The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will discontinue remote exams from March 2026, citing rising misconduct linked to AI tools. Most candidates will return to in-person test centers.
China’s cyber regulator released draft rules targeting AI services that simulate human personalities and interact emotionally. The proposals aim to address safety, addiction, and ethical concerns.
The world’s largest accounting body will scrap remote exams from March, citing rising cheating risks linked to AI tools. Candidates will be required to sit assessments in person except in limited cases.
U.S. senators Bernie Sanders and Katie Britt raised concerns about AI’s economic and social impact, calling for stronger oversight. Their remarks highlight growing bipartisan scrutiny of AI deployment.
OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to study emerging risks tied to rapidly advancing AI models, including mental health impacts and cybersecurity threats. The move reflects rising concern over how frontier capabilities could be misused as models grow more powerful.
Waymo appears to be testing an in-car AI assistant powered by Google’s Gemini chatbot. The feature is designed to answer questions and manage limited cabin functions during rides.
Italy’s competition authority has ordered Meta to suspend a WhatsApp policy restricting third-party AI chatbots. Regulators say the move may harm competition in the AI chatbot market.
Amazon is adding four new integrations to its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant, enabling users to book hotels, schedule services, and access lifestyle apps. The update extends the assistant’s capabilities across multiple sectors starting in 2026.
Lemon Slice has introduced a diffusion-based model that enables AI agents to interact through real-time video avatars. The startup aims to expand chatbots beyond text into interactive visual experiences.
OpenAI acknowledges prompt injection attacks cannot be fully eliminated and is using automated AI attackers to harden its Atlas agentic browser against threats.
OpenAI is rolling out “Your Year with ChatGPT,” an annual review feature that summarizes how users interacted with the chatbot over the past year. The tool is available to eligible users across several English-speaking markets, including the United States.
Instacart will stop AI-powered pricing experiments on its platform following scrutiny from lawmakers and a Consumer Reports study highlighting price variations for identical items.
Retro introduces Splat, an AI-powered app transforming photos into coloring pages for children, enabling creativity without ads and offering print or digital options.
“The Reunion Journey” is China’s first fully AI-generated animated film, showcasing advanced AI rendering and reducing production time from years to one year.
Meta is developing new image, video, and text AI models under its superintelligence lab, targeting a release in the first half of 2026.