AI Reading for Friday September 12

OpenAI says they have signed a nonbinding MOU with Microsoft - CNBC

OpenAI's wants to be a 'full stack' company with data centers and a deep platform. What concessions did Microsoft get in the MOU? The world wonders. - Business Insider

OpenAI reportedly faces about $350 billion in projected computing costs and may need new revenue models or pricing to sustain growth. - The Information

Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids - CNBC

The FTC opened a study into seven AI companion chatbot firms, seeking information on youth protections, data practices, monetization, outputs, and risk mitigations. - www.ftc.gov

Elon having a normal one, his Twitter is a bit unhinged right now - Gizmodo

people whine about BlueSky echo chamber, but Xitter sure is super dark right now

Ted Cruz's SANDBOX Act would let an office waive regs (for instance if someone like Justin Sun bought enough Trump crypto) - GovTech

Seeing is no longer believing: A viral backlash over a White House video of President Trump (reporting on Charlie Kirk’s death) focused on a moment where his left pinky appears to merge with his other fingers. Some claimed the clip was AI-manipulated, recalling doctored Princess of Wales photo. - Fast Company

Ray Dalio says AI comes with a big downside: creating a 'bunch of losers' - Business Insider

A.I. Prophet of Doom Eliezer Yudkowsky Wants to Shut It All Down - The New York Times

DeepMind CEO Hassabis Says AI Could Shorten Drug Discovery From Years to Months (but it doesn't seem to have happened) - Bloomberg

A Nature review urged end-to-end transparency for medical AI, from data and development to deployment, with explainability and continuous monitoring integrated into clinical workflows. - Nature

Research found 80% of ransomware now leverages AI for phishing, cracking, and automation, prompting recommendations for layered defenses and autonomous remediation. - TechRadar

How do AI models generate videos? - MIT Technology Review

Brands’ interest in AI influencers is waning amid trust concerns, even as many Gen Z users follow them. - Digiday

What Would An AI Music License Even Look Like? It’s Complicated - Billboard

Culture is hard: Walmart's bet on AI depends on getting employees to use it - The Register

The AI-Native Office Suite – Can AI Do Work For You? - Andreessen Horowitz

Job seekers can use generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) to practice interviews by uploading a resume and job description, using audio chat to role-play realistic interviews and ask the model to coach them, use STAR method etc. - Forbes

Brown professors grapple with AI in the classroom - Brown Daily Herald

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating - AP News

Should colleges ban AI and computers completely from big chunks of campuses? - The Atlantic

Oracle's massive AI power play: A new chapter for Larry Ellison's firm - Quartz

Partying like it's 1999… Is Oracle's stock spike the strongest indicator yet that we're in an AI bubble? - Fast Company

Claude's memory works differently from ChatGPT's - Shlok Khemani

Albania appoints an AI-generated avatar 'minister' - Mashable India

Ant shows off R1 robot - YouTube

The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes - 404 Media

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