Latest Artificial Intelligence Headlines
All the headlines from our Artificial Intelligence Topic Page, ordered by recency.
DeepSeek’s AI Restricted by ‘Hundreds’ of Companies in Days
Jan 31 2025 // Companies and government agencies around the world are moving to restrict their employees’ access to the tools recently released by the Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek, according to the cybersecurity...
Insurtech Qumis Raises $2.2M to Automate Policy Reviews With AI
Jan 30 2025 // Qumis, a lawyer-built AI-driven platform designed to transform insurance knowledge work, announced the close of an oversubscribed $2.2 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Armory Square Ventures with...
Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
Jan 22 2025 // Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial...
Flow Specialty Says Its AI Agent Passed RPLU Exams
Jan 22 2025 // Specialty wholesaler Flow Specialty said its artificial intelligence model has passed the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) exams for cyber, errors & omissions, and executive liability...
Cyber Insurance Market to Expand as Risks Evolve: Gallagher
Jan 17 2025 // While 2024 brought record-breaking data-breach costs and evolving cyber risk, all signs point to stable rates and ample capacity in 2025. Intense competition among cyber insurance carriers has resulted in higher limits,...
Biden Signs Executive Order to Ensure Power for AI Data Centers
Jan 15 2025 // President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said. The order calls for...
Moody’s to Acquire Geospatial AI Firm CAPE Analytics
Jan 13 2025 // Moody’s Corp. has agreed to acquire CAPE Analytics, which provides geospatial AI intelligence for residential and commercial properties. Moody’s said the deal will create a property database capable of...
Meta Knew It Used Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
Jan 10 2025 // Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers. Ta-Nehisi...
Berkshire Shareholder Seeks Committee to Oversee AI at Buffett’s Company
Jan 8 2025 // A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder wants a committee of independent directors to oversee risks associated with artificial intelligence at the dozens of companies in Warren Buffett’s conglomerate. Tulipshare, an...
Israel Cyber Firms Raise $4 Billion in 2024 on Surge of Cloud, AI Security Needs
Jan 8 2025 // Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with a surge in artificial intelligence, global venture capital firm YL Ventures said on...
Artificial Intelligence Energy Demand Is Driving Climate Tech Investing
Jan 8 2025 // Energy startups have overtaken the makers of electric cars and batteries as the top global climate tech investment for the first time since 2020. They’ve done so as the growing demand for artificial intelligence has...
New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
Dec 30 2024 // New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat,...
Generative AI: A Double Agent Serving Good and Evil in the World of Claims
Dec 30 2024 // Claims professionals need to adapt to the AI evolution at a fast pace as the same technologies used to fight claims fraud are also being used to perpetuate it, according to experts. “It’s truly become an arms...
US House Task Force Releases ‘Blueprint’ for Federal AI Responsibility
Dec 18 2024 // A U.S. House of Representatives task force on artificial intelligence on Tuesday released a report of more than 250 pages outlining the potential benefits and harms of the technology. The 24 members of the bipartisan House...
AI Focal Point of Cybersecurity Outlook for 2025, Says Experian
Dec 17 2024 // Artificial intelligence is at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast due to its enabling capabilities. Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at information services company, said...
AI Safety Is Hard to Steer With Science in Flux, US Official Says
Dec 11 2024 // Policymakers aiming to recommend safeguards for artificial intelligence are facing a formidable challenge: science that is still evolving. AI developers themselves are grappling with how to prevent abuse of novel systems,...
Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar
Dec 6 2024 // Donald Trump says he is selecting venture capitalist David Sacks of Craft Ventures LLC to serve as his artificial intelligence and crypto czar, a newly created position that underscores the president-elect’s intent...
Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Faces New Era of Regulatory Oversight
Dec 4 2024 // Executive Summary: With over 70% of insurers planning to deploy gen-AI tools over the next two years, AI promises much, and the keen adopters likely will be rewarded – but it’s a path that must be navigated...
China’s ByteDance Seeks $1.1M in Damages From Ex-Intern in AI Breach Case: Report
Dec 2 2024 // China’s ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, a case that has drawn widespread attention...
AI Used for Good and Bad — Like Making Trickier Malware, Says Report
Nov 26 2024 // While the insurance industry is quickly adopting AI technologies to improve the speed and accuracy of routine functions, analyze data and assess risk, malicious actors use the same tech to disrupt business and profit from...
