- AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users, study showson February 20, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Large language models (LLMs) have been championed as tools that could democratize access to information worldwide, offering knowledge in a user-friendly interface regardless of a person's background or location. However, new research from MIT's Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) suggests these artificial intelligence systems may actually perform worse for the very users who could most benefit from them.
- Physics-aware AI algorithm uses Newton's third law to keep simulations stableon February 20, 2026 at 6:05 pm
A team of EPFL researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can model complex dynamical processes while taking into account the laws of physics—using Newton's third law. Their research is published in the journal Nature Communications.
- 'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women: Computing prof Hallon February 20, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Artificial intelligence could change the world but the dearth of women in the booming sector will undermine pledges for inclusive technology, top computer scientist Wendy Hall told AFP on Friday.
- Will you notice this ad? New AI model predicts attention from content contexton February 20, 2026 at 4:50 pm
Researchers at the University of Maryland and Tilburg University in the Netherlands have produced an AI-driven innovation to reshape how marketers place digital ads. AdGazer, a predictive tool, evaluates both an advertisement and the media environment around it to forecast how much attention viewers will give. The result, they say, is smarter, more effective ad placement.
- Pinpointing direction in noisy 2D data: New algorithm could improve imaging, AI, particle research and moreon February 20, 2026 at 3:20 pm
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-led team has developed a new algorithm to help scientists determine direction in complex two-dimensional (2D) data, with potential applications ranging from particle physics to machine learning. The research was published in AIP Advances.
- We trust AI with life and death decisions, but humans still don't challenge the AI's choiceson February 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm
AI systems already decide how ambulances are routed, how supply chains operate and how autonomous drones plan their missions. Yet when those systems make a risky or counterintuitive choice, humans are often expected to accept it without challenge, warns a new study from the University of Surrey.
- Nvidia nears deal for scaled-down investment in OpenAI: Reporton February 20, 2026 at 9:50 am
Nvidia is on the cusp of investing $30 billion in OpenAI, scaling back a plan to pump $100 billion into the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
- India chases 'DeepSeek moment' with homegrown AIon February 20, 2026 at 9:40 am
Fledgling Indian artificial intelligence companies showcased homegrown technologies this week at a major summit in New Delhi, underpinning big dreams of becoming a global AI power.
- UN touts panel for 'human control' of AI at global summiton February 20, 2026 at 9:22 am
A UN panel on artificial intelligence will work towards "science-led governance," the global body's chief said on Friday as leaders at a New Delhi summit weighed their message on the future of the booming technology.
- Most AI bots lack basic safety disclosures, study findson February 20, 2026 at 1:00 am
Many people use AI chatbots to plan meals and write emails, AI-enhanced web browsers to book travel and buy tickets, and workplace AI to generate invoices and performance reports. However, a new study of the "AI agent ecosystem" suggests that as these AI bots rapidly become part of everyday life, basic safety disclosure is "dangerously lagging."









