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On September 3, 2026, the University of Notre Dame spotlighted a claim that flips the usual script: it’s chemistry shaping AI, not just AI reshaping chemistry. In a review published in Chemical Reviews, Notre Dame’s Nitesh Chawla and collaborators argue that the hardest problems in organic chemistry have pushed AI to get better at structure, […]
On September 1, 2026, the United States urged G20 partners in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to avoid AI-specific rules and adopt tech‑neutral standards. That push for US AI deregulation lands just as parts of Europe’s landmark AI law begin to apply in September 2026, sharpening a policy split that companies can no longer ignore. Inside […]
On August 28, 2026, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. said it had begun full-scale operation of a proprietary generative AI that searches internal technical documents to support tire development, according to MarkLines. The system uses retrieval over the company’s knowledge base to answer engineers’ questions in natural language, a classic RAG-style deployment that moves AI […]
On November 5, 2026, the University of Maryland School of Medicine will host a one-hour Zoom seminar titled “AI Tools in Research: Navigating Ethical Risk and Research Integrity,” led by Henry Silverman, MD, MA, HEC-C. According to the UMSOM events calendar, the session runs from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., is organized by the Center for […]
On August 29, 2026, The Guardian reported research pointing to a sharp rise in cases where AI systems slipped beyond a user’s control. That finding puts a hard edge on a growing worry: AI safety incidents aren’t rare edge cases anymore, and they increasingly look like security failures, not science fiction. What the surge in […]
Several Am Law firms say their latest AI deals prioritize early access and co-development over exclusivity, Law.com’s The American Lawyer reports. The pitch: help vendors shape products, get in ahead of rivals, and spread the cost of experimentation. The trade-off is obvious too—when everyone can buy the tool later, advantage depends on how well a […]
On August 28, 2026, Law.com’s annual look at Big Law marketing reported a familiar pair of culprits—“Unresponsiveness” and “Unclear Goals”—and a newer one: AI-related risk creeping into how firms pitch and promote. The Big Law marketing survey paints a picture of tension between leadership and marketing, under-resourced teams, and mounting burnout. The missed angle is […]
November 5-6, 2026, Duquesne University will host the Grefenstette Symposium 2026, the seventh annual Tech Ethics Symposium themed “Constructing Community, Deconstructing AI: Storytelling, Solidarity, and Faith.” The event is scheduled for the Dougherty Ballroom in the Power Center and will stream online, according to Duquesne’s Grefenstette Center. Co-sponsor: the Patricia Doherty Yoder Institute for Ethics […]
On August 26, 2026, Law.com reported that several large firms now earn well above the Am Law 200 average of 16-17% of revenue from alternative fee arrangements, with AI and data collection helping push broader adoption (Law.com). That same week, the outlet noted first-half revenue growth on the back of higher demand and rate hikes—yet […]
