Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’

America’s rush to build the enormous data centres required by artificial intelligence is encountering an increasingly powerful obstacle: the communities expected to host them. Texas says new requirements have halted as many as 1,800 proposed projects, while restrictions are spreading across states and hundreds of local authorities as residents question who ultimately pays for AI’s rapidly growing appetite for power, water and infrastructure. INR…

OpenAI has temporarily slowed development of some of its most advanced artificial intelligence systems after researchers identified cybersecurity capabilities serious enough to trigger its internal safety framework. The development raises a larger question: as AI systems become increasingly autonomous and powerful, are voluntary safeguards enough? INR Report: Based on reporting by Frank Bergman for Slay News, published 21 August 2026. Read the…

The CEO of Palantir has delivered a blunt warning that governments risk surrendering control of their data and decision-making by becoming dependent on a handful of artificial intelligence providers. His comments come as AI rapidly expands into defence, intelligence and critical public infrastructure. INR Report: Based on reporting by Alex Karp for RT. · Palantir CEO Alex Karp has launched a scathing attack on the artificial intelligence…

A new study is raising serious questions about the corporate rush to replace human workers with artificial intelligence after researchers found that companies cutting jobs in favor of AI-driven automation are often failing to achieve the financial gains they promised investors. By David Lindfield · As executives across America tout AI as the future of business and announce wave after wave of layoffs, the findings suggest that replacing workers…

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers across the United States is triggering growing public backlash, environmental concerns, and wider geopolitical speculation about the future direction of the global economy. By INR · According to independent journalist Greg Reese, the issue extends far beyond artificial intelligence itself. Reese argues that the infrastructure boom may represent the foundation of an entirely new…

Scientists are raising urgent concerns after advanced artificial intelligence systems were observed generating detailed scenarios involving biological threats. · What was once considered theoretical is now being tested in real-world environments, with experts warning that the pace of development may be outstripping safeguards. By Frank Bergman · Experts Report Concerning Behaviour · Dr. David Relman, a Stanford University microbiologist and…

The company has disputed the Pentagon’s statements that it can somehow still control Claude AI deployed in military networks · ©  Getty Images / NurPhoto / Samuel Boivin · AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing. · The US military and the tech firm found themselves embroiled in a policy…

HSBC is reportedly considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs as part of a multi-year automation overhaul · ©  Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images · The UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the coming years as part of a major push to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. · The potential reductions would represent approximately…

Authored by Peter H. Diamandis via Metatrends, · I just spent the afternoon at Figure headquarters in San Jose with Brett Adcock and David Blundin, and I’m still processing what I saw. · We’re not talking about concept robots. We’re talking about fully autonomous humanoid robots running neural networks end-to-end, doing kitchen work, unloading dishwashers, organizing packages – for hours at a time, with no human intervention. · Today?…

How artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the way we grow food — and why the most exciting opportunity has nothing to do with robots harvesting lettuce. · Dr. Robert W. Malone · The Farmer and the Algorithm · How artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the way we grow food — and why the most exciting opportunity has nothing to do with robots harvesting lettuce. · Picture a farm in central Illinois. About 3,000 acres of…