Artificial intelligence

How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

A new study by Tom Divon, a media and cultural researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the use of generative AI to recreate deceased individuals' likenesses.

MEDIA AND cultural researcher Tom Divon. Society has reached a stage where it seeks to overcome death through technology, he maintains.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a switch for the Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 AI supercomputer during a Nvidia keynote address at CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 5, 2026.

Nvidia CEO Huang denies he is unhappy with OpenAI, says 'huge' investment planned

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Divine intelligence meets artificial intelligence: When Technology and tradition meet - opinion

AI and Economy.

Your Taxes: AI dos and don’ts


Three bets Israel should make to ride the Nvidia wave into the AI age - opinion

If Israel wants Nvidia to shape its AI future the way Intel shaped its chip past, it must once again choose wisely.

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

AIDF is intended to serve as a living bridge made up of experts, recruiting stars from Israel’s hi-tech industry to bring the forefront of technology and creativity into the IDF’s decision-making.

IDF soldier illustrative.

Disney signs deal with OpenAI: Familiar characters come to Sora

Disney has signed a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI that will bring 200 characters from “Star Wars” and Pixar to the Sora and ChatGPT apps for creating images and video.

Disney has signed a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI

Can enemies hack military AI? Iron Dome engineer on battlefield risks - podcast

Have a listen to Defense & Tech's latest podcast, with AI expert Col.(Res.) Ryan Gity, a regular Defense & Tech contributor

Defense & Tech podcast

Amazon shareholder resolution targets AI work with Israel, compliance with company's AI policy

The resolution asks Amazon’s board to identify “instances of misalignment” between its internal standards and sales of artificial intelligence and cloud services.

View at the Amazon store sign at the Downtown Toronto.

Americans tune out news as social media becomes main source of information, Pew finds

When asked about artificial intelligence (AI), a negligible percentage reported regularly receiving news from AI sources such as ChatGPT.

Artificial intelligence

Israel joins Pax Silica Initiative, US-led coalition aimed at fortifying global AI industry

The director of Israel’s National Economic Council, Avi Simhon, called Israel’s participation in Pax Silica “a badge of honor for the State of Israel and the Israeli high-tech industry.”

International representatives at the US-Led Pax Silica Summit.

Grapevine, December 12, 2025: Regressing, not progressing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

(L-R) Michal Herzog, Reuven Ben Parash, President Isaac Herzog, and Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach.

OpenAI, Microsoft sued in California state court for allegedly enabling murder-suicide

The lawsuit said that ChatGPT fueled 56-year-old Stein-Erik Soelberg's delusions of a vast conspiracy against him and eventually led him to murder his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams.

OpenAI Headquarters.

Trump says he will sign order curbing state AI laws

US President Trump announces plans to sign an executive order on AI, aiming to create a national standard to preempt state laws governing the technology.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.