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Graphic design

OpenAI wants you to know how good its new image model is at faking real photos

fromAol

How AI is reshaping brand visibility: What businesses need to know

AI is transforming brand visibility by prioritizing content clarity, verification, and selection over traditional ranking methods.

Silicon Valley

The AI boom is energizing and exhausting tech product managers at once

fromConsequence

Women in technology

Grimes Calls AI "Bigger Than Jesus" and "Most Dangerous Thing That's Ever Going to Happen"

Medicine

Researchers Invented a Fake Disease to Trick AI and the Funniest Possible Thing Happened

A fake disease called bixonimania was created to demonstrate how AI can be misled by false information in scientific literature.

OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT's Image Generation Model

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an advanced image generation model capable of producing multiple images from a single prompt and supporting various languages.

Graphic design

OpenAI wants you to know how good its new image model is at faking real photos

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 features advanced image generation capabilities, including internet crawling and multi-language support.

fromAol

How AI is reshaping brand visibility: What businesses need to know

AI is transforming brand visibility by prioritizing content clarity, verification, and selection over traditional ranking methods.

Silicon Valley

The AI boom is energizing and exhausting tech product managers at once

Product managers experience a paradox of exhaustion and engagement due to the rapid changes brought by AI tools in the tech industry.

fromConsequence

Women in technology

Grimes Calls AI "Bigger Than Jesus" and "Most Dangerous Thing That's Ever Going to Happen"

Medicine

Researchers Invented a Fake Disease to Trick AI and the Funniest Possible Thing Happened

A fake disease called bixonimania was created to demonstrate how AI can be misled by false information in scientific literature.

OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT's Image Generation Model

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an advanced image generation model capable of producing multiple images from a single prompt and supporting various languages.

more#ai

Online learning

fromeLearning Industry

How AI Avatars Are Turning Static Documents Into Interactive Learning Experiences

Transforming traditional documents into interactive learning experiences enhances engagement and retention in training.

#artificial-intelligence

5 hours ago

Mental health

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

fromCassius Life

A.I.-Generated Fake Influencers Are Pushing Pro-Trump Messaging On TikTok

Artificially generated influencers are spreading pro-Trump messages on social media, posing as real users ahead of the midterm elections.

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.

fromDigital Trends

AI is entering the Skynet debate moment in the social media hype circles

AI doom influencers are reshaping public and policymaker perceptions of artificial intelligence, emphasizing potential risks and worst-case scenarios.

Mental health

5 hours ago

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

The distress from AI is more about the erosion of professional identity than labor displacement.

fromCassius Life

A.I.-Generated Fake Influencers Are Pushing Pro-Trump Messaging On TikTok

Artificially generated influencers are spreading pro-Trump messages on social media, posing as real users ahead of the midterm elections.

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.

fromDigital Trends

more#artificial-intelligence

AI is entering the Skynet debate moment in the social media hype circles

AI doom influencers are reshaping public and policymaker perceptions of artificial intelligence, emphasizing potential risks and worst-case scenarios.

Agile

8 hours ago

How to Move Beyond the AI Pilot

Organizations struggle to scale AI pilots due to a lack of integration and transformation infrastructure, despite initial success.

2 hours ago

New AI lab Core Automation 'nerdsniped' researchers from Anthropic, Google DeepMind

Core Automation aims to create the most automated AI lab by optimizing and automating research processes.

#ai-generated-content

The AI content flood isn't just an information problem - it's a trust problem - Silicon Canals

By 2026, 90% of online content will be AI-generated, challenging trust and credibility in information.

Graphic design

"Digital fantasy"; AI hair, makeup put perfection further out of reach

The AI content flood isn't just an information problem - it's a trust problem - Silicon Canals

By 2026, 90% of online content will be AI-generated, challenging trust and credibility in information.

Graphic design

more#ai-generated-content

"Digital fantasy"; AI hair, makeup put perfection further out of reach

AI-generated content creates unrealistic beauty standards and challenges for artists in the beauty industry.

fromVogue

2 hours ago

Will AI Kill the Creator Economy?

AI-generated influencers like Aitana Lopez are reshaping the fashion and beauty industries, blurring the lines between reality and digital creation.

Music production

GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists | TechCrunch

GRAI focuses on empowering artists and enhancing music engagement through AI, prioritizing remixing and social interaction over generating music from scratch.

UX design

The web trained AI to deceive. Now designers have to untrain it.

LLMs replicate UX dark patterns from the web, leading to deceptive design practices in generated content.

London startup

fromwww.bbc.com

7 hours ago

UK gaming icon Peter Molyneux on AI, his final creation and a changing industry

Peter Molyneux reflects on his career and the future of the UK games industry, emphasizing the impact of AI on game development.

