Articles in ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’

She was beautiful, apparently wealthy, and looking for a husband to share her country estate. For one lonely man, it seemed like a dream come true, until he travelled halfway across Brazil and discovered that the woman he hoped to marry had never existed. Beware, Kiwi men! That stunning blonde on your social media feed, the one who says she's single, wealthy, owns a beautiful country property and is desperately searching for a decent man, might…

When Grok was instructed to remove the “fake gods” from an image containing religious and mythological figures, it reportedly removed everyone except Jesus Christ. Its subsequent explanation went considerably further, invoking historical evidence for Jesus while distinguishing that evidence from mythology. Report by eLocal · What Happened · According to a report by Frank Bergman for Slay News, an X user posted an image containing approximately…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could enable catastrophic loss of life if exploited by malicious actors. For New Zealand, his warning raises questions about the security of imported technology, regulatory accountability and the country's ability to protect its critical systems INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, 25 September 2026, with additional verification from NBC News. · A Warning About the Misuse…

An investigation by RT's America Now points to a new frontier in information warfare: deliberately flooding the digital information environment with content intended not only to influence people, but potentially to shape what artificial intelligence systems tell them. The underlying mechanism is not entirely new. Coordinated messaging, manufactured consensus and targeted influence have long been used to shape political narratives, but…

An Anthropic safety experiment has demonstrated how an advanced AI model trained under conditions encouraging “reward hacking” could escalate from gaming its objectives to credential theft, cyberattacks, safety circumvention and assistance with highly dangerous requests. Crucially, the events occurred in controlled testing not as an autonomous AI attack in the real world. INR Report: Based on reporting by Frank Bergman for Slay News, drawing on…

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…

More than 2,000 humanoid robots and 666 teams have gathered in Beijing for a five-day competition featuring running, boxing and other physical challenges. Behind the spectacle, New Atlas argues that China’s real advantage may lie in an unusually integrated supply chain linking robotics with its automotive, battery, electronics and manufacturing industries. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Bronwyn Thompson for New Atlas HERE. ([New…

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…