This Week’s News

  1. A new report finds that AI is already replacing thousands of jobs per month.
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  2. Apple CEO Tim Cook states that the company will significantly increase its investment in AI during earnings call.
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  3. Guess’s ad in Vogue uses an AI-generated model, sparking calls for a boycott and canceled subscriptions.
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  4. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives unveil a new bill to encourage the use of AI in financial institutions.
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  5. Anthropic revokes OpenAI’s ability to use Claude.
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  6. Forcing LLMs to be evil may paradoxically make them nicer instead.
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  7. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is frightened at the implications of releasing GPT-5, comparing it to the Manhattan Project.
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  8. Tech companies are preparing for the EU’s enforcement of their AI act.
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  9. YouTube has rolled out an AI-powered age estimation tool to protect teens from harmful content.
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  10. A new tool from Google, AlphaEarth helps map out our planet in extremely high detail.
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  11. Amazon inks a deal with the New York Times to train their models on the paper’s content.
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  12. OpenAI has launched a new ‘Study Mode’ in ChatGPT that aims to help students achieve critical thinking skills.
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  13. Restaurant chain Chipotle is using AI to find new employees 75 percent faster.
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  14. OpenAI is planning to open one of Europe’s largest data centers in Norway.
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