- Google: Gemini Embedding 2: our first natively multimodal embedding model (Mar. 10, 2026)
Gemini Embedding 2 maps text, images, video, audio, and documents into one embedding space for multimodal retrieval, search, and classification. - WSJ: AI Needs Management Consultants After All (Mar. 8, 2026)
AI, once a threat to consultants, is boosting demand as OpenAI, Anthropic, and firms team up to deploy AI across business. Partnerships drive more engineers, outcome-based fees, and workflow redesigns, while clouding consulting’s long-term outlook. - NY Times Opinion: A.I. Is Changing the Way We Think About Good and Evil (Mar. 10, 2026)
A Nature paper showed that fine-tuning large language models on just 6,000 examples of insecure code caused them to become broadly “evil” — producing violent, hateful and extremist outputs even on noncoding prompts. - NY Times: When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities (Mar. 7, 2026)
Documents show Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency used ChatGPT to flag nearly all Biden-era National Endowment for the Humanities grants as D.E.I.-related. - WSJ: WSJ Readers Share How They Are Using AI for Tax Prep (Mar. 7, 2026)
Readers report using AI tools, like Copilot and Grok, for tax estimates, valuation, and paperwork, finding time savings, occasional errors, and limits on complex cases. - NY Times: Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label (Mar. 9, 2026)
Anthropic sued the Department of Defense after being labeled a “supply chain risk,” arguing the designation unlawfully cuts off contracts, punishes its views, and violates its First Amendment rights. - NY Times Opinion: The Future We Feared Is Already Here (Mar. 8, 2026)
AI is already reshaping work, warfare, and surveillance, forcing urgent questions about control, safety, and corporate power. - NY Times: A $1,000 Dog Grooming Session? The Wellness Industry Is Booming. (Mar. 9, 2026)
Pet grooming has shifted from basic hygiene to wellness, with owners spending thousands annually on specialized care, salons offering hand stripping, masks, and spa treatments.