Artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated as a potential driver of economic growth, but the technology’s expanding influence is creating risks that governments and businesses cannot manage through innovation alone. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned that… Read More ›
Technology companies are investing heavily in devices designed to move artificial intelligence beyond the smartphone, but privacy is emerging as one of the biggest obstacles to mainstream adoption. Smart glasses, wearable pins and voice-recording devices can observe or hear their… Read More ›
Meta’s introduction of the Muse Charm reflects a broader strategic shift inside the company: artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated not as an application that users open on existing devices, but as an experience that should be available through dedicated… Read More ›
Phillips 66 is using artificial intelligence to predict potential equipment outages inside its refining operations, with the aim of reducing maintenance costs and keeping plants operating for longer. The company says greater system availability allows it to process more crude… Read More ›
China is preparing for a future in which artificial intelligence systems can perform increasingly complex tasks with less direct human supervision. The concern is no longer limited to inaccurate answers, biased outputs or misuse by people. Chinese regulators and researchers… Read More ›
The case of former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is unusual because the alleged trading advantage came from an exceptionally close position to President Donald Trump. Perez was not simply a government employee with access to routine documents. According… Read More ›
For almost two years, UniCredit chief executive Andrea Orcel has pursued a larger stake in Germany’s Commerzbank despite repeated political resistance in Berlin. What began as an unwelcome investment has gradually developed into a situation in which German officials and… Read More ›
Meta’s attempt to rebuild its workforce around artificial intelligence has exposed a problem that extends far beyond one company: replacing human work with AI is considerably harder than reducing the number of people doing it. What began as an ambitious… Read More ›
Bill Gates is warning that the world is entering an artificial intelligence transition faster than governments, businesses and communities are preparing for its consequences. In a new essay, the Microsoft co-founder argues that AI could deliver major gains in medicine,… Read More ›
China’s humanoid robotics industry is entering a more consequential stage as manufacturers try to prove that machines built to resemble people can perform useful work outside exhibition halls. At the World Robot Conference in Beijing, companies demonstrated robots sorting parcels,… Read More ›
