Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots Summary Illinois has enacted a law banning the use of artificial intelligence in mental-health therapy. Under the new rules,…
America’s Labour Unions Back State Regulations for AI Use in Workplaces Summary As employers and tech firms rush to embed AI into workplaces, US labour unions are stepping up efforts…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Neuroscientists have demonstrated a brain–computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the thoughts we silently form as words…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Sees a Big Surge in Enterprise Use Summary OpenAI launched GPT-5 and, despite early user criticism about its less-intuitive feel and a temporary rollback of the paid-chatbot default…
Python Surges in Popularity. And So Does Perl Summary TIOBE’s latest index puts Python at its highest-ever position with a 26.14% rating, well ahead of C++ (9.18%) and C (9.03%).…
Summary As employers and tech firms rush to introduce AI tools to boost efficiency, US labour unions are pressing state lawmakers for rules to limit and govern workplace AI. The…
Illinois Bans AI Therapy, Joins Two Other States in Regulating Chatbots Summary Illinois has enacted a law banning the use of artificial intelligence for mental health therapy. Licensed therapists in…
Inside the Biden Administration’s Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future Summary This WIRED feature traces how the Biden administration engineered sweeping export controls—targeting high-end AI training chips and chipmaking equipment—to…
A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation Summary SweetREX is an AI-driven system being developed by associates of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler Summary WIRED reports that the General Services Administration (GSA) moved quickly to onboard leading AI providers for…
