of behavioral data.
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Madison Logic CEO says data quality and human judgment determine AI's value in performance marketing
AI speeds up marketing execution, but Madison Logic CEO Keith Turco says it can't judge data quality on its own. Human validation remains essential to turning AI-generated insights into reliable results.
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Publicis acquires LiveRamp for $2.2 billion to strengthen AI agent capabilities
Publicis is buying data platform LiveRamp for $2.2 billion to build AI agents that draw on combined data from multiple sources. The deal follows its $4.4B Epsilon acquisition and raises its 2027-28 growth forecast to 7-8%.
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Gartner survey finds 70% of CMOs lack readiness to scale AI despite flat budgets
Marketing budgets grew just 0.1% in 2026, yet 70% of CMOs say AI leadership is critical this year. The same share admits their processes aren't ready to scale it, per Gartner's survey of 400+ marketing leaders.
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AI search shifts pharma marketing toward generative engine optimization, GCI Health executive says
40 million people search ChatGPT for health information daily, and 40% of U.S. physicians use AI tools to guide clinical decisions. Pharma brands that don't appear in AI-generated answers lose the conversation to competitors.
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Nectar Social raises $30 million to build AI platform for marketing teams
Nectar Social raised $30M in a Series A led by Menlo Ventures to build an AI platform that consolidates social media, creator management, and commerce tools. The startup was founded by two former Meta employees.
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Latest AI News for Operations
Veson Nautical report says data quality, not AI adoption, is the main challenge for shipping firms
Shipping companies rushing to deploy AI face five foundational gaps in data quality, system integration, and governance-not the tools themselves. The EU AI Act takes full effect this year, with fines up to €35M for firms lacking AI oversight.
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Exaforce raises $125M in Series B to expand AI security operations platform
Exaforce closed a $125M Series B, bringing total funding to $200M, to expand its AI-native security operations platform into Japan and Europe. The round drew backing from Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, and HarbourVest.
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Luke AFB Airmen build AI task force to improve daily operations and preserve institutional knowledge
Airmen at Luke Air Force Base formed an AI task force after surveying 170 personnel and finding most recognize AI's value but don't know which tools are approved. The team is now pushing for formal training and unit-level advocates to close that gap.
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Eterno raises Verdane investment to expand AI platform for outpatient care across Europe
Berlin startup ETERNO has raised growth funding from Verdane to expand its cloud platform for outpatient medical practices. Over 170,000 German doctors still run on-premise software, spending up to one day a week on admin tasks.
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Standard Chartered cuts 7,000 jobs over four years as AI automates back-office roles
Standard Chartered will cut more than 7,000 jobs over four years, targeting back-office roles in cities like Chennai and Warsaw as AI automates processing and compliance tasks. The cuts represent 15% of corporate function roles.
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Bunch raises $35M Series B to expand AI-native fund operations platform across Europe
Bunch raised $35M in Series B funding to expand its fund operations platform, which replaces spreadsheets and email with automated workflows. The company serves 150+ fund managers across Europe and grew annual recurring revenue 300% in 2025.
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Swiss AI lab Giotto.ai launches portable enterprise AI model that runs on a single GPU
Swiss AI lab Giotto.ai has released a portable AI model that runs on a single GPU, letting enterprises and governments operate it on their own infrastructure. It targets sectors like defense, finance, and healthcare where data control is critical.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Anduril and Palantir capture more AI citations than five largest U.S. defense primes combined, study finds
Anduril and Palantir together captured 35% of AI citations across five major platforms, outpacing Lockheed, Northrop, RTX, Boeing, and General Dynamics combined at 21%. The two startups run on roughly $3.5B in revenue against the primes' $247B.
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PRCA and Notified host webinar on answer engine optimisation for PR professionals
AI search platforms now decide which brands surface in results, making traditional keyword rankings insufficient for visibility. A May 19 webinar from PRCA and Notified covers how PR teams can adapt content for AI-driven discovery.
