Artificial intelligence
Grapevine, December 12, 2025: Regressing, not progressing
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OpenAI, Microsoft sued in California state court for allegedly enabling murder-suicide
Trump says he will sign order curbing state AI laws
Israeli orgs. face approx. 2,000 cyberattacks per week, Check Point finds
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool
Disney announces a deal that allows Sora and ChatGPT Images to start generating videos using licensed Disney characters.
ADL says bots can be tricked into antisemitism — if you feed them a really elaborate prompt
According to the study, “All four LLMs [large-language models] exhibited measurable anti-Jewish and anti-Israel bias, though the degree and nature of bias varied across models.”
US army cyber chief: 'Public doesn't know full cyber successes against adversaries' - exclusive
America is combining cyber and electronic warfare in the field in revolutionary ways, Pugh says.
AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials
AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied.
Cybersecurity leaders must strengthen defenses, shift to strategic adoption as AI matures - opinion
Rising AI adoption will push leaders to curb Shadow AI, secure SaaS, and prepare for quantum risks.
New York Times sues Perplexity AI for 'illegal' copying of content
The newspaper also said that Perplexity's business model relies on scraping and copying content, including paywalled material, to power its generative AI products.
US senators unveil bill to prevent easing of curbs on Nvidia chip sales to China
"Denying Beijing access to (the best American) AI chips is essential to our national security," Republican Senator Pete Ricketts said in a statement.
From design to data: how buildings are learning to adapt
Chang Liu’s work in spatial intelligence is shaping the next generation of responsive, privacy-safe environments for work, care, and beyond.
Study warns top AI firms fall short of global safety standards
Safety evaluations conducted by an independent panel of experts found that tech companies didn't have a strategy for controlling their AI systems.
IDF expands C4I-Cyber directorate with new AI, spectrum divisions, following lessons learned in war
The C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate's AI Division will also include a unit made up of reservists, utilizing their knowledge from civilian life in Israel's hi-tech sector.
How one Canadian donor is turning the Negev into Israel’s AI capital
“We are building a laboratory for the future, a world-class center of excellence that will shape the next generation of Israeli technology leaders,” said BGU president.
