Fantasy, Fact & Fungal Toothpaste: AI's Most Surreal Week Yet
From romance rewrites to cartoon philosophy and DIY co-founders, the AI world took a strange leap forward.
Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips
Dan Milmo/ The Guardian
Elon Musk signs a major $16.5 billion contract with Samsung to boost Tesla's AI aspirations. These chips have the potential to power the next generation of self-driving cars and robots.
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DigestAI Week 1-When AI Took Some Wild Leaps
Gaurav Shrivastav/ Towards AI
AI made headlines in unexpected ways, ranging from technological advancements to strange situations. Here's a summary of the week in which AI genuinely went rogue—and brilliant.
Spanish teenager investigated on suspicion of creating AI-generated nude videos
Sam Jones/ The Guardian
A troubling AI misuse case has hit Spain, with a kid being investigated for allegedly making false obscene photos. It raises serious problems about technology, consent, and digital ethics.
Indian film company to rerelease romantic drama with AI ‘happy ending’
Hannah Abraham/ The Guardian
Bollywood meets artificial rewrites. A beloved romantic tragedy is getting an AI-created happy ending, stirring discussion about creative integrity versus modern innovation.
From AI facts to fungal toothpaste: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
Edith Pritchett/ The Guardian
Dive into a funny and visually appealing weekly compilation that combines AI facts with strange anomalies like mushroom-based toothpaste. One cartoon, countless crossings.
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I Asked an AI if It Was Conscious. The Answer Broke My Reality.
Kareem Soliman/ Towards AI
An existential conversation with an AI generates more questions than answers. What does the machine's gaze reveal about us?
Built Myself an AI Co-Founder — GenAI, Agentic AI (Multi-Agents using Phi)
Aravind Naidu/ Towards AI
Why recruit if you can code a co-founder? One inventor explains how they used generative AI and multi-agent systems to create a startup dream team from scratch.
The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right | Editorial
The Guardian
Speaking skills are more important than ever. This editorial supports the growing call to make oracy (a child's ability to speak properly and confidently) a national priority.
Build Your Own Mini NotebookLM: Craft AI Podcasts with Python & Your Personal AI Brain
Taha Azizi/ Towards AI
Make your notes into a podcast using Python and AI! This DIY project allows you to construct a tiny version of NotebookLM—your own smart assistant that speaks, thinks, and makes content just like you.
Being Creative With A.I., for Better or Worse
New York Times
Artificial intelligence is changing the rules of creativity—sometimes brilliantly, sometimes chaotically. Here's how artists, designers, and tinkerers are approaching the new frontier.
The Next Frontier: Transforming Enterprise Databases into AI-Powered Knowledge Systems
Kartik Shah/ Towards AI
Databases are receiving an AI upgrade. Discover how businesses are transforming outdated data warehouses into intelligent platforms that think, search, and learn like humans.