Latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) News

📅December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
December 2025 highlights include AI breakthroughs in scientific research, significant corporate setbacks, national AI policy in the US, and global advances in AI-driven healthcare and quantum computing.
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Apple AI Chief to Step Down Following Siri Failures

Apple announced John Giannandrea's retirement amid ongoing issues with Siri's AI, including AI-generated fake news and hallucinations, marking a significant corporate setback in generative AI integration. This reflects Apple's struggle to keep pace with competitors like OpenAI and Google in conversational AISource 1.

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US Administration Advances National AI Policy Framework

The US government reinforced its commitment to AI leadership by removing legal barriers obstructing national AI policy, aiming to secure economic and national security dominance in AI. This is part of a broader strategy following Executive Order 14179 from January 2025Source 3.

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Machine Learning Shapes Scientific Discovery Globally in 2025

A comprehensive report revealed that machine learning tools are widely applied across scientific disciplines worldwide, especially in health, imaging, genomics, and climate research. Traditional ML methods like GBM and XGBoost dominate, demonstrating ML's role as an essential instrument in modern scienceSource 4.

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Time Magazine Names 'Architects of AI' as 2025 Person of the Year

Time honored key figures driving the AI revolution as its 2025 Person of the Year, recognizing their transformative impact on technology, economy, and society through AI innovation and leadershipSource 5Source 7.

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Manchester Team Explores AI's Transformative Impact on Global Science

Research at the University of Manchester shows AI is not only a tool but reshaping scientific practice itself, accelerating discovery and changing collaboration dynamics, with varying impacts on creativity and novelty, especially in generative AI fieldsSource 6.

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AI Model Advances Extreme Weather Forecasting by Studying Physics

An AI model combining conventional climate modeling with machine learning successfully forecasts heatwaves more rapidly and accurately, showcasing AI's growing role in climate science and disaster preparednessSource 8.

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Quantum Computing Breakthroughs Enhance Practical Applications

Scientists made key advances in quantum error correction and qubit stability, with Microsoft unveiling the 'Majorana 1' chip targeting industrial-scale problems, pushing quantum computing closer to practical use in drug discovery and materials scienceSource 2Source 8.

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AI and Personalized Medicine Achieve New Milestones in 2025

Significant progress includes personalized cancer treatments, gene-edited CAR-T cells for leukemia, and CRISPR-based therapies for rare diseases, highlighting AI's crucial role in accelerating biomedical innovation and tailored healthcareSource 2.

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New Sustainable Materials Developed Using AI and Recycling Technology

Researchers created a novel material named BAETA from recycled plastic bottles capable of capturing atmospheric CO₂, suggesting AI-driven advances in sustainable material science and climate change mitigationSource 2.

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AI Research Spurs Breakthroughs in Robotics and Earth Observation

Global scientific research benefits from AI in fields like advanced robotics and large-scale Earth-observation analytics, enabling better environmental monitoring and automation, as detailed in recent global machine learning impact studiesSource 4Source 6.