OpenAI launches ChatGPT Prism
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Prism, a free AI workspace based on the latest GPT-5.2 model, designed to simplify scientific research and collaboration. Prism centralizes important tasks on a single cloud-based platform.
Switzerland grapples with AI copyright
In Switzerland, there is ongoing debate about how the use of copyright-protected content by AI should be regulated. The specific cause for concern is journalists, artists and publishers accusing AI companies of data theft.
Trump’s attacks on science jeopardise ‘Genesis’
In 2025, President Trump launched the ambitious Genesis mission. This is an AI-supported project that aims to accelerate scientific breakthroughs using federal data and supercomputers, often described as a modern ‘moonshot’.
AI co-pilot makes bionic hands easier to control
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed an AI co-pilot for bionic hands to make them more intuitive and easier to use. Conventional prostheses are often abandoned because controlling the individual joints and grips requires a high level of concentration.
Minister wants AI institute to focus on security
UK Technology Minister Peter Kyle has called for a major reform of the Alan Turing Institute (ATI). He wants the institute to place a stronger emphasis on defence, national security, and control over the UK’s own AI technologies — what he refers to as „sovereign capabilities.“