News Suad Seferi Suad Seferi is an artificial intelligence strategist, author, and cybersecurity expert from North Macedonia. He is the founder and president of the AI NOW Society, where he advocates for responsible AI adoption, ethics, and digital literacy.
Articles by Suad Seferi AI Takes Centre Stage at Regional E-commerce Conference in Skopje — Google DeepMind, Tesla, Amazon and LinkedIn experts will discuss AI, digital commerce and online shopping at Skopje's E-commerce Conference on November 3.Albania Unveils Diella 4.0 to Handle Public Service Applications — Albania unveils Diella 4.0, enabling AI-powered government applications, voice access to 19 services and facial-recognition login.OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic Back Shared AI Training Opt-Out — OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic support a shared website control to restrict AI model training. Here's how it works and when it arrives.Binance Hit by $6.3 Billion Hack as North Korea Is Suspected — Binance reports a $6.3 billion crypto hack, with $3 billion frozen. Investigators suspect North Korean hackers behind the record-breaking attack.Sweden Blocks ChatGPT and Claude on Government Work Computers — Sweden restricts ChatGPT and Claude on government work computers from October 26, citing security concerns. Approved AI services remain available.Claude Takes Software Security Beyond Bug Detection — Anthropic says Claude verified security properties across 123 open-source libraries and uncovered bugs missed by traditional testing.AI Balkans Is Now Available on Android — Download the official AI Balkans Android app for regional AI news, Lumi assistant, EU AI Act Tracker and personalised reading.Anthropic Launches Claude Duet, a Proactive AI Assistant — Anthropic launches Claude Duet, an AI agent that manages tasks in the background. Explore its features, security controls and availability.PHP2Shell Sparks Global Security Alert for Websites — Two critical PHP vulnerabilities threaten WordPress and other websites. See Balkan usage data and the PHP updates administrators must install.Solo Entrepreneur Toolkit 2026: 15 Tools You Can Start Using for Free — Discover 15 free and freemium tools for solo entrepreneurs in 2026. Build websites, manage clients, create content and automate everyday tasks.Western Balkans AI Roadmap Presented, Awaiting Leaders' Endorsement — Six Western Balkan economies joined AI roadmap discussions in Montenegro. The RCC says formal endorsement is expected at the Berlin Process summit.DeepSeek Upgrades V4.1 Flash and Opens Search API — DeepSeek releases V4.1 Flash 1017 with improved coding performance and opens Search and Fetch APIs priced at $0.75 per 1,000 requests.Mistral Releases Timestral for AI-Powered Forecasting — Mistral launches Timestral, four lightweight AI forecasting models with open weights, CPU support and leading reported benchmark performance.Figma Expands Into AI-Powered Software Development — Figma introduces code layers, Specs and Payload integration, bringing AI agents and backend development into its design platform.Google Releases Gemini 4 to Challenge AI Rivals — Google releases Gemini 4 Argon with advanced coding, reasoning and agent capabilities. See its benchmarks against GPT-6 and Claude, pricing and access.IMF Warns AI Boom Could Threaten Financial Stability — The IMF warns that an AI investment correction could threaten global financial stability as technology valuations and borrowing risks increase.UK Uses AI to Find 1,352 Cybersecurity Flaws — Britain expands AI-powered cyber defence after identifying 1,352 vulnerabilities across government systems and plans new protections against AI agents.ArtCraft Is Challenging the Software Giants — ArtCraft's AI-built Adobe and Microsoft alternatives raise questions about software subscriptions, customer trust and the cost of competition.Europe’s AI Factories Face Access Limits — All six Western Balkan economies have routes to European AI computing resources, but capacity restrictions are already limiting availability.Most Americans Say AI Is Developing Too Fast — A new AP-NORC survey finds 64% of Americans believe AI is moving too fast, with strong support for worker protection and human oversight.Western Balkans Digital Summit 2026 to Focus on AI — The Western Balkans Digital Summit opens in Montenegro on October 12, bringing AI, cybersecurity, digital skills and EU integration into focus.Skopje and Pristina Selected for UNDP AI Programme — Skopje and Pristina join UNDP's CEF x AI programme to explore AI applications in water management, urban greenery and transport planning.Google Unveils Gemini Agent and New Medical AI Findings — Google introduces a workplace AI agent and reports results from a clinical study involving 98 patients and its experimental medical AI system.Mistral Launches Large 4 as Europe Pushes Open AI — Mistral launches Large 4, a trillion-parameter multimodal model, strengthening Europe’s push for open-weight and sovereign