Can AI make you more creative? Study maps when it helps and when it slows work

Can AI make you more creative? Study maps when it helps and when it slows work

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Art has been around for centuries, but in the age of artificial intelligence, one University of Houston researcher is examining whether generative AI helps or hurts creativity. Jinghui Hou, lead author and assistant professor in the C. T. Bauer College of Business, began researching AI’s impact on creativity when the applications…

Multi-Modal AI Tools: Testing, Comparing, and Selection for Workflow Boost With Use.AI

Multi-Modal AI Tools: Testing, Comparing, and Selection for Workflow Boost With Use.AI

AI has transformed the digital age and people’s lives. It exists in search engines, social media, and workspaces. People use it to generate images, work, and solve problems. However, the market is saturated with options, making it difficult to choose the right model for a given task. Users struggle to test and compare AI models…

European Parliament Adopts Report on Copyright and Generative AI

European Parliament Adopts Report on Copyright and Generative AI

Two years after the European Parliament passed the Artificial Intelligence Act, MEPs this week finally adopted a report on copyright and generative AI. On Tuesday, March 10, Parliament passed its resolution on “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges” with an overwhelming majority of 460 votes to 71, and with 88 abstentions. Related The report…

AI Agent App Design Workflow: Prototypes Replace Figma Handoffs

AI Agent App Design Workflow: Prototypes Replace Figma Handoffs

The evolution of artificial intelligence has significantly altered established practices in application design, challenging the efficiency of traditional workflows. According to AI Labs, methods that rely on static mockups, linear handoffs and fixed API specifications often fall short in meeting the demands of AI-driven systems. For example, actor-based requirements, which focus on user goals and…

It’s an AI boom, not a bubble…, but is that true at Microsoft? – Computerworld

It’s an AI boom, not a bubble…, but is that true at Microsoft? – Computerworld

Where is AI booming? That deep-dive report offers plenty of good news for AI boosters. It found that AI spending in 2025 was $13.8 billion — more than six times the $2.3 billion spent on it in 2023. The report calls that “a clear signal that enterprises are shifting from experimentation to execution, embedding AI…

Zoom Rolls Out New AI Tools for Workplace Automation

Zoom Rolls Out New AI Tools for Workplace Automation

Zoom Communications has expanded its enterprise agentic AI platform with new workflow orchestration capabilities across its collaboration and customer-experience products, including Zoom Workplace, Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center, according to the company on Tuesday. The updates introduce AI agents that can automate tasks and trigger workflows across enterprise systems, allowing meetings, calls and customer…

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection tool to journalists

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection tool to journalists

YouTube is expanding its AI-generated likeness detection tool to include journalists, government officials and political candidates, as the platform responds to growing concerns about deepfakes and impersonation online. Copyright enforcement The feature, first introduced last year to creators in the YouTube Partner Programme, allows individuals to identify and flag AI-generated videos that use their face…