Latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) News
Humanitarian AI Faces 'Winter' Amid Funding Cuts
The humanitarian sector grapples with a 'humanitarian AI winter' due to shrinking aid budgets pausing pilots and limiting talent access, despite innovations in early warning, health, and funding allocation. CARE International highlights Global South CSOs' role in inclusive AI governance, while Mercy Corps deploys safe generative AI chatbots
. Experts urge building guardrails into humanitarian AI responses
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ALCF Exascale AI Drives 2025 Scientific Breakthroughs
Argonne's ALCF resources like Aurora and Polaris enabled AI models for light-matter dynamics, earning Gordon Bell Prize finalist status with massive speedups. University of Michigan team built large AI foundation models for battery materials using SMILES and SMIRK, now expanding to Aurora for electrodes
. High-precision AI screened defects for quantum qubits in magnesium oxide
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Abt Global Partners with Rhino.AI for Federal AI Modernization
Abt Global and Rhino.AI announced a partnership on December 18, 2025, to accelerate secure AI app development for U.S. agencies using Rhino's discovery platform. The combo leverages Abt's policy expertise for trustworthy, efficient modernization reducing operational complexity
. It addresses visibility gaps in legacy systems for faster, risk-reduced AI deployment
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Google Research 2025: Bolder AI Architectures and Quantum Wins
Google advanced efficient, multilingual generative models, generative UI, and agentic AI for scientific discovery including AI co-scientist for hypotheses. 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm on Willow chip ran 13,000x faster than classical supercomputers for molecular interactions, aiding drug design and fusion
. Progress in Earth sciences, genomics, biology, and societal priorities like climate and health
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President Trump Signs National AI Policy Framework EO
On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order for a uniform national AI policy to sustain U.S. dominance and counter state-level patchwork regulations. The minimally burdensome framework aims to enhance global leadership in AI
. It raises questions for existing state AI laws and employer compliance
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Google DeepMind Partners with DOE on Genesis AI for Science
Google DeepMind supports the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis initiative, a national mission using AI to accelerate innovation and scientific discovery. The collaboration focuses on advancing AI applications in scientific research
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S&P Global Warns of Potential AI Bubble Amid Speculation
S&P Global Market Intelligence on December 18, 2025, analyzed AI bubble risks, noting differences from past bubbles with some favorable and unfavorable factors. Speculation grows on AI's economic impact potential
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AI Makes Waves in Chemistry with Protein Probes and Editing
AI continued advancing chemistry in 2025, building on Nobel-winning protein studies and impressing with structural editing techniques. It probes proteins' secrets in new ways
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CEOs Discuss Q4 2025 AI Initiatives and Bubble Concerns
In Q4 2025, CEOs focused on AI initiatives, worries over an AI bubble, and U.S. government shutdown impacts, per December 18 analysis. AI remains a top strategic topic
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DOE Backs AI for High Energy and Nuclear Physics Research
Brookhaven National Lab reports DOE support for AI applications in investigating universe's biggest and smallest scales in high energy and nuclear physics. Researchers develop new AI methods for these fields
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AI Chip Smaller Than Grain of Salt Developed in February 2025
Researchers unveiled a diffractive neural network AI chip, smaller than a grain of salt, mounted on optical fiber tips on February 7, 2025. It marks a milestone in compact AI hardware
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