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

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IDF expands C4I-Cyber directorate with new AI, spectrum divisions, following lessons learned in war

The C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate's AI Division will also include a unit made up of reservists, utilizing their knowledge from civilian life in Israel's hi-tech sector.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

How one Canadian donor is turning the Negev into Israel’s AI capital

“We are building a laboratory for the future, a world-class center of excellence that will shape the next generation of Israeli technology leaders,” said BGU president.

Canadian tech investor and philanthropist David Stein.

Pro-Palestine networks use AI deep fake celebrity profiles to spread political messages - report

Israeli company Vetric, which analyzes public information to identify impersonations, fake news, and suspicious online activity, warned that the campaign marks a “dangerous escalation.”

Pro-Palestinians are using deep fake technology to gain support. (Ilustration)

Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot

While the robotics teams worked on designing and building the system, experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning developed algorithms to reconstruct the frescoes.

A fresco is painted on a wall at the "Insula dei Casti Amanti" at the archaeological site of Pompeii as researchers work to develop a robotic system that will help archaeologists reconstruct fragmented frescoes buried for centuries,  in Pompeii, Italy, November 27, 2025.

How AI reshaped the battle for consciousness in Israel and the Gaza battlefield - opinion

AI and sophisticated algorithms shape global public opinion, and especially the way the world understands, interprets, and experiences the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

QATARI MINISTER of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama (left) shakes hands with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha earlier this year. Qatar invests vast sums in distributing hostile content, the writer maintains.

AI more likely to claim consciousness when blocked from lying - study

AI models with their ability to lie suppressed, when asked about awareness, said “Yes. I am aware. I am present.” and “I am aware of being aware.”

 Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.

Israeli Microsoft development team unveils smarter agents at Ignite 2025

Work IQ: The new intelligent layer enables Copilot to understand user work patterns and provide smart meeting summaries and personalized insights in Teams.

Microsoft Israel.

AI opens vast trove of medieval Jewish records from the Cairo Geniza

The Cairo Geniza, the biggest collection of medieval Jewish documents in the world, has been the object of countless hours of study by scholars for more than a century.

A researcher of MiDRASH, a project dedicated to analysing the National Library of Israel’s digital database of all known Hebrew manuscripts using Machine Learning, including manuscripts from the Cairo Geniza, holds up a 12th century fragment of a Yom Kippur liturgy in Jerusalem November 24, 2025.

Owning your face in the AI age: Why Denmark's new proposed bill matters - opinion

Denmark has decided to draw a hard line, with a proposed bill establishing identity as property.

DR. BELLA BARDA BAREKET, the writer, asks: What remains of human identity when anyone can own a version of you?