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AI Chatbots Sway Voters More Effectively Than Traditional Political Ads, New Studies Reveal

Gradium Emerges from Stealth with $70M to Revolutionize Voice AI with Ultra-Low Latency Models

OpenAI trains AI models to confess when they lie, cheat, or hallucinate in new safety experiment

AI models achieve breakthrough accuracy in diagnosing brain tumors from MRI scans

AI Chatbots Sway Voters More Effectively Than Traditional Political Ads, New Studies Reveal

Two landmark studies published in Nature and Science reveal that AI chatbots can shift voter opinions by up to 15 percentage points—far exceeding the impact of conventional political advertising. Researchers tested nearly 80,000 participants across multiple countries and found that chatbots persuade through factual information, but often spread misinformation, particularly when advocating for right-leaning candidates.

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Gradium Emerges from Stealth with $70M to Revolutionize Voice AI with Ultra-Low Latency Models

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium launches with $70 million seed funding to develop audio language models that deliver ultra-realistic voice interactions with dramatically reduced latency. The company aims to make voice the primary interface between humans and machines.

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OpenAI trains AI models to confess when they lie, cheat, or hallucinate in new safety experiment

AI models achieve breakthrough accuracy in diagnosing brain tumors from MRI scans

Trump Launches Genesis Mission: AI-Powered Scientific Research Initiative Aims to Double US Innovation

MIT Study Reveals AI Could Replace 11.7% of US Workforce Worth $1.2 Trillion

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AI models achieve breakthrough accuracy in diagnosing brain tumors from MRI scans

Two groundbreaking studies reveal AI's potential to transform brain tumor diagnosis. York University researchers developed an AI model achieving over 85% accuracy in distinguishing tumor progression from radiation necrosis, while Thomas Jefferson University's automated machine learning system reached 97% accuracy in differentiating pituitary macroadenomas from parasellar meningiomas using preoperative MRI scans.

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04 Dec 2025

AI Chatbots Sway Voters More Effectively Than Traditional Political Ads, New Studies Reveal

Two landmark studies published in Nature and Science reveal that AI chatbots can shift voter opinions by up to 15 percentage points—far exceeding the impact of conventional political advertising. Researchers tested nearly 80,000 participants across multiple countries and found that chatbots persuade through factual information, but often spread misinformation, particularly when advocating for right-leaning candidates.

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03 Dec 2025

OpenAI trains AI models to confess when they lie, cheat, or hallucinate in new safety experiment

OpenAI is testing a novel approach to AI safety by training models to produce 'confessions'—secondary outputs where they admit to misbehavior like hallucination or rule-breaking. The experimental technique rewards models solely for honesty, not performance, and has reduced undetected failures to 4.4% in controlled tests. While promising, researchers caution that confessions don't prevent bad behavior—they only flag it after the fact.

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02 Dec 2025

Gradium Emerges from Stealth with $70M to Revolutionize Voice AI with Ultra-Low Latency Models

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium launches with $70 million seed funding to develop audio language models that deliver ultra-realistic voice interactions with dramatically reduced latency. The company aims to make voice the primary interface between humans and machines.

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01 Dec 2025

NVIDIA Unveils Alpamayo-R1: First Open-Source Reasoning AI Model for Autonomous Driving Research

NVIDIA announced Alpamayo-R1, the world's first open reasoning vision-language-action model for autonomous driving research at NeurIPS 2025. The model combines chain-of-thought reasoning with path planning to help vehicles navigate complex scenarios with human-like judgment, marking a significant step toward Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities.

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LTTS Partners with NVIDIA to Develop AI-Powered Digital Twin Platform for Respiratory Diagnostics

L&T Technology Services collaborates with NVIDIA to create an advanced AI-powered digital twin platform for respiratory diagnostics and lung navigation, utilizing deep learning models to generate 3D representations of lung anatomy for improved clinical precision.

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28 Nov 2025

Sony Unveils Revolutionary 200MP LYTIA 901 Sensor with AI-Powered Processing and 17-Stop Dynamic Range

Sony announces its groundbreaking LYTIA 901 mobile image sensor featuring 200 megapixels, AI-based processing circuits, and innovative Hybrid Frame-HDR technology promising over 16 stops of dynamic range for smartphones.

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27 Nov 2025

AI Research Tool Shows Social Media Algorithms Can Reduce Political Polarization by 3 Years in Days

Stanford-led researchers developed an AI-powered browser extension that reranks X feeds without platform permission, demonstrating that downranking polarizing content reduced partisan animosity equivalent to three years of attitude change in just 10 days. The breakthrough tool enables independent field experiments on how social media algorithms shape political views during the 2024 election.

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Wipro Partners with Indian Institute of Science for Advanced AI and Quantum Research Initiative

IT services giant Wipro has announced a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to advance research in frontier technologies including agentic AI, embodied AI, quantum computing, and quantum-safe solutions. The collaboration aims to accelerate enterprise transformation across multiple sectors.

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26 Nov 2025

Mexico Announces Plans for 'Coatlicue' Supercomputer to Lead Latin America's AI Revolution

Mexico unveils ambitious plans to build Latin America's most powerful supercomputer, named after the Mexica earth goddess, with 314 petaflops capacity to boost the country's AI capabilities and data processing infrastructure.

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UCLA Study Shows AI Scribes Reduce Physician Documentation Time and Burnout in Landmark Clinical Trial

A randomized clinical trial at UCLA Health involving 238 physicians found that AI scribe tools, particularly Nabla, reduced documentation time by nearly 10% and improved physician burnout scores by 7%, though safety concerns remain.

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MIT Study Reveals AI Could Replace 11.7% of US Workforce Worth $1.2 Trillion

A comprehensive MIT study using advanced simulation technology finds that existing AI systems could already replace nearly 12% of the US workforce, affecting jobs far beyond the tech sector in areas like HR, finance, and administration across all 50 states.

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US National Labs Launch Massive AI Supercomputing Initiative to Maintain Global Technological Leadership

The US Department of Energy is deploying nine cutting-edge AI supercomputers across three national laboratories through unprecedented public-private partnerships, marking a strategic shift to accelerate scientific computing capabilities and maintain America's competitive edge in the global AI race.

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Infineon and HTEC Unveil Award-Winning Humanoid Robot Head with 360-Degree Sensory Awareness

Infineon Technologies and HTEC Group have developed an advanced humanoid robotic head featuring 360-degree environmental awareness through integrated radar, depth sensing, and audio recognition technologies. The system won the Partner Innovation Award at OktoberTech Silicon Valley 2025.

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Harmonic AI Secures $120M at $1.45B Valuation to Eliminate AI Hallucinations Through Mathematical Reasoning

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's AI startup Harmonic raises $120 million to develop Mathematical Superintelligence technology that uses formal mathematical reasoning to eliminate AI hallucinations. The company's Aristotle model achieved gold-medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

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