DevOps

fromInfoQ

Anthropic Introduces Managed Agents to Simplify AI Agent Deployment

Anthropic's Managed Agents streamline agent-based workflows by handling execution complexities, allowing developers to focus on behavior and tools.

Business intelligence

fromZDNET

Scaling agentic AI demands a strong data foundation - 4 steps to take first

Trusted quality data is essential for scaling agentic AI adoption in organizations.

Science

13 hours ago

Concern Grows That AI Is Damaging Users' Cognitive Abilities

Using ChatGPT for writing tasks may impair cognitive skills and creativity in students.

Psychology

fromApp Developer Magazine

Schmoozebots: study finds flattery will get AI everywhere

Making chatbots appear nicer enhances human interaction more than increasing their intelligence.

Software development

22 hours ago

How AI is causing app litter everywhere

Modern software development prioritizes speed and volume over quality and longevity, leading to a proliferation of unreliable applications.

Online Community Development

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

20 hours ago

The Myriad Complex Ways Young People Use AI

Young people increasingly engage with AI for emotional support and social interaction, revealing a complex relationship with technology.

Independent films

fromwww.theguardian.com

Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI?

The Christophers explores artistry and authorship through a reclusive artist and an art forger hired by his greedy children.

Data science

fromeLearning Industry

Multimodal AI For Instructional Designers: What It Is, How It Works, And Why It Changes Learning Design

Multimodal AI processes and generates multiple data types, enhancing understanding and output accuracy by mimicking human information processing.

Information security

fromArs Technica

Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking

AI-enabled cyber attacks surged 89% in 2025, with attackers acting within 29 minutes of gaining access.

Philosophy

AI and the Meaningless Gap

The comparison between AI and human intelligence may be fundamentally flawed as they occupy different spaces of cognition.

Film

fromKotaku

Bitcoin Thriller Billing Itself As First Quality AI Generated Movie

Hollywood studios are exploring AI in filmmaking, but practical implementation remains challenging and costly.

#openai

Media industry

OpenAI's existential questions | TechCrunch

fromZDNET

Graphic design

I got an early look at ChatGPT Images 2.0, and it's impressive - with one exception

Artificial intelligence

Images in ChatGPT are getting a major update

fromDigiday

Why OpenAI is 'running at lightning speed' to build an ad business

OpenAI is rapidly developing its ad business to compete with established players like Google and Meta.

18 hours ago

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI-Anthropic enterprise rivalry heats up

OpenAI aims to increase enterprise market share against Anthropic by leveraging consulting partners for Codex deployment.

Media industry

OpenAI's existential questions | TechCrunch

OpenAI is acquiring startups to address existential challenges and improve its public image amidst competition and societal debates about AI.

Graphic design

fromZDNET

I got an early look at ChatGPT Images 2.0, and it's impressive - with one exception

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 enhances image generation by integrating text and reasoning for complex visual tasks.

Images in ChatGPT are getting a major update

ChatGPT Images 2.0 offers various aspect ratios and a 'thinking' mode for paid users, enhancing image generation capabilities.

fromDigiday

Why OpenAI is 'running at lightning speed' to build an ad business

OpenAI is rapidly developing its ad business to compete with established players like Google and Meta.

18 hours ago

OpenAI-Anthropic enterprise rivalry heats up

OpenAI aims to increase enterprise market share against Anthropic by leveraging consulting partners for Codex deployment.

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI introduces a new 'Books' mode for structured roleplaying, aiming to enhance user experience while addressing previous controversies.

AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences

Character.AI introduces 'c.ai Books' to create interactive storytelling experiences using classic literature, despite past controversies and a ban on underage users.

Books

fromThe Verge

5 days ago

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI introduces a new 'Books' mode for structured roleplaying, aiming to enhance user experience while addressing previous controversies.

AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences

Character.AI introduces 'c.ai Books' to create interactive storytelling experiences using classic literature, despite past controversies and a ban on underage users.

Teen boys are dating their AI chatbots-and experts warn opting out of real relationships could hurt their careers in the future | Fortune

Gen Alpha prefers AI relationships for control and ease, risking essential social skills needed for real-life interactions and future careers.

6 days ago

The only technology that died more times than VR is AI

Neal Stephenson argues that the metaverse is dead, particularly in light of the failure of Meta's Horizon Worlds, which raises significant concerns about the future of virtual reality.

Wearables

Video games

fromwww.theverge.com

Fortnite developers can make AI characters now just don't try to date them

Epic Games introduces an AI conversations tool for Fortnite, allowing creators to develop unscripted, interactive NPCs for player engagement.

YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection Access to Celebs, Talent Agencies

YouTube's AI likeness detection tool is now available to Hollywood talent agencies and celebrities for privacy protection against deepfakes.

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities | TechCrunch

YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology to protect individuals from unauthorized use of their AI-generated likeness.

YouTube expands access to AI likeness detection tools

YouTube expands likeness detection tools to help users identify and remove deepfakes and impersonations.

fromTheWrap

YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection Access to Celebs, Talent Agencies

YouTube's AI likeness detection tool is now available to Hollywood talent agencies and celebrities for privacy protection against deepfakes.

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities | TechCrunch

YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology to protect individuals from unauthorized use of their AI-generated likeness.

YouTube expands access to AI likeness detection tools

YouTube expands likeness detection tools to help users identify and remove deepfakes and impersonations.

People Are Quietly Using AI Instead of Google and It's Changing Everything

AI assistants are becoming the preferred choice over traditional search engines for answering questions.

fromMiami Herald

13 hours ago

How to use Meta AI for business in 2026: Tips and how-tos

Meta AI automates customer journey tasks, enhancing efficiency and revenue generation for businesses in 2026.

UX design

The deceptive nature of today's AI conversation design and how to fix it

Conversation design for non-human participants may be outdated and inefficient, raising questions about its effectiveness in user interactions.

#linkedin

fromInc

Social media marketing

AI Is Studying Your LinkedIn Profile-And What It Finds May Decide Your Credibility

LinkedIn's new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models

LinkedIn's Crosscheck tool allows users to evaluate various AI models and provide feedback to improve them.

fromInc

AI Is Studying Your LinkedIn Profile-And What It Finds May Decide Your Credibility

Executives must recognize LinkedIn's influence on AI search engines, as it shapes perceptions of their expertise and company reputation.

LinkedIn's new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models

LinkedIn's Crosscheck tool allows users to evaluate various AI models and provide feedback to improve them.

more#linkedin

Music production

fromwww.theguardian.com

Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know I released my new film on there

Grimes has begun releasing music on LinkedIn, reflecting a shift in artist platforms due to challenges on traditional social media.

Philosophy

What AI Can't Calculate About a Human Life

Human life is a singular, unrepeatable event, contrasting with AI's reliance on patterns and probabilities.

Medicine

fromwww.bbc.com

Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

AI chatbots can provide tailored health advice but may also give dangerously incorrect information, impacting users' health decisions.

Writing

fromDefector

1 week ago

Why Would You Ask AI To Tell The Story Of Your Own Life? | Defector

Writing is a challenging profession with many aspiring writers and few opportunities for steady income.

fromThe Independent

Directors defend controversial AI resurrection of Val Kilmer

Coerte Voorhees stated, 'We are 100 per cent confident it's really the right move with this specific film, and we're really, really looking forward to everyone being able to judge it for themselves.'

Film

Media industry

fromObserver

Facing A.I. Slop and Shifting Algorithms, Brands Bet on Streamers to Stay Real

MrBeast exemplifies success in the creator economy, leveraging YouTube and livestreams while expanding into various media ventures.

#enterprise-ai

6 days ago

Software development

Mastering the dull reality of sexy AI

Enterprise AI in Practice: 6 Must-Watch Sessions on Scaling Agentic Systems

Enterprise AI is transitioning from experimentation to execution, presenting challenges in governance, scaling, and measurable business impact.

Artificial intelligence

Making agents dull

Software development

6 days ago

Mastering the dull reality of sexy AI

The gap in enterprise AI lies in building effective systems for retrieval, evaluation, memory, and governance, not just access to models.

Enterprise AI in Practice: 6 Must-Watch Sessions on Scaling Agentic Systems

Enterprise AI is transitioning from experimentation to execution, presenting challenges in governance, scaling, and measurable business impact.

Making agents dull

Enterprise AI will thrive when it becomes governable, portable, observable, and reliable, akin to the stability achieved with Kubernetes.

more#enterprise-ai

fromDigiday

2 hours ago

Marketing strategists search for a solution to AI's all-too predictable outputs

AI tools are causing sameness in creative processes, prompting strategists to seek alternatives for originality and value addition.

fromFast Company

20 hours ago

AI search has a trust problem. Transparency is the fix

Two-thirds of American adults use AI search tools, but only 15% trust the results, highlighting a significant trust gap.

Video games

fromKotaku

10 hours ago

The Most Inescapable Voice In Gaming Wants To Start A Studio

Troy Baker plans to transition from voice acting to game development, aiming to create high-quality stories inspired by industry leaders.

#social-media

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit | TechCrunch

Bond is a new social media platform designed to reduce screen addiction by encouraging real-world experiences through personalized recommendations.

fromwww.npr.org

The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids and adults to screens

Social media companies are liable for harming children through addictive design features similar to those in gambling.

