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17May 26
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Yoshua Bengio warns hyperintelligent AI with

TL;DR Yoshua Bengio, the Turing Award-winning AI researcher, has warned that hyperintelligent machines could develop autonomous “preservation goals” and pose an existential threat to humanity within a decade. Bengio launched the nonprofit LawZero in June 2025 with $30 million in funding to build “non-agentic” AI systems designed to be safe by default. Yoshua Bengio, the

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16May 26
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Male Doctors, Female Cashiers: AI’s Job Bias

Male Doctors, Female Cashiers: AI’s Job Bias This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways AI-generated videos depict roughly 70%+ of high-paying roles, such as CEOs, software engineers, and financial analysts, as male.

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16May 26
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FLASH Weather AI Launches Hail Prediction Model – Carrier Management

FLASH Weather AI has launched a new high-resolution hail prediction model that can give almost an hour of warning before a storm. FLASH’s 1-Hour Hail Swath Prediction Model is a deep-learning system that forecasts hail size and arrival time at 1-kilometer resolution, refreshed every five minutes, with predictions extending up to 55 minutes into the

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16May 26
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Human intelligence remains critical in AI era: Singapore minister

Even as Singapore positions itself at the frontier of AI technology, human intelligence still remains critical, according to the city state’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “We should beware of just trying to throw every problem, and every step in a solution, at a large-language model (LLM),” he said on Saturday at the AI Engineer conference

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16May 26
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Dataiku launches governed AI workflow builder inside Snowflake – SiliconANGLE

AI Dataiku launches governed AI workflow builder inside Snowflake Dataiku Inc. today announced a deeper integration with Snowflake Inc. aimed at simplifying the creation of enterprise AI agents while preserving governance and operational controls, a growing concern as organizations move experimental generative AI projects into production. The new offering, called Cobuild on Snowflake, combines Snowflake

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16May 26
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SciTec Contract Puts Firefly Aerospace Deeper Into Defense AI Story

SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, has secured a new contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory focused on advanced algorithms for defense. The work centers on deep learning and sensor technologies that support U.S. defense applications. This contract highlights Firefly Aerospace's growing involvement in AI powered aerospace solutions. For investors watching Firefly Aerospace, NasdaqGM:FLY

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15May 26
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Childhood Adversity Blunts the Social Benefits of Intelligence – Neuroscience News

Summary: A large-scale analysis of over 24,000 people in the UK reveals that childhood disadvantage has a lasting impact on how intelligence translates into social success. While higher cognitive ability is typically associated with increased trust in others, the research finds that for those who grew up in difficult environments, this “intelligence-to-trust” pipeline is significantly

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