Google Brings AI Personal Intelligence to Cars with Gemini

Key Takeaways

• <ul><li>Google brings AI Personal Intelligence to cars, integrating Gemini with Calendar for navigation</li><li>Illinois appoints Tamara Roust as first Chief AI Officer, effective July 5</li><li>Duke University launches AI initiative for dementia care to improve patient outcomes</li><li>Tamil Nadu trains teachers in AI tools including Gemini Notebook and Adobe Express under TNSpark scheme</li><li>Infineon releases AI assistant for ModusToolbox coding in Visual Studio Code</li><li>ZTE launches 2026 AI engineering program in Nanjing with 60 engineers from Belt and Road countries</li><li>Experts warn AI could lead to a new Dark Ages amid pro-regulation and pro-free market debate</li><li>OpenAI researcher David Robinson and Elon Musk voice strong views on AI safety risks</li><li>Legal experts criticize AI training that paints abuse survivors as liars, urging lawyers to address real harm</li><li>AI trading agents need privacy protections to prevent strategies being exposed to copy-trading bots</li></ul>

Comfort Elementary teachers learn AI skills in professional development

Teachers at Comfort Elementary School in Jones County took part in an AI training session led by Dr. Fine-Cole of East Carolina University. The session, called “Are Your Teachers Ready for AI?”, explored classroom technology tools. The school plans to share some of these tools with students as teachers prepare for new learning opportunities.

Tamil Nadu trains higher secondary teachers to use AI tools

Tamil Nadu is training teachers of Classes XI and XII in government and aided schools to use AI and ICT tools. The State Council of Educational Research and Training trained about 90 resource persons, who then taught other teachers. Tools include Physics AI tools, Gimkit, Adobe Express, Gemini Notebook and prompt engineering. Under the TNSpark scheme launched in 2024, more than 5,000 schools have received books to help use AI tools in learning.

AI trading agents need privacy to protect their strategies

An article explains that AI trading agents with public wallet addresses expose their every move to copy-trading bots. The author argues that privacy is essential for the machine economy, including stable identities, fresh addresses and selective disclosure. The AmericanFortress design is presented as a possible solution. The 0G partnership has been announced but is not yet fully running, so the idea is a thesis to track rather than a product to use.

AI training that paints survivors as liars harms abuse victims

A legal conference presentation focused on AI-generated evidence and scenarios where women fabricated evidence against men. Attorney Lindsay Lieberman criticized the session for lacking real examples and for distracting from real abuse cases. She describes how unsupported claims that evidence could be AI-made make investigators and courts less likely to take survivors seriously. She calls on lawyers to address the real harm AI is causing women and girls.

Duke launches initiative to use AI tools for dementia care

Duke University is leading an initiative to bring AI tools for dementia care into everyday clinical practice. The project is led by Dr. [Author Name] and brings together experts from different fields. The goal is to create tools that improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The initiative works to close the gap between research and real-world use of AI in medicine.

ZTE launches 2026 AI engineering program in Nanjing

ZTE Corporation launched the 2026 Engineering Capacity Building Program (Artificial Intelligence) in Nanjing, China. Over 60 engineers from Belt and Road partner countries including Brazil, Nigeria, and Pakistan attended the six-day event. The program features technical reports, workshops, and site visits focused on AI technologies and smart manufacturing. It is organized by ZTE under the theme AI Empowers Cooperation, Intelligent Innovation Drives Prosperity.

Infineon releases AI assistant for ModusToolbox coding

Infineon Technologies introduced a new AI assistant for the ModusToolbox development environment. The tool helps engineers write hardware-aware code for PSOC microcontrollers. It is available as a Visual Studio Code extension with code examples, documentation, and tutorials. PSOC microcontrollers are used in industrial automation, medical devices, and consumer electronics.

Experts call for decoloniality to fix AI bias problems

A new analysis highlights the coloniality problem in artificial intelligence. AI models often reflect Western assumptions and ignore knowledge from the Global South. Power to design and deploy AI stays concentrated in a few countries in the Global North and Big Tech corporations. The author argues that decoloniality is essential to building trustworthy AI and fulfilling ethical standards like those in the ACM Code of Ethics.

Google brings AI Personal Intelligence to cars

Google is bringing its Personal Intelligence AI feature to vehicles with Google built in. Users can make natural requests like taking them to a doctor's appointment without entering an address. Gemini can pull details from Calendar and start navigation. Personalized responses only appear when the user's phone is connected, and basic car functions still work without the feature.

AI could lead to a new Dark Ages, experts warn

A new opinion piece warns that artificial intelligence could bring back conditions similar to the Dark Ages. The debate over AI has split into pro-regulation and pro-free market camps. Researchers like David Robinson from OpenAI and figures like Elon Musk have voiced strong views on AI safety and its risks. The author says the future of humanity depends on learning from history and avoiding past mistakes.

Illinois names Tamara Roust as new Chief AI Officer

Illinois has appointed Tamara Roust as its first Chief AI Officer. She started on July 5 after Kader Sakkaria's final day on July 2. Roust previously served as the state's chief data officer during the COVID-19 pandemic. She brings over 25 years of experience in AI, data, and cybersecurity from government and the private sector. Her past roles include senior policy adviser for AI at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and chief data officer at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She also founded FAIT Consulting in May 2025 and holds a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University plus a machine learning certification from Stanford University.

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• Comfort Elementary teachers attend AI professional development
• Tamil Nadu introduces AI training for higher secondary teachers in govt, aided schools
• An AI trading agent with a public wallet address is a poker
• When AI training casts survivors as fabricators, survivors pay the price
• Duke initiative aims to bring dementia AI tools into clinical practice
• ZTE and Partners Launch 2026 Engineering Capacity Building Program (Artificial Intelligence) to Foster Global Innovation
• Infineon’s ModusToolbox AI Assistant accelerates hardware-aware coding for PSOC microcontrollers
• The ‘Coloniality Problem’ in AI and the Call for ‘Decoloniality’
• Google’s biggest AI product is coming to your cars: Here’s what it means for users
• AI Could Bring Back the Dark Ages
• Illinois’ New Chief AI Officer Has Federal, State Experience