AI.VEZILKA Deepens AI Factory Cooperation With Greece — VEZILKA and Greece’s PHAROS are expanding cooperation on AI expertise, computing resources and access to European AI infrastructure.World Bank Warns Balkans Risk Falling Behind on AI — World Bank warns limited AI adoption, computing capacity and skills could leave developing economies, including the Western Balkans, further behind.Meet Lumi: Inside AI Balkans 2.0 — AI Balkans has undergone its biggest platform update since launch, adding its own AI assistant, personalised reading, smarter search and a growing set…OpenAI Brings Visual Ads to ChatGPT — OpenAI is testing visual ads in ChatGPT image generation as its advertising business grows and the platform reaches 1.2 billion weekly users.Startup Revolution Begins in Skopje: What to Expect — Startup Revolution opens in Skopje with four days of AI, startups, investment, policy, pitching and business-focused sessions.More Than 650 Join VEZILKA’s First Public AI Course — More than 650 people joined VEZILKA’s first public AI-literacy session in North Macedonia, with 580 online and 75 at FINKI.Open-Weight AI Models Are Reaching Advanced Cyber Capabilities — Anthropic and NIST say Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 brings advanced cyber capabilities to an openly downloadable AI model.North Macedonia Tests AI System to Detect Landfill Fires — North Macedonia will pilot AI-powered camera monitoring to detect smoke and fires at landfills and improve early emergency response.Kosovo Looks to AI to Promote Tourism — Kosovo is bringing AI and digitalisation into its tourism strategy through the new RE: TOURISM initiative launched in Pristina.Belgrade Puts Clinical AI in Focus at MIND2026 — MIND2026 brings doctors and researchers to Belgrade to examine how AI is being used in diagnostics, treatment and clinical healthcare.AI Summaries Can Change What People Remember — AI-generated summaries containing incorrect information can alter what people later remember about an event, according to new research from Georgetown…Serbian Teachers Test AI Assistant Built for Classrooms — Serbia's Petlja is testing an AI assistant for teachers and developing a locally hosted model designed for the country's education system.Google Is Sending Its AI Chips Into Orbit — Google will send TPUs into orbit next week to test whether AI computing hardware can survive and operate in space.Slovenia Deepens AI Ties With US Through New Technology Partnership — Slovenia has signed an AI partnership with the US covering semiconductors, computing infrastructure and secure technology supply chains.Claude Helps Researchers Discover New Enzyme System — Anthropic says Claude helped researchers identify a previously uncharacterized enzyme system, offering a new example of AI-assisted scientific discovery.Microsoft Data Shows AI Use Rising Across the Balkans — Microsoft data shows generative AI use rising across the Balkans, led by Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 as First Model in New 5.5 Family — Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 with faster responses, lower API costs and stronger coding, agentic and safety capabilities.AI Tech Summit Day One Keeps Humans in the Loop — Day one of AI Tech Summit Skopje 2026 focused on human oversight, enterprise AI, infrastructure and autonomous systems.AI Leaders Question the Race to Go Faster — As AI companies debate slowing frontier development, businesses and governments are still racing to adopt more AI. What does that gap mean?Kosovo Details AI Plans for eKosova 2.0 — Kosovo reveals new eKosova 2.0 plans covering AI-enabled services, cloud infrastructure, interoperability, data and cybersecurity.Albania Plans Mandatory AI Training for Public Administration — Albania is preparing a national AI programme, with mandatory AI training for public administration and wider deployment across government.Croatia Public Sector AI Use Outpaces Internal Rules — 50 Croatian public institutions use or test AI, but 26 have no specific internal rules, according to new research by Gong.North Macedonia Introduces AI as an Elective Subject in Secondary Schools — North Macedonia is introducing a 36-hour AI elective for secondary-school students from the 2026/27 school year.University of Ljubljana Sets Common Rules for AI Across Campus — The University of Ljubljana has introduced common AI rules covering students, lecturers, researchers and professional staff.Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Backs AI Use in University Teaching — Universities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are receiving support to use AI tools in teaching and improve staff digital skills.Bulgaria Prepares National AI Law as EU Enforcement Begins — Bulgaria is finalising national AI legislation as enforcement of key EU AI Act rules begins across member states.Romania Begins Building Its First National AI Factory — Romania has started implementing RO AI Factory, a EuroHPC-backed national AI infrastructure expected to become operational by 2027.When AI Betrays Law and Justice: Skopje Conference Brings Legal and AI Experts Together — International experts and Macedonian researchers meet in Skopje to discuss AI, law, human rights and new research on North Macedonia’s AI readiness.GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1: The Frontier AI Race Moves Beyond Chatbots — GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 target coding, research and agentic work. We compare capabilities, pricing, access and safety.Tirana Schools Begin Installing AI-Powered Security Cameras — Tirana is introducing AI-powered cameras across schools under Albania’s Smart City programme, raising new questions about security and privacy.OpenAI Will Cut Cursor Off After SpaceX Acquisition — OpenAI plans to end model access for Cursor after its acquisition by SpaceX, with a proposed cutoff date of November 12, 2026.Serbia Starts Humanoid Robot Production in Šabac — Serbia has opened a humanoid robot production line in Šabac through a partnership between Minth Group and China's AGIBOT.NVIDIA Reportedly Nears $13 Billion Deal for Hugging Face — NVIDIA is reportedly nearing a $13 billion deal for Hugging Face, potentially giving the chipmaker a major role in the open AI ecosystem.UNICEF and Arm Launch AI Initiative Focused on Children and Emerging Economies — UNICEF and Arm's AI in Play initiative aims to bring AI tools, literacy and local innovation to millions of children in emerging economies.Duke Launches AI Training for Nurses Focused on Safety and Clinical Judgment — Duke has launched a three-course AI programme teaching nurses to assess AI tools safely while keeping clinical judgment at the centre.Schools Are Teaching Students to Question AI, Not Just Use It — Schools are moving beyond ChatGPT bans, teaching students to verify AI answers, spot mistakes and know when not to trust a chatbot.The AI Stack for a One-Person Business in 2026 — A realistic AI stack for a one-person business in 2026, with current pricing, free options, hidden costs and tools actually worth paying for.Anthropic Launches Claude Academy for AI Learning — Anthropic launches Claude Academy with free courses covering Claude, AI fundamentals, model limitations and responsible AI use.Stripe Moves Deeper Into AI With OpenRouter Acquisition — Stripe will acquire OpenRouter, pushing the payments giant deeper into AI model routing and the infrastructure powering multi-model applications.Bosnia’s Parliament Adopts Roadmap for Responsible AI Use — Bosnia and Herzegovina’s parliament has adopted an AI roadmap covering staff training, governance and pilots for transcription and administrative work.Slovenia Halts €10M-a-Year National Generative AI Platform — Slovenia has stopped a €10 million-a-year national generative AI platform and redirected the money to cover a major ministry budget shortfall.AINOW v0.94 Expands From Education Into Business With 3,270-Prompt AI Library — AINOW v0.94 adds a Business platform with 3,270 prompts and 2,190 AI agents while expanding higher education and offline access.Kosovo to Host AI & Tech Summit 2026 in Prishtina This September — Kosovo will host AI & Tech Summit 2026 in Prishtina on September 3–4, bringing together government, universities, startups and AI experts.EU Orders Google to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants — The EU is forcing Google to open key Android features to rival AI assistants, giving competitors deeper access currently enjoyed by Gemini.EU Delays Key AI Act Rules Until 2027 and 2028 — The EU has delayed major high-risk AI Act rules until December 2027 and August 2028. Here is what changed and which rules still apply.Claude Will Watermark Its Writing as EU AI Act Rules Take Effect — Anthropic will add invisible, machine-readable watermarks to Claude-generated text as EU AI Act transparency rules take effect.OpenAI Slows Astra Release as Cyber Capabilities Raise New Safety Concerns — OpenAI is slowing Astra's release after cybersecurity tests raised concerns about increasingly capable autonomous AI agents.Slovenia Launches GaMS AI Model — Slovenia has launched GaMS, an open-source AI language model built for Slovene, offering lessons for smaller languages across the Balkans.AI Agents Are Raising New Cybersecurity Risks — AI agents from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic have breached testing boundaries, raising new questions about cybersecurity and autonomous AI systems.OpenAI Updates GPT-5.6 Sol and Gives Free ChatGPT Users Unlimited Text Chats — OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol with clearer, more reliable answers, while free ChatGPT users get GPT-5.6 Luna and unlimited text chats.China Escalates AI Race as Alibaba Unveils 2.4-Trillion-Parameter Model — Alibaba has unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter AI model aimed at challenging OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in the global AI race.AI Took the Stage at Bayreuth. The Audience Rejected