Author: Rachel Browning

Levy, Jodie. “Israel building resilient sovereign AI.” The Washington Times, April 12, 2026 https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/12/israel-building-resilient-sovereign-ai/

Levy writes about how AI often operates under controlled environments and brings up the question of the resilience of AI systems and if they can operate under pressure without becoming compromised, especially during times of conflict. Levy then states that Israel is further ahead in developing infrastructure in which AI can operate as sovereign under conditions without clear restrictions or instructions.

I think this article helps highlight the increased pressure of global development of AI and tightening the security and dependability of it, especially during times of conflict. I do think it’s important to highlight that Levy is involved with Dream, an Israeli AI sovereign company that develops security through AI, so there could be some bias there in implying that Israel is further ahead than other countries (or more ahead than others might be aware of) but I think this article still shows the rising presence of AI and its involvement in security and defense.

Frenkel, Sheera, Mozur, Paul, Santariano, Adam. “Mutually Automated Destruction: The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race.” The New York Times, April 12, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/technology/china-russia-us-ai-weapons.html

This NYT article discusses the escalation of AI being developed for war purposes, opening with a description of a September military parade in China demonstrating models of autonomous drones that could fly beside fighter jets in battle before discussing the U.S.’s countermove of pushing forward its own development of autonomous AI war drones.

I find this article significant because it once again shows the push of AI being developed for conflict purposes. This article also compares the global AI race to the beginning of the nuclear era, which correlates to the recurring times that we discussed the growth of AI to the space race as well as the nuclear race. The article also highlights how there is still much to be understood about AI’s capabilities which adds even more tension to the AI race.

Picchi, Aimee. “Anthropic’s Mythos AI can spot weaknesses in almost every computer on earth. Uh-oh.” CBS News, April 10, 2026. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mythos-anthropic-ai-project-glasswing-hacker-threat/

Picchi discusses Anthropic’s new technology, Mythos, and how the AI was able to detect weaknesses in a majority of computers. Anthropic handed the technology over to a handful of companies (including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia) to help strengthen their systems against cyberattacks. Picchi also discusses the concerns of being able to keep up with hackings, especially AI-based hacks, since the human hackers were difficult enough to battle against and the AI hackers will be much faster and far more capable. The article also addresses that this move from Anthropic could be a potential marketing move to attract customers.

I think this article is important because it once again shows the popular subject of AI security and the concerns surrounding the protective and hacking capabilities of AI. I also find it interesting that Anthropic just “handed over” this new technology over to other big companies.

Jackson, Hallie. “Students take advantage of artificial intelligence while studying for SAT.” nbcnews.com. March 16, 2026. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/students-take-advantage-of-artificial-intelligence-while-studying-for-sat-259428421912

This video discusses how students rely on AI to help them study for the SAT tests. Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban makes an appearance in this video to say, “There are two types of approaches to AI: some people who use it so they don’t have to learn anything, and some people who use it so they have the opportunity to learn everything.” Some students are shown discussing how AI helps them, but the video still acknowledges the potential threat over reliance on AI poses to critical thinking skills. Since the SAT has been moved online, there are some concerns of using AI to cheat during the SATs, but as of now there has been no record of students using AI to cheat during the test.

This video speaks on AI use by students in a generally positive tone, viewing it in a light that it could be beneficial to students, while still acknowledging the potential drawbacks of over reliance on the technology.

Hereth, Natalie. “NVIDIA Launches Nemotron Coalition of Leading Global AI Labs to Advance Open Frontier Models.” nvidianews.nvidia.com. March 16, 2026 https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-launches-nemotron-coalition-of-leading-global-ai-labs-to-advance-open-frontier-models

In this article, Natalie Hereth, media contact for NVIDIA, shares an announcement on behalf of NVIDIA of a global collaboration between open model builders and AI developers in an effort to accelerate advancement of the global AI ecosystem. Some of the collaborative partners include Black Forest Labs, Cursor, LangChain, Mistral AI, Perplexity, Reflection AI, Sarvam, and Thinking Machine Labs.

This article shows the rapid advancement of Open Frontier AI and the growing number of companies collaborating to advance the technology and integrate it into their companies.

Gregory, Andrew. “Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice.” The Guardian, March 16, 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/16/google-scraps-ai-search-feature-that-crowdsourced-amateur-medical-advice

Gregory writes about how Google originally introduced an artificial intelligence search feature called “What People Suggest” which provided crowdsourced health tips from strangers (amateurs) across the globe. However, Google has recently quietly removed said feature in an effort to simplify the search page. A Google spokesperson claimed the decision had nothing to do with the quality or safety of the feature. Gregory also discusses how, in the past, The Guardian had conducted an investigation on the Google feature and found people being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information.

This article gives an important perspective on how, even with the good intentions it can be created with (strangers sharing their health experiences and providing suggestions), AI has the potential to widespread misinformation.

Pardes, Arielle. “12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI’s brutal work culture is a warning for all of us.” The Guardian, February 17, 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/feb/17/ai-startups-work-culture-san-francisco

Pardes writes about the artificial intelligence startups and the work culture surrounding the new businesses and the employees. The general consensus surrounding the employees of these AI startups is that they typically work “12 hours a day, six days a week,” with one worker stating: “I do not have work-life balance.” Pardes also discusses how, with the rise of AI, CEOs of big tech companies (like Zuckerberg and Musk) anticipate potentially replacing their lower-level engineers with AI and that those employees should be more “efficient” to preserve those human places.

I think this article does a good job covering how the increasing development of AI is pushing tech engineers into working more hours, not just to maintain their relevancy in the job, but also to stay on top of the speedy development of AI technology. Pardes writes: “If you take the weekend off, you could miss a major development.” Pardes does impart some anxieties for the audience, but I think it’s important to highlight the speedy progress of AI, how it is pushing technical engineers, and how it might soon push all of us.