An arms race over disinformation: using AI to detect AI

An arms race over disinformation: using AI to detect AI

In a world full of deepfakes and fake news, EU-funded researchers are building tools to help journalists tell what’s real and what’s not. By Hannah Docter-Loeb Last winter, as Christmas markets opened across Europe, social media was flooded with alarming videos. Posts claimed that radical Islamists were “invading” Christmas markets.  One clip appeared to show…

Insight 2025/2026 – Will Developing Countries Be Left Behind In The AI Race? Cambodia’s Digital Strategy

Insight 2025/2026 – Will Developing Countries Be Left Behind In The AI Race? Cambodia’s Digital Strategy

About the show: INSIGHT is a one hour long hard current affairs programme that aims to open the minds of viewers to the political, social and economic realities facing today’s societies. Every week, a team of producers will bring forward compelling arguments, impartial analysis and penetrating insights into topical issues of the day. What’s on…

Google’s Nano Banana 2 Supercharges AI Image Speed Race

Google’s Nano Banana 2 Supercharges AI Image Speed Race

Google said the latest version follows user prompts more precisely, reducing missing elements and limiting unwanted visual additions. The company also highlighted: Better lighting and texture rendering Stronger consistency across multiple images Improved handling of complex design instructions The model can maintain the resemblance of up to five characters and the fidelity of 14 objects…

GR Exclusive: Open-Source AI Is India’s Biggest Chance to Lead Global Tech Race, Says OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock

GR Exclusive: Open-Source AI Is India’s Biggest Chance to Lead Global Tech Race, Says OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock

GR Exclusive: Open-Source AI Is India’s Biggest Chance to Lead Global Tech Race, Says OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock News Updated: Monday, February 23, 2026, 23:24 [IST] As India aims to strengthen its position in the global artificial intelligence space, open-source AI models are gaining importance as a way to reduce dependence on costly and tightly…

India’s AI strategy is to skip the global race- The Week

India’s AI strategy is to skip the global race- The Week

India should avoid the global race to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence models and instead focus on using AI to solve practical economic problems, the Economic Survey 2025–26 has argued. At a time when AI adoption is accelerating worldwide, the Survey makes a clear case for a bottom-up, application-led strategy suited to India’s labour market, resource constraints,…

ChatGPT is getting ads — and OpenAI is finally admitting the AI race runs on money

ChatGPT is getting ads — and OpenAI is finally admitting the AI race runs on money

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17 — OpenAI announced yesterday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs. The ads will initially appear in the United States for free and lower-tier subscribers, the company said in a blog…