Leo Rodman August 25, 2025
Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.
“Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money,” says CEO while fundraising at record prices.
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/sam-altman-calls-ai-a-bubble-while-seeking-500b-valuation-for-openai
Meta freezes AI hiring, WSJ reports
Meta Platforms has paused hiring in its artificial intelligence division after bringing on more than 50 researchers and engineers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com/business/meta-freezes-ai-hiring-wsj-reports-2025-08-21/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit
Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.
apnews.com/article/elon-musk-apple-openai-chatgpt-8cc360bd419894ad8c6bfdd79eb5693f
YouTube secretly tested AI video enhancement without notifying creators
Google says this isn’t technically “GenAI,” but it is altering videos without warning.
arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/youtube-secretly-tested-ai-video-enhancement-without-notifying-creators/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Americans fear AI permanently displacing workers, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
At present, there are few signs of mass unemployment.
www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-fear-ai-permanently-displacing-workers-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-08-19/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms | TechCrunch
The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed Leading the Future aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will stifle the industry.
techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/silicon-valley-is-pouring-millions-into-pro-ai-pacs-to-sway-midterms
Should AI flatter us, fix us, or just inform us?
OpenAI is failing to pick a lane, perhaps because CEO Sam Altman thinks it can do all three.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/19/1122021/should-ai-flatter-us-fix-us-or-just-inform-us
Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman
www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/uk-minister-peter-kyle-chatgpt-plus-openai-sam-altman?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models | TechCrunch
Meta's chief AI officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology.
techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/meta-partners-with-midjourney-on-ai-image-and-video-models
Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/google-says-it-dropped-the-energy-cost-of-ai-queries-by-33x-in-one-year
What you may have missed about GPT-5
As “general intelligence” remains out of reach, OpenAI is leaning more on application-specific pitches. Health advice is its most dangerous test case.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/12/1121565/what-you-may-have-missed-about-gpt-5
Microsoft AI chief says it's 'dangerous' to study AI consciousness | TechCrunch
As AI chatbots surge in popularity, Mustafa Suleyman argues that it's dangerous to consider how these systems could be conscious.
techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/microsoft-ai-chief-says-its-dangerous-to-study-ai-consciousness
Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says
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