In late September 2026, global trends in advanced AI have reached a decisive turning point, assuming improvements in the fundamental reasoning capabilities of models, toward the safe social implementation of autonomous agents and the establishment of unified governance. The concept of establishing the “Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA),” a voluntary safety standards organization by…
(WO) — Oxy and Valaris have received the Center for Offshore Safety’s (COS) 2026 Safety Leadership Awards for digital technologies designed to identify operational risks and improve safety across offshore operations. The awards were presented during the 14th Annual COS Forum in Houston and recognize companies developing safety management and performance practices for the offshore…
A report by Telus Digital exposed significant security vulnerabilities across the generative AI landscape, which included finding every major model could be coaxed into unsafe behaviour under the right conditions. In the company’s second GenAI Safety Model Benchmark, Telus Digital’s testing found some models engaged with harmful requests more than 90% of the time and…
Local AI agents are autonomous systems that run directly on personal devices, offering capabilities like task automation, workflow management and personalized assistance. Unlike cloud-based systems, they operate locally, emphasizing data privacy and customization. In the video below Tina Huang breaks down the essential components that enable these agents to function effectively, such as hosting environments,…
Google’s 2025 Ads Safety Report says Gemini AI improved real-time detection of malicious advertising, helping remove 483.7 million policy-violating ads and suspend 1.7 million advertiser accounts in India. Globally, Google blocked or removed more than 8.3 billion bad ads and suspended 24.9 million advertiser accounts, stopping over 99 per cent before users saw them. Business…
SINGAPORE, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NEC Asia Pacific will participate in Milipol TechX 2026, one of the world’s leading international exhibitions for homeland security and public safety, showcasing advanced public safety and digital identity solutions for governments and enterprises. At the NEC booth, visitors will experience how NEC’s end-to-end capabilities support mission-critical operations across border…
Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels As generative AI rapidly expands into mental health care, Utah has emerged as a national leader in developing a pragmatic, forward-looking regulatory framework that balances innovation with patient safety. In an npj Digital Medicine commentary, researchers and policymakers detail the state’s early regulatory review of mental health AI agents and…
Safety regulator Euro NCAP has updated the 2026 scope of testing regulations with more than 1,200 different test scenarios now existing.
Today, we’re launching new AI tools for support and content enforcement on our apps to make them work better for you. As technology advances, we’re applying AI in more ways so you can get reliable, action-oriented help when you need it, and we can catch more severe violations like scams faster and more accurately, with…
AI-powered toys that “talk” with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a report that warns they are not always developed with children’s psychological safety in mind. The recommendation appears in the initial report from AI in the Early Years: a University of Cambridge project and the first…
