🤖 AI Tools and Technologies [17-Feb-2026]

 

Artificial Intelligence: Latest Tools & Ecosystems

AI Governance & Strategy

• https://www.livemint.com/technology/decoded-ai-buzzwords-everyone-talks-about-11771141476002.html — Decoded guide for the New Delhi Global AI Impact Summit, detailing the shift from "guardrails" to "operational accountability" in 2026.

• https://iapp.org/resources/article/ai-governance-vendor-report — IAPP’s latest vendor report for 2026 categorizing the ecosystem into Policy & Compliance, Technical Assessment, and Assurance & Auditing.

Media Creation (Video, Audio, Music & Presentation)

• https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/bytedance-unveils-seedance-20-ai-video-model-528592 — ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has reached viral status, supporting 2K resolution and cinematic consistency through multimodal inputs.

• https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo/ — Google Veo 3 and Flow are now the primary choices for high-fidelity, production-ready video synthesis with precise visual control.

• https://curiousrefuge.com/blog/best-ai-music-tools-for-2026 — Suno v4 and Udio are currently ranked as the top tools for professional-grade vocal synthesis and track structure.

• https://gamma.app/blog/ai-presentations-future-of-work-2026/ — Gamma AI has introduced "Nested Cards" for structuring complex technical presentations autonomously.

Chatbots, Agents & Podcasts

• https://github.com/moltbot/moltbot — OpenClaw (Moltbot) recently surpassed 146,000 GitHub stars, solidifying its place as the leading open-source autonomous agent ecosystem.

• https://sparkpod.ai/blog/best-ai-podcast-generators-2026 — NotebookLM Audio Overviews remains the most effective tool for transforming static documents into broadcast-quality audio discussions.

Free Training & Certification

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/microsoft-credentials-ai-challenge — The Microsoft Credentials AI Challenge offers free Applied Skills badges until March 2, 2026.

• https://grow.google/students/ — Google’s "AI Pro" for students remains active, offering 14 free certification courses directly from its research teams.