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AI News Week of May 16, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence in Spectroscopy: A Summary of Spectroscopy Magazine's Coverage, 2024–2026 - Spectroscopy Online

Artificial Intelligence in Spectroscopy: A Summary of Spectroscopy Magazine's Coverage, 2024–2026 Spectroscopy Online

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Artificial Intelligence-Generated Photonics: Map Optical Properties to Subwavelength Structures Directly via a Diffusion Model | Newswise - Newswise

Artificial Intelligence-Generated Photonics: Map Optical Properties to Subwavelength Structures Directly via a Diffusion Model | Newswise Newswise

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Meghan O’Connor Comments in Part B News Article About AI Chatbots in Healthcare - Quarles

Meghan O’Connor Comments in Part B News Article About AI Chatbots in Healthcare Quarles

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AI News: Artificial Intelligence Trends And Top AI Stocks To Watch - Investor's Business Daily

AI News: Artificial Intelligence Trends And Top AI Stocks To Watch Investor's Business Daily

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OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices - The New York Times

OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices The New York Times

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Pope Leo XIV set to release first encyclical focused on artificial intelligence and the church - 10News.com

Pope Leo XIV set to release first encyclical focused on artificial intelligence and the church 10News.com

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FPT Secures Triple Wins at the 2026 Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence - afp.com

FPT Secures Triple Wins at the 2026 Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence afp.com

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Holland’s new NSF-funded resource to boost AI, machine learning research - Nebraska Today

Holland’s new NSF-funded resource to boost AI, machine learning research Nebraska Today

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Banks Discover AI’s Best Trick Is Boring - PYMNTS.com

Banks Discover AI’s Best Trick Is Boring PYMNTS.com

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Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is coming: Here’s what he has said on AI so far - OSV News

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is coming: Here’s what he has said on AI so far OSV News

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OPINION: Extra! Extra! AI just wrote this headline - Springfield News-Sun

OPINION: Extra! Extra! AI just wrote this headline Springfield News-Sun

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Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate artificial intelligence - Capitol News Illinois

Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate artificial intelligence Capitol News Illinois

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World First: Babies Screened for Blindness Using Artificial Intelligence - PR Newswire

World First: Babies Screened for Blindness Using Artificial Intelligence PR Newswire

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AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies - PYMNTS.com

AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies PYMNTS.com

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Silver Harbor Brewing hosts ‘Democracy Brewing’ for community to discuss artificial intelligence wit - WNDU

Silver Harbor Brewing hosts ‘Democracy Brewing’ for community to discuss artificial intelligence wit WNDU

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This week in AI research: Fields medalist says GPT-5.5 Pro did PhD-level math in an hour, Anthropic teaches Claude to 'dream' - R&D World

This week in AI research: Fields medalist says GPT-5.5 Pro did PhD-level math in an hour, Anthropic teaches Claude to 'dream' R&D World

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As NYC Public Schools finalizes its AI policy, parents remain fearful of what will be in it - CBS News

As NYC Public Schools finalizes its AI policy, parents remain fearful of what will be in it CBS News

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Artificial Intelligence Threat To Crypto Underestimated, Says This Influential Analyst: Security Becoming - Benzinga

Artificial Intelligence Threat To Crypto Underestimated, Says This Influential Analyst: Security Becoming Benzinga

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Who Benefits from Artificial Intelligence? - Denver Gazette

Who Benefits from Artificial Intelligence? Denver Gazette

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Researchers Worldwide Compete to Shape the Future of AI in Organizations - Stanford HAI

Researchers Worldwide Compete to Shape the Future of AI in Organizations Stanford HAI

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Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area - Gallup News

Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area Gallup News

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AI Accelerates Operational Intelligence, Not Wisdom: The Legal Profession Spent Decades Mistaking One for the Other - New York State Bar Association

AI Accelerates Operational Intelligence, Not Wisdom: The Legal Profession Spent Decades Mistaking One for the Other New York State Bar Association

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News - Luke Air Force Base shaping how the Air Force integrates artificial intelligence - DVIDS

News - Luke Air Force Base shaping how the Air Force integrates artificial intelligence DVIDS

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AI is ready to take over Python programming, but not much else - cio.com

AI is ready to take over Python programming, but not much else cio.com

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Google says hackers used AI to develop a major security flaw - Politico

Google says hackers used AI to develop a major security flaw Politico

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Q&A: All about the new Artificial Intelligence in Business Major - Marquette Today

Q&A: All about the new Artificial Intelligence in Business Major Marquette Today

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Podcast: AI Training Gap Scares the Wrong Workers - PYMNTS.com

Podcast: AI Training Gap Scares the Wrong Workers PYMNTS.com

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Governments can’t agree on what AI actually is - The Washington Post

Governments can’t agree on what AI actually is The Washington Post

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PA targets AI developers for allegedly misleading users - Spotlight PA

PA targets AI developers for allegedly misleading users Spotlight PA

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AI News: Artificial Intelligence Trends And Top AI Stocks To Watch - Investor's Business Daily

AI News: Artificial Intelligence Trends And Top AI Stocks To Watch Investor's Business Daily

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Here’s why AI safety is so difficult - WMNF 88.5 FM

Here’s why AI safety is so difficult WMNF 88.5 FM

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Artificial intelligence is the UAW’s latest life-threatening crisis - Michigan Advance

Artificial intelligence is the UAW’s latest life-threatening crisis Michigan Advance

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Our pledge to the people of Kansas: We don't use artificial intelligence to write stories or columns - Kansas Reflector

Our pledge to the people of Kansas: We don't use artificial intelligence to write stories or columns Kansas Reflector

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What addiction medicine can teach us about depending on AI - statnews.com

What addiction medicine can teach us about depending on AI statnews.com

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Opinion | This Is Why You’re Drowning in Busywork - The New York Times

Opinion | This Is Why You’re Drowning in Busywork The New York Times

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AI labs should pass safety review to get US government contracts, group says - Reuters

AI labs should pass safety review to get US government contracts, group says Reuters

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Editorial: Taxing artificial intelligence would be a big mistake - Daily Republic

Editorial: Taxing artificial intelligence would be a big mistake Daily Republic

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Dispatch from Wyoming: Why I dodge billionaires, smartphones and artificial intelligence - The Spokesman-Review

Dispatch from Wyoming: Why I dodge billionaires, smartphones and artificial intelligence The Spokesman-Review

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Will AI productivity lead to lower interest rates? - qz.com

Will AI productivity lead to lower interest rates? qz.com

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Students are writing off journalism degrees. It's a mistake. | Opinion - USA Today

Students are writing off journalism degrees. It's a mistake. | Opinion USA Today

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AI in the sky: Inside the FAA plan to overhaul air traffic - Politico

AI in the sky: Inside the FAA plan to overhaul air traffic Politico

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AI generated identical resumes for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled 'weak' - Fortune

AI generated identical resumes for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled 'weak' Fortune

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