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit | TechCrunch

Bond is a new social media platform designed to reduce screen addiction by encouraging real-world experiences through personalized recommendations.

fromwww.npr.org

The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids and adults to screens

Social media companies are liable for harming children through addictive design features similar to those in gambling.

AI is ruining the way you talk about your work

AI design tools influence how designers communicate their ideas and feedback.

It's not just one thing - it's another thing | TechCrunch

The phrase 'It's not just this - it's that' has dramatically increased in corporate communications, indicating a trend in AI-generated writing.

Video games

5 days ago

Roblox's AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games | TechCrunch

Roblox is enhancing its AI tools to assist developers in planning, building, and testing games more effectively.

Microsoft wants to build the infrastructure behind the AI internet

Microsoft is creating a two-sided marketplace to compensate publishers for content used by AI products, ensuring fair use and collaboration.

#meta

fromArs Technica

Meta will use employee-tracking software to help train AI agents: Report

Meta will track US employees' mouse movements and clicks to improve AI training data.

fromFortune

10 hours ago

Meta will start tracking employees' screens and keystrokes to train AI tools | Fortune

Meta is implementing tracking software on employee computers to gather data for AI training.

fromArs Technica

Meta will use employee-tracking software to help train AI agents: Report

Meta will track US employees' mouse movements and clicks to improve AI training data.

fromFortune

10 hours ago

Meta will start tracking employees' screens and keystrokes to train AI tools | Fortune

Meta is implementing tracking software on employee computers to gather data for AI training.

How Founders Use AI Agents for Marketing in 2026

Jacob Bank scaled his newsletter to 50,000 subscribers using 40 AI agents for $500/month, replacing a traditional marketing team costing $50,000/year.

#anthropic

Anthropic tests reaction to yanking Claude Code from Pro

Anthropic is testing the removal of Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan for a small percentage of users.

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is investing heavily in compute capacity to enhance its Claude models, competing directly with OpenAI's infrastructure advantage.

Anthropic tests reaction to yanking Claude Code from Pro

Anthropic is testing the removal of Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan for a small percentage of users.

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is investing heavily in compute capacity to enhance its Claude models, competing directly with OpenAI's infrastructure advantage.

more#anthropic

Meta will record employees' keystrokes and use it to train its AI models | TechCrunch

Meta is using employee data, including mouse movements and keystrokes, to train its AI models for improved efficiency.

#google

fromTechRepublic

16 hours ago

Google AI Overviews: Analysis Suggests 600 Million Inaccurate Daily Answers

Google's AI Overview feature generates hundreds of millions of incorrect answers daily, with a significant portion of accurate responses being ungrounded.

A new fault line has emerged inside Google: The Claude haves and have-nots

A divide exists within Google between employees allowed to use Anthropic's Claude AI and those restricted to internal tools.

fromTechRepublic

16 hours ago

Google AI Overviews: Analysis Suggests 600 Million Inaccurate Daily Answers

Google's AI Overview feature generates hundreds of millions of incorrect answers daily, with a significant portion of accurate responses being ungrounded.

A new fault line has emerged inside Google: The Claude haves and have-nots

A divide exists within Google between employees allowed to use Anthropic's Claude AI and those restricted to internal tools.

more#google

fromwww.nytimes.com

Video: What Can A.I. Companies Do to Win Public Trust?

A.I. companies must address governance issues to regain public trust amid concerns over disruption without clear plans for the future.

The latest xAI updates highlight major development push

xAI announced product updates, increased API charges, and plans for a coding terminal to enhance revenue and support AI development.

fromTNW | Insider

The question AI providers hope VPs of Engineering never ask

Most engineering leaders focus on AI coding tool usage rather than actual outcomes, leading to significant blind spots in code deployment.

fromFast Company

Workers are using AI to learn on the job, even though 65% worry about accuracy

Employees are increasingly using AI to enhance their skills and productivity, despite concerns about its accuracy.

fromInfoQ

Designing Memory for AI Agents: Inside Linkedin's Cognitive Memory Agent

LinkedIn's Cognitive Memory Agent enables context-aware AI systems that retain knowledge across interactions, enhancing personalization and continuity.

fromIntelligencer

The Industry of the Future Is Run by People Who Hate Each Other

AI leaders emphasize the need for collective responsibility in shaping technology to avoid societal harm.

Mother Reportedly Doesn't Know Her Son Died Because She's Been Talking to an AI Version of Him

AI clones of deceased loved ones are being used to comfort grieving families, raising ethical concerns about deception in eldercare.

AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body

AI is increasingly being used in journalism to generate content, raising concerns about the quality and authenticity of writing.