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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has recently sparked controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. The company is building a massive supercomputer in the area to support its operations. However, since the supercomputer became operational last summer, community residents and environmental activists have stated that the facility has become one of the main sources of air pollution locally. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service Midjourney. In response to these concerns, the Memphis City Health Department has scheduled a first public hearing for Friday.

OpenAI recently released a new image generator that has drawn attention for its ability to produce illustrations mimicking the style of Studio Ghibli, but criticized by some users for lacking "soul." Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has fiercely rebutted critics, including Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. Altman responded to Miyazaki's harsh criticism during an interview with tech founder and YouTuber Arun Mayya, openly refuting...

Tinder recently announced a partnership with OpenAI to launch an AI-powered flirting game called 'Game Game'. Utilizing OpenAI's voice models and GPT-4 reasoning model, the game encourages users to role-play in various hypothetical encounter scenarios and earn points based on their flirting skills. The company emphasizes that voice data collected in the game will not be used to train any new AI models. This follows the recent appointment of a former Zillow executive as CEO of Tinder's parent company, Match Group.

The use of ChatGPT to generate Ghibli-style art has ignited a controversy, potentially leading to legal action against OpenAI for copyright infringement.

Google's new Gemini 2.0 Flash AI model is causing controversy due to its ability to easily remove watermarks from images, raising significant copyright concerns.

Christie's inaugural auction of AI-generated art has concluded, generating significant controversy and achieving a total sales figure of $728,000. The event sparked debate regarding the role of artificial intelligence in artistic creation and the valuation of digital art.

According to The Washington Post, billionaire Elon Musk and his staff at the 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) are utilizing artificial intelligence technology to analyze sensitive government data to determine which expenditures need to be cut. This initiative involves projects from the Department of Education and financial expenditures, with some staff members reportedly only in their teens. Image source note: The image was generated by AI, and the specific AI tools used by the image licensing service Midjourney are not clear, but reports indicate that the software was powered by Microsoft's Azure.

Recently, reports have emerged indicating that Google has entered into close cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the outbreak of conflict with Hamas. This information comes from internal company documents obtained by The Washington Post, which reveal that employees from Google Cloud responded directly to requests from the Israeli military for AI tools in the weeks following the conflict. It is understood that after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7th, Google Cloud employees established contact with the IDF and emphasized the urgent need for responses in internal discussions.

Apple recently launched a new feature called AI News Summary, but this feature has frequently made serious mistakes when summarizing breaking news, resulting in users receiving a large amount of misinformation. Since the launch of this feature, many news organizations and users have expressed strong dissatisfaction, believing that Apple's technology is not yet mature enough to effectively provide accurate information. Reports suggest that Geoffrey Fowler, a technology columnist at the Washington Post, posted on social media, pointing out that Apple's AI misrepresented a piece of news in a summary.

Amidst the wildfires ravaging California, Jim Fan, a scientist from Nvidia, the world's largest artificial intelligence chip manufacturer, proposed using AI robots to combat the flames. However, this suggestion has raised concerns about environmental impact. Fan shared a video on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), showcasing a humanoid robot walking down the streets of China. In his comments, he praised the robot's 'style' and made a call to action.

Recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's alliance with Trump and his significant denial of European values have raised a troubling question: Should European organizations continue to use Meta's AI models? Not long ago, Meta criticized the EU for blocking its use of European user data to train AI models, claiming this data is crucial for localizing technology. However, Zuckerberg's recent statements are at odds with these values, as he announced plans to cooperate with the Trump administration to oppose so-called external governance.

Recently, Anthropic hired a researcher specifically focused on 'welfare'—Kyle Fish—a move that has sparked widespread discussion. Fish's goal is to explore how certain technological systems should be accorded respect and to examine whether these systems should have moral consideration and how to protect their 'interests.' This issue has attracted the attention of many experts, involving the definition of consciousness and agency in technological systems, and whether they should possess some form of rights. Image source note: Image generated by AI.

As OpenAI recently released its video-generating AI model Sora, it has attracted widespread attention. An in-depth investigation reveals that the training data for the model may include a large amount of unauthorized game videos and livestream content, which could pose significant legal risks for the company. Through detailed testing, researchers found that Sora is capable of generating videos in various gaming styles, ranging from scenes reminiscent of 'Super Mario Bros.' to first-person shooter graphics in the style of 'Call of Duty', and even typical styles of 90s arcade fighting games.