Artificial intelligence
Voices from the Arab Press: Iran's October surprise, US-China tensions, and AI
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Will AI replace traditionally Jewish jobs? - opinion
Israel is world's second-most targeted country by cyberattacks, Microsoft finds
China linked hackers pose as former US officials to steal emails from researchers, Proofpoint says
OpenAI agents allegedly hacked government and university websites without prompting - NYT
Researchers said that the AI was prompted to do mundane data collection, but struggled to get the information it needed and instead hacked into websites.
Israeli-led firm developing AI-guided cardiac sonography raises $24 million to expand in US market
"We are entering this next stage as our FDA-cleared portfolio continues to expand to support broader cardiac imaging workflows,” said Davidi Vortman, the company's CEO and co-founder.
OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now
In the OECD's baseline outlook, inflation in G20 economies was seen at 4.1% in 2026, up from 4.0% forecast in June.
AI leaders to brief UN Security Council on artificial intelligence capabilities, safeguards
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue are due to brief the 15-member council during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders.
Forget robots: The real AI threat is already here
Expert warns AI poses real danger to humanity, as OpenAI and Anthropic signal it is time to slow down and set boundaries before it is too late.
Shifting to physical AI, Cognex to acquire Intel spinoff RealSense in $500 million deal
With the acquisition, the company is expected to generate between $80m.and $90 m. in revenue in 2026, representing more than 50% growth over the previous year
AI is making decisions about our lives. Who takes responsibility? - opinion
Warnings from OpenAI and Anthropic reinforce the need for enforceable safeguards, human oversight and a way to challenge decisions that cause harm.
Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible - opinion
AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.
Trump declares artificial intelligence warnings hoax by Democrats, announces new 'AI Force'
In his post, Trump listed the decimation of AI among a variety of concepts he believed to be hoaxes generated by "Radical Left Dumocrats" for the purposes of destroying the United States.
AI, Middle East escalation, Ukraine-Russia war on agenda for upcoming UN General Assembly
Nearly 130 heads of state meet with the post-World War Two order under strain and with the UN itself struggling to remain relevant and weathering attacks from Trump.
