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AI Status

Plain-language updates on the current state of AI.

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Model cards — Google DeepMind

Directory of structured model cards for Google DeepMind systems (Gemini, Gemma, Imagen, Veo, Lyria) giving a consistent, skimmable summary o...
Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence Incident Database

Searchable, open repository of real-world AI harms and near-misses — autonomous-vehicle fatalities, facial-recognition misidentifications, d...

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Farm pest identification through a phone camera

Tiago Monteiro · 2 weeks ago

I will not let my classroom become an AI sandbox

Sarah Okonkwo · 2 weeks ago

AI coding help let me return to work after caregiving

Helena Ostrowski · 2 weeks ago

How to read an AI incident report

Incident reports are becoming standard. Knowing how to read them helps consumers tell a minor bug from a serious failure.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Mar 20, 2026
Generative models and copyright, current state

Courts on both sides of the Atlantic are still working out how copyright applies to training data and generated output.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Mar 15, 2026
What open-source means for frontier models

Open-source labels cover very different kinds of release. The distinctions matter for safety, competition, and trust.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Feb 28, 2026
The Brussels effect on global AI regulation

Europe sets the default for many AI products sold worldwide. Understanding why helps consumers and companies outside the EU.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Feb 25, 2026
How government procurement shapes AI vendors

Public buyers are quietly setting the rules of the AI market through contract language most consumers never read.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Feb 12, 2026
Transparency through model and system cards

Model cards and system cards promise structured disclosure. They help, but they are not a substitute for accountability.

AI Resource Zone Admin · Feb 7, 2026