Leo Rodman April 14, 2025
How AI is interacting with our creative human processes
Three books examine what we gain and lose when we let machines create.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/11/1114266/artificial-intelligence-book-reviews-vauhini-vara-david-hajdu-pria-anand
How AI can help supercharge creativity
Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1114256/ai-creativity-art-collaboration-music
AI isn’t ready to replace human coders for debugging, researchers say
Even when given access to tools, AI agents can’t reliably debug software.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/researchers-find-ai-is-pretty-bad-at-debugging-but-theyre-working-on-it
Access to future AI models in OpenAI's API may require a verified ID | TechCrunch
OpenAI may soon require organizations to complete an ID verification process in order to access certain future AI models.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/13/access-to-future-ai-models-in-openais-api-may-require-a-verified-id
AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are taking aim
Designed to be the perfect person—always available, never critical—AI companions are hooking people deeper than social media ever could. They make the attention economy look like a relic.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/08/1114369/ai-companions-are-the-final-stage-of-digital-addiction-and-lawmakers-are-taking-aim
Mira Murati's AI startup is reportedly aiming for a massive $2B seed round | TechCrunch
Thinking Machines Lab, the new AI startup from ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is reportedly attempting to close one of the largest seed rounds in history.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/mira-muratis-ai-startup-is-reportedly-aiming-for-a-massive-2b-seed-round
The xAI–X merger is a good deal — if you’re betting on Musk’s empire | TechCrunch
When Elon Musk announced that his AI startup, xAI, had acquired his social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), in an all-stock deal, it raised
techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/the-xai-x-merger-is-a-good-deal-if-youre-betting-on-musks-empire
After months of user complaints, Anthropic debuts new $200/month AI plan
Two-tiered “Claude Max” expands rate limits and offers traffic priority to subscribers.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/anthropic-launches-200-claude-max-ai-plan-with-20x-higher-usage-limits
Quantum hardware may be a good match for AI
New manuscript describes analyzing image data in a quantum processor.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/companies-take-a-step-toward-running-ai-on-quantum-hardware
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google will eventually combine its Gemini and Veo AI models | TechCrunch
In a podcast appearance, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that Google will eventually combine its Gemini and Veo AI models.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis-says-google-will-eventually-combine-its-gemini-and-veo-ai-models
Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming
Agents could make it easier and cheaper for criminals to hack systems at scale. We need to be ready.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/04/1114228/cyberattacks-by-ai-agents-are-coming
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B | TechCrunch
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup led by OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised an additional $2 billion in
techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-reportedly-valued-at-32b
YouTube rolls out a free AI music-making tool for creators | TechCrunch
YouTube has begun rolling out a free AI music-making tool for creators, according to the platform's official channels.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/youtube-rolls-out-a-free-ai-music-making-tool-for-creators
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