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Music producer Robbie Hiser is confident there will always be a place for creatives like him even though he taught artificial intelligence some of the tricks of his trade. 

The US president announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI agreement among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’

It’s one of the oldest plots in science fiction: Humans losing control to computers. But this summer, the old trope of AI going rogue left the realm of science fiction, and it happened inside an unmarked San Francisco building — the headquarters of AI giant OpenAI.

Rice University will begin offering a Master of Artificial Intelligence, or “MAI,” degree in the fall of 2027, the university announced. Prospective students will be able to apply this year.

Sting has revealed that he doesn’t believe that, as a musician, artificial intelligence (AI) is a competitor. 

King Charles meets with artificial intelligence leaders over safety risks 02:45 Get more newson Sept. 17, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT / Updated Sept. 17, 2026, 8:10 AM EDT /

There is a temptation to divide the future of AI into two possibilities: utopia or catastrophe. Neither extreme is particularly helpful.

Schizophrenia is tough to diagnose. Patients may present with hallucinations (sometimes), social withdrawal (maybe) or delusions (not always). More generally, they just sound unlike themselves. Clinicians rely on their expertise and subtle cues to determine how different patients’ speech is, along with which symptoms appear over time, to justify leaning toward schizophrenia rather than another…

In its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), China has placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its industrial strategy, but with apparently clashing goals. China wants technological self-reliance and substantial safeguards around its domestic market, but also freely adaptable AI models1, international diffusion of Chinese AI models and greater cooperation in global AI governance2.

Killer robots displayed in front of Capitol Hill to protest OpenAI’s Pentagon contract in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2026.Photo: Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto