In a sweeping new essay on AI, Gates argues that artificial intelligence could eliminate jobs faster than society can adapt. His most provocative proposal is not to stop the technology, but to decide that some things should remain human, even when machines can do them.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/26/2026
ChatTJB was supposed to be a joke about artificial intelligence. Then it ran into a very familiar technology problem: too many users.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/19/2026
Meta is returning to open-weight artificial intelligence with a new model designed to run on consumer hardware, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that increasingly capable AI should be widely available rather than controlled by a small number of institutions.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/19/2026
Anthropic is introducing machine-readable watermarks to text generated by supported Claude models as it moves to comply with European Union AI transparency rules.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/18/2026
Nvidia is investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy and providing credit support for a massive new AI data center campus in Ohio that will supply computing capacity to OpenAI.
Google is continuing its push to make advanced AI models faster, more efficient and easier to use with the introduction of Gemini 3.7 Flash.
AI is becoming common at work before many organizations have built the policies, training, and leadership practices employees need to use it with confidence.
The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is creating new physical security challenges for data centers.
The new open model reflects a broader shift toward smaller, specialized models handling routine work inside AI agent systems.
Meta's "The Future Is for Everyone" manifesto, published August 10, outlines the company's view of where AI is heading.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered regulators to halt approvals for data centers seeking access to the state’s main electricity grid until each project passes a review, marking a shift toward tighter oversight in one of the country’s largest technology markets.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/09/2026
Google has expanded its Ask Maps artificial intelligence feature to help users order food and identify hotels or event tickets, moving the mapping service beyond recommendations and closer to completing commercial tasks.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/09/2026
The company says preliminary testing cannot exclude “Critical” capabilities, but it has not concluded that the unreleased model crossed that threshold.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/09/2026