Meta’s CTO, Andrew Bosworth, recently admitted the company “did an atrocious job” rolling out its new Applied AI organisation.

Half of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots. A quarter use them daily, some almost constantly even though most believe AI is moving too fast, will weaken their data security, and is more likely to harm society than help it.

In a recent case AI didn’t find new data, it used old data differently.

Every so often Anthropic update their Economic Index, which shows, their own research into how states, countries or professions are using AI.

AI powered fraud has exploded in the UK with 4.1 million cases and £1.3bn stolen. Scams are deploying synthetic voices, deepfake identities, and even marriage-level manipulation.

The most deceptive frontier model isn't the smartest, it is the one most willing to weaponise teamwork and the results might surprise you.

Anthropic, one of the companies accelerating AI disruption, has proposed a policy to manage the consequences of its technology.

The UK government says AI in policing could free up six million hours of officer time by 2028, automating evidence review, paperwork, and data processing.

Meta’s CTO, Andrew Bosworth, recently admitted the company “did an atrocious job” rolling out its new Applied AI organisation.

Half of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots. A quarter use them daily, some almost constantly even though most believe AI is moving too fast, will weaken their data security, and is more likely to harm society than help it.

Meta has launched America’s Workforce Academy, a $115M, free five‑week training programme to fast-track people into skilled construction trades to build its rapidly expanding data centre infrastructure.

Most organisations have AI running, but not AI working.

A Japanese farmer, Hiroki Tomiyasu, is using ChatGPT and Codex to run a 100-hectare farm, automating greenhouse controls, diagnosing crop diseases, integrating satellite data, and building internal tools without formal engineering training.

The world’s first vaccine with an active ingredient designed entirely by AI has now been tested in humans.

OpenAI has launched Rosalind Biodefense, a programme giving vetted researchers and public health agencies controlled access to their specialised AI model designed for biology, disease detection, and pandemic preparedness.

A startup is offering New Yorkers free house cleaning in exchange for letting camera-equipped cleaners record everything to generate training data for AI and household robots.

Robinhood has launched “agentic” AI that can trade stocks and even spend money on your behalf, via a separate account and a virtual credit card, with user-defined limits and approvals.

Japan is piloting an AI-powered system (AIBeS) that detects bears using thermal sensors and computer vision, then automatically deploys repellent spray when a bear is identified.

Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot was exploited by hackers to hijack Instagram accounts including high-profile targets like the Obama-era White House archive and Sephora by manipulating account recovery flows.

The work of Cyber teams in protecting their organisations has got harder in a world of AI.