AI infrastructure investment seen surging to $769 billion in 2026 amid growing safety concernsThe estimate is based on nearly $384 billion invested in the first half of 2026 and assumes the current pace continues through the year. It...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Decoding EU’s move to dismantle addictive technology for childrenThe proposed KIDS Act would set different access rules by age, bring AI companions and conversational chatbots under the bloc’s child-safet...
24 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI firms like Anthropic can slow down, but can't ask others while they keep building: Zoho's Sridhar VembuSridhar Vembu emphasised the responsibility of AI companies to address safety while continuing development. He criticised firms that advoca...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Banks warn AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risksTechnology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are increasingly promoting AI chatbots as shopping tools, envisioning a f...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
OpenAI wants US to lead global standards for AI self-improvementThe AI company wants the US to work with countries including India, the UK, Japan and South Korea on common technical standards for frontie...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 5.5The company said Opus 5.5 performs on par with its Claude Fable 5.1 model on most tasks while costing 40% less to run on typical workloads ...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly addressThe former Portuguese prime minister, whose second five-year term ends on December 31, reiterated his calls for global oversight of AI risk...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources sayThe 15-member Security Council is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss AI and international security, weeks after several AI industry leader...
22 Sep, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources sayThe Chinese AI startup will brief diplomats alongside representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic, as the UN Security Council weighs the risk...
22 Sep, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
The AI blindspot: Experts warn western AI benchmarks leave India’s public infra exposedPolicy experts argue that India should create a formal mechanism giving government agencies, technical institutions, and independent resear...
22 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI model developers need to take the lead on safety: Ashwini VaishnawIn an interview with ET, when asked about the debate in the US over slowing or pacing the technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said governments hav...
21 Sep, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI: WSJThe hacks occurred in May during a cybersecurity test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that conducts cybersecurity evaluation...
19 Sep, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakesMeta on Thursday moved to remove AI-generated videos targeting two women, including a British politician, after the tech giant's Oversight ...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Chinese AI not powerful enough to see rogue-AI risks, says HuaweiSome Chinese commentators have portrayed proposals to "pace" frontier AI development as an attempt to constrain rivals that remain behind l...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Amazon enters AI safety fray, calls for "rigorous testing," safeguardsThe company provided its views in response to a Reuters inquiry days after many of the largest labs called for slower AI development, follo...
18 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Huawei's Xu says Chinese AI not powerful enough yet to see frontier risksHis comments come as alarm over AI safety has intensified in the United States, where leading developers and researchers have warned that i...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
US, China security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for AI risksThe experts, part of a US-China dialogue whose work helps inform official discussions, are urging both governments to prepare for such scen...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.50 PM IST