Eric Schmidt: Google’s ex-CEO to join PM at UK investment summit: Starmer moves to ease the gloom and declare Britain open for business. The Times
The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community: When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real? BBC
AI-generated images can teach robots how to act: Gen AI models aren’t just good for creating pictures—they can be fine-tuned to generate useful robot training data, too. Rhiannon Williams
Google’s grip on search slips as TikTok and AI startup mount challenge: WSJ reports as new offerings for advertisers arrive, Google’s share of the US search ad market is projected by one research firm to drop below 50% next year.
Big AI thins out the competition as startups quit the race to build large language models Fortune
Foxconn beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the third quarter on strong demand for artificial intelligence servers.
What the heck is going on At OpenAI? As executives flee with warnings of danger, the company says it will plow ahead. THR
Bloomberg: Khosla says OpenAI’s team is strong, despite departures
It’s time to stop taking Sam Altman at his word: Understand AI for what it is, not what it might become. David Karpf
Grindr aims to build the dating world’s first AI ‘wingman’: WSJ reports the dating app is testing an AI bot for gay and bi men that would scout for long-term relationship prospects, set up dates—and even date other wingmen for you.
Even the ‘godmother of AI’ has no idea what AGI is TC
A glossary for the AI revolution: Every advance in artificial intelligence comes with a confusing plethora of arcane terminology. Here’s a guide to distinguish your AGIs from your GPTs. Bloomberg
I’m a doctor. ChatGPT’s bedside manner is better than mine. Dr. Jonathan Reisman
Pentagon contracts for $96M in Oura smart rings, services: DefenseScoop reports in addition to putting the smart ring on the hands of service members, the contract also provides a suite of data analytics services the Pentagon can use to take action on the biometric information generated by the devices.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
