AI models have a religion favoritism problem, and new research exposes it

Researchers tested 14 major AI models on religious bias and found a consistent pattern: models subtly favor some faiths over others, with Grok showing the strongest bias and Anthropic and Meta performing the best.

Pope says AI must be disarmed and shouldn’t dominate humanity. We’re going the opposite way.

Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical on May 25, addressing AI, human dignity, war, and the dangers of letting technology fall into the hands of a few.

Anthropic says it has fixed Claude AI’s evil behavior, but pins it on the internet

Anthropic says Claude’s blackmail behavior during a 2025 experiment was caused by internet training data that portrays AI as evil and self-preserving.

Kids are bypassing online age checks by drawing fake beard on their face

More platforms are pushing age checks on users across apps, games, and social networks, but kids are already finding ridiculous workarounds, from fake birthdays and borrowed logins to simple makeup tricks and video game characters.

Sony’s table tennis robot made me think about what happens when AI gets a body

Sony’s table tennis robot looks like a lab flex with a paddle. The real story starts when AI stops answering prompts and learns to move through our world.

Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.

esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.

Chatbots are getting too emotional and customers are not happy about it

A new study confirms that chatbot empathy backfires in customer service. Instead of calming frustrated customers, it triggers a negative response that makes the experience feel even worse.

This beanie turns your thoughts into text, and it’s the least obnoxious wearable I’ve seen in years

A new AI-powered beanie can convert internal speech into text using brain signals, offering a less intrusive approach to brain-computer interfaces.

Millions of Americans are talking to AI about health, and some are dangerously skipping real doctors

Turns out a lot of people would rather ask an AI about their symptoms than pay for a doctor’s visit. A new survey puts some striking numbers behind that trend.

Adobe Firefly can now run your entire creative workflow from a single chat

Adobe’s new Firefly AI Assistant lets you describe what you want and handles the rest, across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, and more, all from one chat.