This image shows a portrait of a simulated middle-aged white woman against a black background. The scene is refracted in different ways by a fragmented glass grid. This grid is a visual metaphor for the way that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies can be used to simulate and reflect the human experience in unexpected ways. A distorted neural network diagram is overlaid, familiarising the viewer with the formal architecture of AI systems.

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X logo is displayed on a smart phone, X app formerly known as Twitter with X seen in the background, in this photo illustration. On 05 January 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. 

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, hold hands and poses for photographs with various head of states of participating countries during the AI Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP)

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Elon Musk makes his way into the US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco ahead of a Twitter shareholder trial, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) delivers his opening remarks at the markup on Thursday. (

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An anonymous figure examines handwritten notes overlaid with a blue light projection resembling a virtual reality interface. The projection brings the notes to life, highlighting details such as a reference to the intricate ceiling of King’s College Chapel and a diagram of a man encircled by a series of numbers, blending historical imagery with futuristic technology.

Detail from Puppeteering Virtual Reality by Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund / 

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February 12, 2026, Bavaria, Garching: The predecessor model of the Euro-Q-Exa, Q-Exa, can be seen at the Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Photo by: Malin Wunderlich/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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A digital collage styled like an early twentieth century illustration. The title at the top reads “The AI-Deal.” A man in a suit with the OpenAI logo instead of a face stands on a stage and points to a board that says “ALL YOUR DATA.” In front of him, a seated woman wearing a blindfold holds a glowing smartphone. Small winged figures carry banners reading “Innovation”, “Productivity”, "Efficiency" and “Effortless” presenting commercial narratives about AI that mask the real exchange. Floating eye icons around the scene indicate surveillance.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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A digital collage combining a historical painting of a miner with a large grid of small online images. At the center, a muscular miner works underground with a heavy drill inside a dark tunnel. To the left and along the bottom, hundreds of tiny square images form a dense mosaic, suggesting scraped internet content. A bright beam of light connects the image grid to the miner’s drill. On the right, a block of colorful digital noise contrasts with the detailed painting, reinforcing the link between physical mining and data extraction.

Primitive Accumulation by Daniela Zampieri / 

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New UK Competition and Markets Authority chief Doug Gurr speaking at a parliament committee hearing on Tuesday, February 26. Source: Parliament TV

New UK Competition and Markets Authority chair Doug Gurr speaking at a parliament committee hearing on Tuesday, February 26. Source: 

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23. (

Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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Gas turbines are seen at the xAI facility, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

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"Illustration depicting the spyware maker NSO Group surveilling the world." (Gibrán Aquino)

"Illustration depicting the spyware maker NSO Group surveilling the world." (

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The Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. (Source)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on July 8. (Prime Minister’s Office)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on July 8. (

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Image of Elon Musk next to the Grok and xAI logos.

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A corrections officer walks beside people holding candles, signs, and flowers during a vigil outside the Krome Detention Center in Miami on May 24, 2025, protesting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and mass deportations. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

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