Pichai's Stanford speech becomes a Google protest
About 200 Stanford students walked out during Sundar Pichai's commencement speech, focusing on Google's military and immigration enforcement contracts rather than AI itself.
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OpenAI funds research into AI’s economic impact
The Economic Research Exchange gives outside academics controlled access to OpenAI tools and data, raising both research possibilities and independence questions.
Pope Issues First Encyclical on AI, a First in 135 Years
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' on AI ethics, co-presented with Anthropic's Christopher Olah, signaling the Church's entry into AI governance.
Chrome quietly put a 4GB Gemini Nano model on users' disks
Google says Gemini Nano supports on-device safety features in Chrome, but a quiet multi-gigabyte download has raised fresh questions about consent, privacy and the cost of browser AI.
Google's classified Pentagon Gemini deal draws internal revolt
More than 600 Google employees opposed a classified Pentagon AI deal that lets Gemini run on military workloads for any lawful government purpose.
Scale AI workers exposed to violent content face PTSD, struggle to earn minimum wage
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation and a class-action lawsuit reveal how data labelers at Scale AI endure psychological harm from toxic content while being classified as independent contractors, often earning below minimum wage.