The relationship between AI and influencers is … complicated
AI isn't just bringing slop to social media feeds. It's also leaving a massive imprint on the creator economy.
Business Insider - AI4 min read
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The Pope decries AI-generated art
Pope Leo XIV spoke out against AI-generated art during a meeting with artists and curators in Vatican City on Friday.
Business Insider - AI3 min read
A Clippy marketing moment with Muse: ‘Meta has given AI a cute face’
As AI companies ask users to hand over their inboxes and credit cards, they're betting a friendly mascot can close the trust gap.
Fortune AI5 min read
Don't let the adorable AI agents fool you
Just because they look harmless doesn't mean you should be irresponsible with your data.
Engadget5 min read
Meta Disputes Journalist’s Claim That Muse AI Agent Read Private Messages Without Consent
Meta is pushing back against a report by Inc. columnist Jason Aten, who said the company’s AI agent Muse read his private messages on his Mac without permission.
The AI Insider2 min read
Apple’s Flirtation With Surveillance Tech Could Put Its Reputation to the Test
Will you care if Apple devices see and hear everything, so long as they don’t actually keep the video or audio?
Gizmodo — AI4 min read
Meta’s Muse reportedly passes 3 million weekly users and 5m downloads
More than 3 million people prompt Meta’s Muse at least once a week, according to internal data reviewed by The Information. More than 1 million send the AI agent a prompt every day, Jyoti Mann reported. The weekly figure is part of a wider group.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Nvidia’s Huang questioned Amodei’s AI warnings at White House, WSJ reports
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and other tech leaders questioned Anthropic’s Dario Amodei about his public warnings on AI at Tuesday’s White House lunch. People familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal about the exchange.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Yann LeCun calls Anthropic’s Dario Amodei ‘deluded’, Fortune reports
Yann LeCun does not worry “at all” about AI wiping out humanity, and he has “zero concerns” about the recent run of rogue AI incidents. The Turing Award winner said so in an interview with Emily Forlini for Fortune.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Meta Muse blocked by Amazon: the AI shopping agent fight, explained
Meta Muse, the personal AI agent Meta launched on September 8, can no longer shop on Amazon. Since Sunday night, Muse users who ask it to buy something there get a popup saying "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon's Conditions of Use", according to GeekWire.
Dev.to AI9 min read
Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say
African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety.
Rest of World5 min read
What AI’s biggest CEOs really want from Washington
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump brought many of the most powerful people in AI to the White House, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
Fast Company — Technology8 min read
California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
TechCrunch3 min read
OpenAI’s new agent is a shot at Meta — but can it compete with free?
At OpenAI's annual DevDay conference, the company pulled out all the stops to compete with its rivals - primarily Meta, whose Muse AI agent platform has seen early runaway success.
The Verge - AI7 min read
Meta tells the IRS its AI data centres are experiments, NYT reports
Meta tells the IRS that its AI data centres are an experiment that could fail, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. That lets Meta claim a research tax credit on the AI chips it buys. The credit cut almost $4bn off its tax bill last year.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Zuckerberg drafted Trump’s AI accord, but Microsoft and Amazon didn’t sign
Mark Zuckerberg came up with the AI safety accord that President Donald Trump signed on Tuesday, Semafor and Politico reported. He also circulated the draft. Microsoft and Amazon did not sign it. Satya Nadella and Jeff Bezos both attended the White House lunch where the CEOs agreed it.
The Next Web AI4 min read
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’
Former Meta Chief AI Scientist shares his take on recent rogue AI incidents, effective altruism, and his plans for his new company, AMI Labs.
Fortune AI6 min read
Prominent tech CEOs sign voluntary White House AI safety accord
The chief executives of five tech giants have signed a voluntary artificial intelligence safety accord backed by the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump posted the document on Truth Social late Tuesday.
SiliconANGLE3 min read
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