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Wikipedia makes up nearly half of ChatGPT's top citations, 5W guide explains how brands can earn a presence
Wikipedia accounts for 47.9% of ChatGPT's most-cited sources, with the same pattern across Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. PR firm 5W says earning a Wikipedia presence now determines whether brands appear in AI-generated answers.
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Veteran editors warn newsrooms that bad journalism poses greater risk than AI
Two veteran editors told a Bangladesh journalism conference that sloppy reporting, not AI, is journalism's biggest threat. "Trust is handmade by people," they said-machines can't manufacture it.
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Dartmouth communications employee used AI tool to draft and edit social media captions before leaving for new role
Dartmouth's communications office used Claude AI to draft social media captions, with a banned-words list of 100+ terms to avoid AI-sounding text. All posts still require review by at least two staff before publication.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
Rowland AI names former Meta and Google executive Albert Chan as president and chief AI officer
Rowland AI hired former Meta and Google executive Albert Chan as president and chief AI officer. He'll lead product and growth at the Tulsa firm, which builds AI tools for land and energy operators.
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Dell launches local agentic AI systems and rack-scale infrastructure to help enterprises move AI projects into production
Dell launched Deskside Agentic AI, pairing its workstations with Nvidia software to run AI agents locally instead of in the cloud. One developer racked up a $3,400 cloud bill in 24 hours; Dell says on-premises cuts that cost by up to 87%.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Most CRE executives use AI weekly but only 5% trust it for deal decisions, survey finds
Two-thirds of commercial real estate executives use AI weekly or daily, but only 5% trust it enough to inform deal decisions. Accuracy concerns and uncertainty over which tools to use are the top barriers, not cost.
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Freedes Studio adds AI tools to architectural visualization pipeline to speed up U.S. real estate marketing
Freedes Studio has cut real estate visualization timelines from weeks to days by building Midjourney, Kling AI, and Google Gemini into its rendering pipeline. The 3D firm serves CBRE, Compass, and Douglas Elliman across 30+ countries.
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Cleveland Construction reports 790 hours saved and $60,000 in cost reductions after adopting Trunk Tools across four projects
Cleveland Construction saved 790 hours and $60,000 after using Trunk Tools to cut submittal reviews from days to hours. The firm deployed the software across four projects inside its existing Autodesk Forma setup.
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Realty firms use AI to cut costs, reduce waste and improve margins
Real estate developers are using AI to cut waste, speed up timelines, and reduce labor inefficiencies across planning and construction. The tools flag cost overruns early and automate scheduling tasks that typically delay projects.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Monaco raises $85 million in three months as Benchmark leads Series B in AI sales startup
Monaco raised $85 million before its commercial launch, including a $50 million Series B led by Benchmark. The AI-native sales platform won funding on beta traction alone-hundreds of real customers using the product before any formal release.
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Salesforce moves 3,000 employees into sales roles as agentic AI reshapes operations
Salesforce moved 3,000 employees into sales roles as AI takes over administrative tasks, data analysis, and lead qualification. Revenue at Salesforce India jumped 46% to Rs 13,140 crore in FY24-25.
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Amphenol Q1 2026 revenue rises 58% on AI data center demand as company lifts guidance
Amphenol posted Q1 revenue of $7.62 billion, up 58% year over year, fueled by demand for connectors and cables in AI data centers. The company raised Q2 earnings guidance to $1.14-$1.16 per share.
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Kioxia posts record profit of $3.5bn as AI memory demand doubles earnings
Kioxia doubled its net profit to $3.5 billion this fiscal year, driven by AI memory chip demand from data centers. The company also plans a U.S. stock listing to fund further expansion.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
Study finds nearly 147,000 AI-hallucinated citations in scientific papers published in 2025
An audit of 2.5 million scientific papers found roughly 146,900 fake AI-generated citations in 2025 across arXiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, and PubMed Central. Most passed through peer review and moderation undetected.
