Cohere launches an open-source voice model specifically for transcription

Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages.

Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform
Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform

Canvas, Webtoon’s platform for user-uploaded comics, is about to get a major overhaul that’s designed to help creators make more money and share their art with a wider audience. Today, Webtoon announced its plans to roll out a number of new features for Canvas that will make it easier for artists to build global followings […]

Pravina Ladva On How Swiss Re Uses Data And AI To Build Resilience

Swiss Re’s Pravina Ladva explains how data, AI and culture transform risk management, enabling faster insights, better decisions and greater resilience.

WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations

The Meta-owned messaging platform is also launching a way to free up space, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more.

EU backs nude app ban and delays to landmark AI rules 
EU backs nude app ban and delays to landmark AI rules 

European lawmakers have voted to delay key parts of the EU AI Act, the bloc’s flagship law for regulating artificial intelligence, while also backing proposals to ban nudify apps. The measures, approved by a large majority in the European Parliament, would push back compliance deadlines for developers of high-risk AI systems – those deemed to […]

A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses

Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.

OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’
OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’

OpenAI ​has paused plans to release a sexualized “adult mode” for ChatGPT, in its latest move to refocus on the company’s core ​products. According to The Financial Times, the erotic chatbot has been shelved “indefinitely” after facing pushback from employees and investors due to the problematic and harmful ​effects sexualized AI ​content can have on […]

Mistral releases a new open-source model for speech generation

Mistral’s new speech model can run on a smartwatch or a smartphone.

AI boosted one of the worst forms of abusive content on the internet

AI-generated abuse content surged in 2025, with watchdogs warning that the technology is making harmful material easier to create and spread.

Psychotic Prompts Versus Regular Prompts Show How Far AI Is Willing To Go In Delusional Mental Health Rants

New study examines psychotic prompts. AI ought to detect and respond properly. Results show that AI often misses the mark. An AI Insider scoop.