We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids. Instead, we've seen the rise of artificial intelligence systems that can beat us in chess, analyze huge reams of text, and compose sonnets. This has been one of the great surprises of the modern era: physical tasks that are easy for humans turn out to be very difficult for robots, while algorithms are increasingly able to mimic our intellect.
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David Solomon's talked about AI that can draft IPO documents in minutes. Jamie Dimon is a "tremendous" user of JPMorgan's suite of tools. UBS has used AI to generate avatars of analysts that explain research to clients. Wall Street's C-Suites have been hyping generative AI - touting their tools at conferences, earning calls, and interviews, and talking big about how it will improve productivity, reduce gruntwork, and even keep headcount low.
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Audiences may also be wary: A recent survey of 5,000 people across the US, UK, Europe, and Australia by Baringa, a management consulting firm, found that 53% of US consumers would feel uncomfortable watching content touched by AI. Despite some startups' cautious approach, the usage of AI raises legal and existential questions about what stories get told, who gets to tell them, and how audiences will connect with the next era of entertainment.
There have been lots and lots of technologies introduced to that process over time, but there hasn't been one that is quite as disruptive as generative and now agentic AI because in our view, it really does rewrite and rewire the way in which the fundamental work product, the first draft, is produced,
Everyone from big-name companies like Microsoft and Google to others like Zoom, Slack and Twilio, shifted gears (and business practices) in recent years to make seemingly overnight changes to their wares, plugging in AI and adding agents atop well-laid workflows and legacy business models. Now, those genAI tools are widely used to make their products easier to use, with AI helpers providing new insights by analyzing old data that until now lay siloed and dormant.
Everything that goes into the game is touched by the team a hundred percent. We have generative AI tools to help us, but none of that goes in-game. If content created at least in part by generative AI tools has made its way into past Call of Duty games, that was "by accident," Leslie said. He may be referring to the multiple instances of AI-generated content in Call of Duty that fans have spotted over the years. For what it's worth, Activision has acknowledged that its development teams do in fact use "generative AI tools" as a means to "help develop some in-game assets."
"We live in a world now, where there are AI tools," he . "I think our official statement we said last year, around Black Ops 6, is that everything that goes into the game is touched by the team a hundred percent. We have generative AI tools to help us, but none of that goes in-game."
When it was first released by Adobe in 1993, the PDF was truly transformative technology. The Portable Document Format was a multipurpose container that replicated the appearance and functionality of physical documents. This functionality allowed various organizations to rely on digital documentation that felt familiar to paper versions.
While the lack of federal regulation in the U.S. presents a loose framework for AI, it contrasts with Europe’s stricter data and privacy laws, increasing calls for transparency and safety.
The ad was made with Google's Veo 3 video model in around two to three days, according to director PJ Accetturo, and that extremely reduced creation time and low budget has reignited the debate around AI in advertising; especially given the subsequent polemic quote by Accetturo: '95% of ads will be AI-generated in the next two years.'
"It took me a while to realize it wasn't an actual institution," said Aaron Ament, president of the National Student Legal Defense Network and a lawyer who has investigated for-profit colleges that have defrauded students.
John Roger Morris, born January 30, 1939, graduated from Fordham University and Wagner College. He passed away on Aug. 11, 2025, at age 86, and is survived by his wife, Alice, sons, daughters-in-law, and 8 grandchildren.
Over the last few years, there has been a clear transformation in how CFOs perceive AI technology. Initially exhibiting caution, now they are increasingly viewing it as a primary driver for efficiency and profitability.
