Leo Rodman May 12, 2025
OpenAI will continue to be controlled by nonprofit amid restructuring scrutiny
The updated plan comes amid criticism from former business partner Elon Musk and others that the company was deviating from its original mission.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/openai-restructuring-nonprofit-00327964
AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
New Duke study says workers judge others for AI useâand hide its use, fearing stigma.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-use-damages-professional-reputation-study-suggests
Asking chatbots for short answers can increase hallucinations, study finds | TechCrunch
Turns out, telling an AI chatbot to be concise could make it hallucinate more than it otherwise would have.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/asking-chatbots-for-short-answers-can-increase-hallucinations-study-finds
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics.
apnews.com/article/openai-ceo-sam-altman-congress-senate-testify-ai-20e7bce9f59ee0c2c9914bc3ae53d674
How to build a better AI benchmark
To fix the way we test and measure models, AI is learning tricks from social science.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/08/1116192/how-to-build-a-better-ai-benchmark
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search
Google doesnât think Eddie Cue is right about search.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/google-dismisses-apple-execs-claim-that-search-volume-is-falling
Murder victim 'speaks' beyond the grave in AI generated video at court hearing
The family of a man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back as an AI-generated video to face the man responsible for his death.
abcnews.go.com/US/murder-victim-speaks-grave-ai-generated-video-sentencing/story?id=121638079
From AI avatars to virtual reality crime scenes, courts are grappling with AI in the justice system
Courts across the country have been grappling with how to deal with the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the courtroom.
apnews.com/article/ai-virtual-reality-courtrooms-legal-challenges-arizona-f47bfd50bd22469388082169ee77b7f0
Trump admin to roll back Bidenâs AI chip restrictions
Officials call previous framework âunenforceableâ as May 15 deadline looms.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/trump-admin-to-roll-back-bidens-ai-chip-restrictions
Maybe AI Slop Is Killing the Internet, After All
The assertion that bots are choking off human life online has never seemed more true.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/maybe-ai-slop-is-killing-the-internet-after-all?srnd=homepage-americas
OpenAI and the FDA are reportedly discussing AI for drug evaluations | TechCrunch
OpenAI has reportedly met with officials from the Food and Drug Administration to discuss how AI could speed up drug evaluations.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/openai-and-the-fda-are-reportedly-discussing-ai-for-drug-evaluations
Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Artificial intelligence technology that works well for the worldâs billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.
apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-dei-trump-algorithmic-bias-woke-ai-8302e12dd74df69a1adc6565710f033d
Cue: Apple will add AI search in mobile Safari, challenging Google
âPrior to AI, my feeling around this was none of the others were valid choices.ââŚ
arstechnica.com/apple/2025/05/cue-apple-will-add-ai-search-in-mobile-safari-challenging-google
Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says | TechCrunch
Microsoft employees arenât allowed to use DeepSeek due to data security and propaganda concerns, Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith said in
techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/microsoft-employees-are-banned-from-using-deepseek-app-president-says
Dozens of YouTube Channels Are Showing AI-Generated Cartoon Gore and Fetish Content
A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten, starved, and sexualizedâsparking fears of a new Elsagate wave.
www.wired.com/story/dozens-of-youtube-channels-are-showing-ai-generated-cartoon-gore-and-fetish-content
Google rolls out AI tools to protect Chrome users against scams | TechCrunch
Google announced on Thursday that it's rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome. The tech giant will begin using Gemini Nano,
techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/google-rolls-out-ai-tools-to-protect-chrome-users-against-scams
Tariff carve-outs underscore weak US position in China trade war: âThis is going to get really uglyâ
With its electronics exceptions, the United States has demonstrated that it is more willing to bend than the Chinese.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04/14/trump-china-tariff-carve-outs-weak-position-00008887
Open source project curl is sick of users submitting âAI slopâ vulnerabilities
âOne way you can tell is itâs always such a nice report,â founder tells Ars.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/open-source-project-curl-is-sick-of-users-submitting-ai-slop-vulnerabilities
China's Baidu looks to patent AI system to decipher animal sounds
Ever wished you could understand what your cat is trying to tell you? A Chinese tech company is exploring whether it's possible to translate those mysterious meows into human language using artificial intelligence.
www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/chinas-baidu-looks-patent-ai-system-decipher-animal-sounds-2025-05-08
ChatGPT's deep research tool gets a GitHub connector to answer questions about code | TechCrunch
OpenAI is enhancing its AI-powered 'deep research' feature with the ability to analyze codebases on GitHub. The company's promising it's the first of many deep research connectors to come.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/chatgpts-deep-research-tool-gets-a-github-connector-to-answer-questions-about-code
Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions
While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and raised cheeks -- affect both men and women similarly, according to new research.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250506152209.htm
This patientâs Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI
A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/07/1116139/this-brain-implant-gets-a-boost-from-generative-ai
A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously
Spatial Speech Translation addresses one of automatic translationâs biggest challenges: lots of people speaking at the same time.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/09/1116215/a-new-ai-translation-system-for-headphones-clones-multiple-voices-simultaneously
SoundCloud changes policies to allow AI training on user content | TechCrunch
SoundCloud appears to have quietly changed its terms of use to allow the company to train AI on audio that users upload to its platform.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/soundcloud-changes-policies-to-allow-ai-training-on-user-content
The New Billionaires of the AI Boom
The rush into artificial intelligence has minted fortunes worth a collective $71 billion for 29 founders.
www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-new-ai-billionaires-list/?srnd=homepage-americas
Why the humanoid workforce is running late
Humanoid hype is dividing frenzied investors from skeptical roboticists, with reporters caught in between.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/06/1116108/why-the-humanoid-workforce-is-running-late
This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs
A new multilingual tool aims to make it easier to evaluate AI models for bias in multiple languages.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/30/1115946/this-data-set-helps-researchers-spot-harmful-stereotypes-in-llms
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