Is the future we’ve been waiting for already sitting in our chat windows? A new argument from four scholars says yes—artificial general intelligence (AGI) could already exist in today’s large language models (LLMs). If that sounds outlandish, you’re not alone. But their case is more nuanced than hype: they argue that if we define “general…
If it feels like the AI goalposts move every time you blink—you’re not imagining it. Today’s “AI Today in 5” highlights a trilogy of forces rapidly redrawing the map: Google pledging to outspend rivals on AI infrastructure, China racing to supercharge its energy grid for compute-hungry data centers, and “viral” AI agents crossing into mainstream…
What if a single month could tilt the global AI trajectory—for years? February 2026 is that kind of month. Behind the headlines, three fast-moving decisions are converging: a constitutional fight over AI regulation in the U.S., a breaking point in data-center power and sustainability, and a pivotal moment for how “agentic AI” reshapes jobs. Each…
If you care about AI—whether you build it, buy it, regulate it, or simply worry about its impact—circle February 2026 on your calendar. It’s shaping up to be a regulatory knife’s edge in the United States. On one side: state laws like California’s push for AI transparency and Texas’s governance-focused rules. On the other: a…
If you’ve watched the latest OpenClaw demos, you’ve probably felt a jolt of “wait… did that just run my inbox, book flights, and place a trade, all by itself?” That visceral mix of awe and anxiety is the story of agentic AI in 2026: a genuine step change in what’s possible—and a genuine expansion of…
AI is already helping make hiring decisions, approve loans, predict crime, and flag patients for care. That’s real power. But here’s the catch: when AI makes a wrong or unfair call, people get hurt. Jobs get lost. Bail is denied. Patients don’t get treatment. That’s why AI ethics isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a…
