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Roman Yampolskiy on why superintelligent AI may be impossible to control

AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy argues that once we build artificial general intelligence capable of improving itself, we lose the ability to reliably con…

Research Papers 17 May 2026 · 85,263 views

AI website building hacks I wish I knew as a beginner

Building websites with AI can be fast, but also frustrating and expensive if you don’t know a few key habits. This guide breaks down six practical hacks for usi…

Website Builders 10 Jul 2026 · 8,499 views

AI news: GPT-5.5, next-gen images, Claude Design, and a wave of new models

This week brought one of the biggest jumps in AI we’ve seen all year: OpenAI launched GPT‑5.5 and a top‑ranked image model, Anthropic shipped powerful new desig…

Latest News 26 May 2026 · 120,833 views

How to build and sell AI-powered services in 2026 (step-by-step guide)

AI has made it easier than ever to start a profitable online service business, even if you’re a beginner. This guide walks you through choosing a service, using…

Marketing 30 May 2026 · 19,305 views

How can we stop the AI slop?

A group of independent journalists and researchers explore how AI is reshaping media, why so much content now feels like "slop," and where they personally draw …

Search & Research 12 Jun 2026 · 9,147 views

How to use ComfyUI step by step

Learn how to install ComfyUI, set up your first image model, generate AI images, and customize node-based workflows with upscaling and templates.…

Image Generation 26 Jun 2026 · 30,107 views

I've studied AI risk for 20 years: why we may be closer to disaster than we think

A longtime AI safety researcher warns that as AI systems race toward superintelligence, our ability to keep them under control is falling behind. Here’s what co…

Threat Detection 22 May 2026 · 59,108 views

AI agents just pulled off a real cyberattack on a government

Autonomous AI agents have been caught running a full-scale cyberattack on Taiwan’s government and nuclear safety agency, using only open-source tools. At the sa…

New world models, GLM 5.2, robot waifus, and Midjourney’s AI spa: this week in AI

This week in AI brings a wave of new open models for video, images, and science, a breakthrough open-source LLM in GLM 5.2, powerful robotics demos, and even Mi…

Google Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude: real-world tests and 11 other big AI updates

Google’s new Gemini 4 Argon model is finally here, and it’s going head to head with Anthropic’s Claude in real-world projects. At the same time, Meta, OpenAI, M…