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New AI model maps hidden energy barriers in magnetic maze domains to explain motor heat loss
Tokyo University of Science researchers built a physics-AI model that maps hidden energy loss in electric motor magnets. It identifies four key barriers driving heat waste that standard analysis methods can't detect.
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University of Oklahoma researcher releases free tool for studying how AI chatbots affect human behavior
The University of Oklahoma released ECHO, a free open-source platform for running behavioral experiments on how AI chatbots affect trust, learning, and decisions. Setup takes 20 minutes and requires minimal coding.
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American University researchers find hybrid AI and human review improves detection of coded antisemitism online
American University researchers found that pairing automated detection with human review catches coded antisemitic speech that keyword filters miss. Standard moderation fails because hateful language shifts vocabulary and relies on context.
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Jury rejects Musk's OpenAI claims on statute of limitations grounds, leaving core questions unanswered
An Oakland jury took less than two hours to reject Elon Musk's $134 billion case against OpenAI, ruling his claims were filed too late. The jury never weighed whether OpenAI actually betrayed its charitable mission.
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Lehigh University researchers build open-source AI assistant to manage entire scientific research workflow
Lehigh University researchers built Dr. Claw, a free AI tool that handles the full research workflow-from literature reviews to grant writing-in one place. A team of six built it in three months; it has ~1,000 GitHub stars since its March release.
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NSF launches $1.5 billion X-Labs program to fund independent research teams on AI imaging and quantum systems
NSF launched X-Labs, a $1.5 billion program funding independent research teams in AI imaging and quantum systems over 10 years. Teams operate outside standard university structures, controlling their own hiring, budgets, and research direction.
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China moves AI-powered brain implants toward commercial use as trials show promise
China is moving AI-powered brain implants from trials to commercial use, with devices expected to reach patients within months. Shanghai firm NeuroXess has shown a system that decodes Mandarin at 300 characters per minute using thought alone.
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South Korean researchers develop Ethernet-based memory pooling technology to ease GPU memory limits in AI training
South Korea's ETRI has built OmniXtend, a system that pools memory across multiple servers using standard Ethernet, cutting AI training's "Memory Wall" problem. Tests showed performance recovering more than twofold when local memory ran out.
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AI model maps energy barriers in magnetic domains to explain motor heat loss
Tokyo University of Science researchers used AI to identify four energy barriers in motor magnetic fields that waste power as heat. The findings could help engineers reduce iron loss in electric vehicle motors.
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Latest AI News for Writers
Sports Illustrated deletes writer and his entire archive after AI plagiarism allegations
Sports Illustrated deleted a writer's entire article archive after the account published plagiarized content from Sportico, apparently generated with AI. It's the brand's second major AI scandal in two years.
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Philadelphia man admits to running 18 fake AI-generated local news sites
A fake local news operation staffed entirely by AI-generated writers with invented bios shut down after a joint investigation exposed it. Its owner admitted to running 17 such sites, each buildable in under 20 minutes for $10.
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All seven Centre Daily Times journalists unionize after McClatchy puts their bylines on AI-written stories
All seven journalists at Pennsylvania's Centre Daily Times unionized after owner McClatchy began attaching their names to AI-generated stories. It's the sixth McClatchy newsroom to unionize in six years.
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Chicago journalists and voice actors sue tech giants over AI voice training under Illinois biometric law
Nine journalists, podcasters and voice actors filed class action suits against Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Meta, alleging the companies used their voices to train AI without consent. The cases invoke Illinois' BIPA law.
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Seth Rogen says screenwriters who use AI should find another career
Seth Rogen says screenwriters who use AI to draft material "shouldn't be a writer" and should find other work. He made the remarks at Cannes while promoting the animated film Tangles.
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UK adults score 23% on GCSE grammar questions as AI writing tool use rises, Preply study finds
UK adults averaged just 23% on five GCSE-level grammar questions, with only 10% correctly using a possessive apostrophe despite 58% feeling confident about it. Nearly one in five now use AI tools like ChatGPT to check their writing.
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