Latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) News

đź“…December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
AI leads breakthroughs from AI-native airlines and space robotics to scientific discovery platforms and advanced autonomous navigation, reshaping industries globally.
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Riyadh Air and IBM Launch the World's First AI-Native Airline

IBM and Riyadh Air unveiled Riyadh Air, designed from inception as the world's first AI-native airline. This innovative airline uses AI-driven operations for an enhanced guest and employee experience, including personalized AI-powered digital workplaces and mobile crew applications, aiming to serve millions by 2030 and significantly transform aviation industry standardsSource 1.

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Harvard Scientists Utilize AI to Accelerate Rare Disease Diagnosis

Harvard's Debora Marks’ Lab developed PopEVE, an AI model that identifies genetic variants likely to cause severe diseases, highlighting AI's role in speeding diagnosis and personalized medicine breakthroughsSource 2.

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US and International Agencies Issue Guidance on AI Integration in Operational Technology

New guidelines focus on safely embedding AI into critical infrastructure operations, emphasizing risk understanding, data security, and AI governance frameworks to enhance operational technology systems' safety and securitySource 3.

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Microsoft Research Projects AI as Lab Assistant to Accelerate Scientific Discovery

Microsoft envisions AI evolving beyond support to actively generating hypotheses, running experiments, and collaborating with researchers, advancing fields like biology through generative AI models that decode biological data and design new biomoleculesSource 4.

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Genesis Mission to Deploy Integrated AI Platform for Accelerating Federal Scientific Research

The US Genesis Mission plans an AI platform integrating federal scientific datasets to train foundation models, automate workflows, and propel scientific breakthroughs across government-funded research sectorsSource 5.

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AI Advances Autonomous Robot Navigation on the International Space Station

For the first time, AI systems have been used to control a robot, Astrobee, on the ISS, enabling faster, safer, and more efficient navigation in a complex environment, crucial for future autonomous space missionsSource 6.

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Breakthrough AI Model Enhances Prediction of Pedestrian Behavior for Autonomous Vehicles

A new AI system significantly improves pedestrian behavior prediction, addressing challenges like weather and rare events to enhance autonomous vehicle safety and urban traffic managementSource 8.

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DOE Launches AI-Powered Biotechnology Platform to Accelerate High-Throughput Science

The Department of Energy and Ginkgo Bioworks introduced a breakthrough AI-driven biotechnology platform at PNNL, enabling researchers to accelerate scientific experiments and biotechnological innovations through AI-enabled automationSource 9.

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New Research Challenges AI’s Environmental Impact Perception

Recent studies analyzing AI usage across industries suggest that AI's environmental footprint may be less harmful than widely believed, potentially offering pathways toward sustainable economic and technological growthSource 10.

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Robotics Breakthroughs Highlighted at AI Frontiers Conference

Innovations in robotics utilizing GPU simulations and multi-agent systems show superior task performance and ethical fairness, pointing to advanced applications in logistics, disaster response, and home environmentsSource 7.