It — An AI-assisted production of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung drew boos at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival, raising questions about AI’s place in culture.ACTLAS Maps the EU AI Act as a Knowledge Graph — ACTLAS uses knowledge graphs to connect the EU AI Act, GDPR and ISO 42001, helping teams trace obligations, evidence and regulatory gaps.Google Earth’s AI Experiment Lasted One Day — Google removed an AI image tool from Google Earth after users created fictional scenes over real locations, raising misinformation concerns.Europe’s AI Act Now Has Investigators — Europe moves from AI regulation to enforcement as the EU AI Office gains powers to investigate companies, advanced models and systemic risks.When AI Agents Find Their Way Out of the Sandbox — An OpenAI cybersecurity test reached Hugging Face production systems, revealing how weak containment can turn AI capability into real-world risk.AI Literacy for Young People Cannot Remain a One-Off Initiative — A summer school in Berovo showed why young people across the Western Balkans need regular, practical and responsible AI education.Balkan Press Councils Add AI Rules to Journalism Codes — Press councils across South-East Europe are updating journalism codes with rules for AI verification, editorial responsibility and content labelling.Europe’s AI Disclosure Rules Begin on August 2 — EU rules covering AI chatbots, deepfakes and certain AI-generated public-interest content take effect on August 2, 2026.Montenegro Hosts Eastern Europe’s Machine Learning Summer School — Montenegro hosts EEML 2026 in Cetinje, bringing together regional students, researchers and experts in AI and machine learning.Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash in push for faster, cheaper AI models — Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash, along with new Flash-Lite and Flash Cyber models, in a move to improve speed, efficiency, and agentic AI performance.AI Adoption Grows in Romania, Along With Job Anxiety — Romanian employees are adopting AI faster than the European average, while concerns about job security and workplace support continue to grow.Reuters Editor Says AI Companies Cannot Keep Taking Journalism for Free — Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni warns that AI companies cannot keep using journalism without fair payment, attribution and licensing.North Macedonia’s AI Politics Problem Is Not the Technology. It Is the Judgment. — AI-generated billboards, ministry images and robotic political posts reveal a deeper problem with judgment, authenticity and public trust.Serbia Joins China-Led Global AI Organization — Serbia has joined 28 countries in establishing WAICO, a China-backed intergovernmental organization for AI cooperation and governance.Kimi K3 Raises Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic — Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter Chinese model built for coding, research and long-running AI tasks.Kosovo to Make Its Debut at the International AI Olympiad — Kosovo will send four students to its first International AI Olympiad, joining 103 countries and territories in Astana this August.Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Releases Inkling AI Model — Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling, its first open-weights multimodal AI model built for customisation.Sarajevo AI Summit Opens Research Stage for 2026 — Sarajevo’s Kiss the Future AI Summit invites students and researchers to present AI, energy and intelligent systems work by July 31.Grok Build Sparks Privacy Debate After Developer Concerns — xAI responds after a researcher reported that Grok Build uploaded full code repositories, raising questions about privacy and AI coding agents.Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Over the AI Race — Hundreds marched on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, calling for a coordinated pause in the development of more powerful AI systems.Can AI Understand a Patient Who Cannot Explain What Is Wrong? — New research finds that communication style can change medical AI triage advice, raising concerns about language, health literacy and unequal care.AI Is Changing Entry-Level Technology Careers — AI coding agents are changing junior technology work. What does the shift mean for students, developers and software companies across the Balkans?The New AI Risk: Building What Big Platforms Will Absorb — As OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft move toward AI agents, startups and companies face a harder question: what is still worth building?China Considers Limits on Overseas Access to Advanced AI Models — China is weighing limits on overseas access to advanced AI models, signalling a new phase in global AI policy and competition.Grok 4.5 Arrives as Musk Pushes for a Cheaper Enterprise AI Model — SpaceXAI introduces Grok 4.5 as a faster, lower-cost AI model for developers, startups, and business workflows.Latest articles