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Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technologyDoctors and the NHS could be sued for medical negligence over mistakes made by artificial intelligence tools used in diagnosing patients and suggesting their treatment, ministers are being warned.Under the law as it stands, medics and the health service can be held liable for patients being harmed or dying even if it was AI that made the errors that resulted in their suffering. Continue reading...

• Malaysian political parties are increasingly integrating AI tools and chatbots into their campaign strategies to move beyond traditional "ceramah" (political speeches). • These digital technologies are being utilized to analyze complex voter behavior patterns and craft targeted narratives to influence the electorate. • This shift signifies a modernization of political engagement in Malaysia, allowing parties to optimize their outreach through data-driven insights.

• Researchers, including Dr. Paul Bollyky of Stanford Medical Center, are struggling to secure funding and infrastructure to develop vaccines and treatments for the hantavirus. • The lack of medical countermeasures was highlighted during a recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, where no preventative tools were available. • Development is hindered by the virus's sporadic nature and the rarity of infections, which makes conducting large-scale clinical trials significantly more difficult than for common germs like the flu.

• Louisiana Tech professor Abdur Rahman has received a $185,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop AI-driven anomaly detection tools. • The research focuses on creating systems that allow operators to identify equipment failures, cyber threats, and system changes in critical infrastructure before they escalate into disasters. • This project is vital for enhancing the resilience of real-world infrastructure by providing early warnings against both technical malfunctions and malicious cyberattacks.

• Eurostat's 2025 data reveals that European businesses are struggling to adopt AI tools due to a lack of technical expertise, data privacy concerns, and legal uncertainty. • Technical expertise is the most cited barrier overall at 10.51%, with particularly high rates of concern in Denmark (15.44%), Germany (14.63%), and Finland (13.99%). • This trend is significant because it persists even though most companies acknowledge the potential value of AI, and it is especially prominent in nations like Denmark and Finland that typically lead in AI adoption.

• Lam Research is integrating AI and sensing capabilities into its semiconductor manufacturing tools to increase productivity and efficiency. • The company is planning to expand its operational footprint within the United States, specifically targeting growth in Arizona and California. • Driven by the surge in AI chip demand, Lam's shares have risen over 75% this year as key customers like Micron Technology and TSMC increase tool orders.

• Google announced a new family of AI advances led by Gemini 3.5, which it said is rolling out first through Gemini 3.5 Flash to billions of users. • The company said Flash is its strongest agentic and coding model yet and that it is now the default model in the Gemini app and Google Search AI mode. • Google also introduced Gemini Omni for video generation from text, images, video, and audio, plus Gemini Spark, a cloud-based agent that can organize notes, emails, and chats.