UN touts panel for 'human control' of AI as leaders weigh message
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 20, 2026
A new UN panel on artificial intelligence aims to 'make human control a technical reality', the global body's chief said Friday as leaders at a New Delhi summit weighed their message on the future of the divisive technology. ... more
Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetition
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2026
More than a century after Pavlov trained dogs to link a bell with food, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco report that the brain may rely more on the timing of rewards th ... more
OpenAI hires creator of 'OpenClaw' AI agent tool
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 20, 2026
OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute real-world tasks, the US startup's head Sam Altman said on Sunday. ... more