All episodes

The AI news for May 6th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Instead of ChatGPT and Photoshop: Generate and Edit AI Images Locally
Source: https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Statt-ChatGPT-und-Photoshop-KI-Bilder-lokal-und-gratis-generieren-10359314.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus

Commentary on AI Regulation: OpenAI Becomes the Gatekeeper
Source: https://www.heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-zu-KI-Regulierung-OpenAI-wird-zum-Torwaechter-10369207.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic Launches New 'AI for Science' Program
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-startet-neues-ki-fuer-die-wissenschaft-programm/

UAE Introduces AI as a Mandatory Subject in All Public Schools
Source: https://the-decoder.de/vae-fuehren-pflichtfach-ki-an-allen-oeffentlichen-schulen-ein/

The AI news for May 5th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Google makes Gemini chatbot accessible to children under 13 via Family Link
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-macht-Gemini-Chatbot-fuer-Kinder-unter-13-zugaenglich-ueber-Family-Link-10370935.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI guidelines: Public sector should only use AI in compliance with fundamental rights
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Leitlinien-Oeffentliche-Hand-soll-KI-nur-grundrechtskonform-nutzen-10370722.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Open AI image model 'F Lite' aims to compete with Midjourney using licensed training data
Source: https://the-decoder.de/offenes-ki-bildmodell-f-lite-will-midjourney-mit-lizenzierten-trainingsdaten-konkurrenz-machen/

Transformer AI shows surprising parallels to human information processing
Source: https://the-decoder.de/transformer-ki-zeigt-ueberraschende-parallelen-zur-menschlichen-informationsverarbeitung/

The AI news for May 4th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

AI Agents, Part 1: Revolution in Digital Product Development
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/KI-Agenten-Teil-1-Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-entwickelt-Software-im-Team-10367251.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

US Judge Rejects Meta's 'Fair Use' Hopes
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-richter-erteilt-metas-fair-use-hoffnungen-eine-harsche-absage/

Google Launches AdSense Ads in Chatbots
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-startet-mit-adsense-werbeanzeigen-in-chatbots/

What OpenAI Wants to Learn from Its Failed ChatGPT Update
Source: https://the-decoder.de/was-openai-aus-seinem-gescheiterten-chatgpt-update-lernen-will/

The AI news for May 3rd, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Perplexity Assistant: Finally a Real Voice Assistant?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Perplexity-Assistant-KI-Suchmaschine-wird-zum-vollwertigen-Sprachassistenten-10370199.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Gemini Enables AI-Powered Image Editing in Chat
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-gemini-ermoeglicht-ki-gestuetzte-bildbearbeitung-im-chat/

AI Influencers Are Winning Brand Deals, Is This the End of Human Influence?
Source: https://dailyai.com/2025/05/ai-influencers-are-winning-brand-deals-is-this-the-end-of-human-influence/

15 Startups Using AI to Protect, Restore and Conserve Nature
Source: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/entrepreneurs/google-for-startups-ai-for-nature-cohort/

The AI news for May 2nd, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Photonics Chip Can Train AI
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Photonik-Chip-kann-KI-trainieren-10369141.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI-Generated Online Shops Deceive Customers with Fake Discounts and Reviews
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Generierte-Onlineshops-KI-taeuscht-Kunden-mit-falschen-Rabatten-und-Rezensionen-10368007.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

FutureHouse Releases AI Tools It Claims Can Accelerate Science
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/futurehouse-releases-ai-tools-it-claims-can-accelerate-science/

Visa and Mastercard Just Gave AI the Power to Shop and Pay for You
Source: https://dailyai.com/2025/05/visa-and-mastercard-just-gave-ai-the-power-to-shop-and-pay-for-you/

The AI news for May 1st, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Gitex Europe: AI Luminaries, Start-ups, and 'Exciting Night Culture' in Berlin
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gitex-Europe-KI-Koryphaeen-Start-ups-und-spannende-Nachtkultur-in-Berlin-10368305.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Alibaba's Qwen3 Shows Strengths in Initial Tests
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/LLM-Qwen3-von-Alibaba-fordert-Llama-4-Co-heraus-10367804.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Duolingo Announces Radical Strategy Shift and 148 New Language Courses
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ai-first-duolingo-kuendigt-radikalen-strategiewechsel-an/

AI Algorithm Predicts Heart Disease Risk from Bone Scans
Source: https://dailyai.com/2025/04/ai-algorithm-predicts-heart-disease-risk-from-bone-scans/

The AI news for April 30th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Meta AI: Standalone App with Social Media Feed
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-AI-Eigenstaendige-App-samt-Social-Media-Feed-10366956.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Alibaba Introduces Qwen3: Open Language Model with Hybrid Reasoning and 119 Languages
Source: https://the-decoder.de/alibaba-bringt-qwen3-offenes-sprachmodell-mit-hybrid-reasoning-und-119-sprachen/

Microsoft CEO Says Up to 30% of the Company’s Code Was Written by AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/microsoft-ceo-says-up-to-30-of-the-companys-code-was-written-by-ai/

UPS Might Be the First to Deploy Real Humanoid Robots And They Could Soon Be Handling Your Packages
Source: https://dailyai.com/2025/04/ups-might-be-the-first-to-deploy-real-humanoid-robots-and-they-could-soon-be-handling-your-packages/

The AI news for April 29th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

ChatGPT is a Sycophant - Because People Can't Handle the Truth
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-ist-ein-schleimer-weil-menschen-die-wahrheit-nicht-vertragen/

Alibaba unveils Qwen3, a family of ‘hybrid’ AI reasoning models
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/alibaba-unveils-qwen-3-a-family-of-hybrid-ai-reasoning-models/

Hugging Face releases a 3D-printed robotic arm starting at $100
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/hugging-face-releases-a-3d-printed-robotic-arm-starting-at-100/

Lightrun grabs $70M using AI to debug code in production
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/lightrun-grabs-70m-using-ai-to-debug-code-in-production/

The AI news for April 28th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Google DeepMind Staff Plans Union Membership Against Military AI
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-deepmind-personal-plant-gewerkschaftsbeitritt-gegen-militaer-ki/

OpenAI's o3 Is Less AGI Than Originally Announced
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openais-o3-ist-weniger-agi-als-urspruenglich-angekuendigt/

Adobe Expands Firefly: AI Platform for Images, Videos, Audio, and Vector Graphics
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-erweitert-firefly-ki-plattform-fuer-bilder-videos-audio-und-vektorgrafiken/

Kimi-VL: Efficient Open-Source Model with Good Image Processing
Source: https://the-decoder.de/kimi-vl-sparsames-open-source-modell-mit-guter-bildverarbeitung/

The AI news for April 27th, 2025

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

China's AI Offensive: Xi Plans Technological Independence from the West
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chinas-ki-offensive-xi-plant-technologische-unabhaengigkeit-vom-westen/

US Media Company Ziff Davis Sues OpenAI for Systematic Copyright Infringement
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-medienkonzern-ziff-davis-verklagt-openai-wegen-systematischer-urheberrechtsverletzung/

Google's DeepMind UK Team Reportedly Seeks to Unionize
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/26/googles-deepmind-uk-team-reportedly-seeks-to-unionize/

Amazon & Nvidia: AI Needs Coal, Gas – and Compromises
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/news24/amazon-nvidia-ki-braucht-kohle-gas-und-kompromisse