Leo Rodman May 26, 2025
The real reason why OpenAI spent $6.5 billion on Jony Ive's AI startup
Sam Altman is working with Ive to secure direct user access, showing how distribution is becoming more important than technology in the AI race.
www.businessinsider.com/johnny-ive-openai-chatgpt-distribution-2025-5
New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight
Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/anthropic-calls-new-claude-4-worlds-best-ai-coding-model
Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans | TechCrunch
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims that AI models hallucinate at a lower rate than humans do, but in more surprising ways.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropic-ceo-claims-ai-models-hallucinate-less-than-humans
By putting AI into everything, Google wants to make it invisible
Its annual I/O showcase demonstrates that the frontier is no longer about AI models’ capabilities. It’s about turning them into slick products.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/21/1117251/by-putting-ai-into-everything-google-wants-to-make-it-invisible
JPMorgan Chase wants bosses to 'resist' hiring and use AI
The banking giant's five-year hiring boom is over as it seeks greater efficiency
qz.com/jpmorgan-chase-hiring-ai-jamie-dimon-1851781327
How AI is introducing errors into courtrooms
Hallucinations from AI in court documents are infuriating judges. Experts predict that the problem’s only going to get worse.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116823/how-ai-is-introducing-errors-into-courtrooms
Researchers cause GitLab AI developer assistant to turn safe code malicious
AI assistants can’t be trusted to produce safe code.
arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/researchers-cause-gitlab-ai-developer-assistant-to-turn-safe-code-malicious
Teens should be training to become AI 'ninjas, ' Google DeepMind CEO says
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says teens will be better off if they sharpen their AI skills and become "ninjas" at using the latest tech.
www.businessinsider.com/demis-hassabis-google-deepmind-ceo-advice-teens-ai-training-2025-5
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?
Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/googles-will-smith-double-is-better-at-eating-ai-spaghetti-but-its-crunchy
Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunch
Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline
Gamers Are Making EA, Take-Two And CDPR Scared To Use AI
These companies are starting to realize the very real risks that AI poses, both legally and “reputationally.”
www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/05/24/gamers-are-making-ea-take-two-and-cdpr-scared-to-use-ai
AI’s energy impact is still small—but how we handle it is huge
The rising energy cost of data centers is a vital test case for how we deal with the broader electrification of the economy.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116274/opinion-ai-energy-use-data-centers-electricity
Did Google lie about building a deadly chatbot? Judge finds it plausible.
Grieving mom fights to prove Google secretly profited from controversial chatbot.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/did-google-lie-about-building-a-deadly-chatbot-judge-finds-it-plausible
Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: 'I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do'
Duolingo previously said it would replace its contract workers with AI.
fortune.com/2025/05/24/duolingo-ai-first-employees-ceo-luis-von-ahn
Vercel debuts an AI model optimized for web development | TechCrunch
The team behind Vercel's V0, an AI-powered platform for web creation, has developed an AI model it claims excels at certain website development tasks.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/vercel-debuts-an-ai-model-optimized-for-web-development
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