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AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic?

Researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence could end humanity. But such doomsday warnings carry their own risks.

There are fixes for AI’s toll on the power grid. Here’s why they’re not happening

Tech companies charging ahead with artificial intelligence have a problem: AI’s rapid growth is colliding headlong with a finite amount of available energy and computing power.

ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media

ComfyUI was started as an open-source project in 2023 shortly after the introduction of diffusion models. At that time, models like Midjourney and OpenAI’s DALL-E were barely fu

The 10 Best AI Courses to Take in 2026

Explore the 10 best generative AI courses to take in 2026, with options for hands-on training, certifications, and practical AI skill building.
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AI Arms Race Accelerates With New Models from OpenAI, DeepSeek and Anthropic

What you should know about the latest AI models, including DeepSeek's V4, OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7.

Microsoft Reshapes Workforce, Offering Buyouts to Nearly 9,000 Employees as It Pours Billions Into AI

The voluntary program could affect nearly 9,000 workers as the company trims headcount, revamps pay, and redirects resources toward its massive AI infrastructure buildout.

AI accelerators deliver accurate models for challenging quantum chemistry calculations

The most demanding calculations in quantum chemistry can now be solved with graphics processing unit (GPU) supercomputers. A recently published study shows that software adapted to use GPU hardware can provide not just speed,

Man faces 5 years in prison for using AI to fake sighting of runaway wolf

A 40-year-old man was arrested after using artificial intelligence to generate a fake image of a runaway wolf that South Korean authorities said obstructed an urgent investigation, the BBC reported. After Neukgu,