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UN Report Warns AI May Widen Global Inequality Gap
The United Nations Development Program published a report emphasizing that AI benefits are mostly accruing to wealthy nations, potentially deepening the divide between rich and poor countries. It urges governments to invest in digital infrastructure, education, and fair regulation to ensure AI helps close gaps in health, farming, and disaster risk management rather than exacerbate inequalities.
Microsoft Unveils KOSMOS: The First Autonomous AI Scientist
Microsoft introduced KOSMOS, an AI system capable of reading 1,500 scientific papers, writing 40,000 lines of code, and completing half a year’s worth of research in just 12 hours. KOSMOS has made novel discoveries in brain science, heart disease, diabetes resistance, and Alzheimer’s research showing AI's potential to revolutionize medicine.
Breakthrough Humanoid Robot with Synthetic Skin Debuts
Xpang showcased a humanoid robot featuring flexible synthetic skin, a biomimetic spine, and 2,250 TOPS computing power. It has 22 degrees of freedom per hand, enabling advanced dexterity and physical interaction, demonstrating convergence of AI with physical embodiment.
Google Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5.1 Reveal Advanced Reasoning AI Models
Google's Gemini 3 Pro and a leaked GPT-5.1 exhibit multi-step reasoning abilities with autonomous execution of up to 300 sequential tool calls, fundamentally transforming AI’s capacity to manage complex tasks independently.
US Launches Genesis Mission to Lead AI-powered Scientific Discovery
President Trump signed an executive order launching the Genesis Mission to position the U.S. as a global leader in AI-driven science. The initiative focuses on integrating federal datasets and supercomputing to accelerate breakthroughs in biotechnology, quantum physics, nuclear power, and semiconductors via AI automation of research workflows.
International AI Standards Summit Aligns Global Organizations
At the International AI Standards Summit, representatives discussed and promoted coordinated development and adoption of AI standards to address ethical, safety, and transparency challenges posed by AI technologies globally.
Europe Launches RAISE Initiative to Advance AI Research for Science
The AI in Science Summit 2025 highlighted Europe's strong commitment with RAISE, a major collaboration pooling talent, data, funding, and computing to accelerate AI research for scientific discovery, positioning Europe as a competitive global AI ecosystem.
Qualcomm Showcases Advances in Efficient AI Models at NeurIPS 2025
Qualcomm AI Research presented low-power generative AI models and advances in neural networks for computer vision at NeurIPS 2025, focusing on efficient, scalable AI systems suitable for next-generation devices.
AlphaFold Milestone Celebrates Five Years of AI-driven Protein Folding Breakthroughs
Since 2020, DeepMind's AlphaFold has transformed biological sciences by accurately predicting protein 3D structures at scale, aiding medical and biological research globally, and remains a benchmark achievement for AI in science.
Concerns Rise Over AI Ethical and Security Risks Globally
Reports caution on AI's potential misuse including privacy violations, surveillance abuses, deepfakes, and automated cyberattacks, urging transparent, fair regulations and safeguards to prevent reinforcing biases and misinformation.