AI Heats Up: Trillions Spent, Data Exposed, and Deepfakes Under Fire
From NVIDIA’s historic valuation to McDonald’s AI hiring leak and Denmark’s deepfake crackdown, today’s AI world is both booming and boiling.
A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump
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Is Artificial Intelligence biased against Trump? One Republican AG has launched a formal investigation into chatbot responses, opening a new front in the fight for AI "wokeness."
UNESCO Report Warns of AI’s Soaring Energy Use, Offers 90% Reduction Blueprint
Aminu Abdullahi/ TechRepublic
AI may be the future, but it consumes power. A new UNESCO assessment calls for significant adjustments to decrease AI's energy impact by up to 90%.
IBM Power11 targets enterprise AI adoption with zero-downtime architecture
Dashveenjit Kaur/ AI News
IBM just released the Power11, an AI-ready CPU optimized for uninterrupted performance. The idea is to help organizations scale AI without pausing.
Zuckerberg Spends Big: $200M+ to Snag Apple’s AI Lead For Meta’s Superintelligence Team
Liz Ticong/ TechRepublic
Meta's AI ambitions have just become serious. Zuckerberg reportedly spent more than $200 million to attract Apple's finest AI personnel to his new superintelligence lab.
First $4 Trillion Company is NVIDIA – Thanks to AI Boom
Megan Crouse/ TechRepublic
Move over, Big Tech—NVIDIA has reached a market capitalization of $4 trillion, making it the world's most valuable firm. The AI chip explosion is rewriting the scoreboard.
Fast Food, Weak Passwords: McDonald’s AI Hiring Tool Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data
Chris Bernard/ TechRepublic
A data leak involving additional fries. McDonald's AI-powered hiring platform apparently exposed millions of people's personal information due to shockingly insufficient security.
Linda Yaccarino Resigns as CEO of X Amid Grok AI Controversy
Fiona Jackson/ TechRepublic
Another shake-up at X: CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns following criticism of Grok AI's hostile outputs. Leadership upheaval meets chatbot chaos.
Video Game Actors End Contract Dispute Over A.I.
Reggie Ugwu/ New York Times
There is peace in pixel land. After months of negotiations, video game performers and studios achieve an agreement on AI use, paving the path for more equitable digital voice rights.
Meta is trying to win the AI race with money — but not everyone can be bought
Hayden Field/ The Verge
Zuckerberg is writing large payments, but AI researchers aren't all biting. Meta's billion-dollar recruitment campaign is reaching its limitations as principles clash with goals.
Google’s open MedGemma AI models could transform healthcare
Ryan Daws/ AI News
Google's MedGemma models have just gone open-source, promising a significant advancement in AI-powered medical imaging. From faster diagnosis to worldwide access, this might be a game changer.
Gemini AI can now turn photos into videos
Jess Weatherbed/ The Verge
Google's Gemini has just gone visual. The AI can now create short videos from still photographs, blurring the distinction between memory and cinematic magic.
Denmark Aims to Use Copyright Law to Protect People From Deepfakes
Amelia Nierenberg/ New York Times
Deepfakes, beware—Denmark is coming for you. A new proposal would grant citizens copyright over their own faces and voices, reversing the legal precedent on synthetic media.