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The AI news for February 5th, 2025

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

OpenAI expands ChatGPT WhatsApp support with new features
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-erweitert-chatgpt-whatsapp-unterstuetzung-mit-neuen-funktionen/

Google Deepmind arms itself with new safety rules against cunning AGIs
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-deepmind-ruestet-sich-mit-neuen-sicherheitsregeln-gegen-listige-agis/

Recycling: Fraunhofer aims to revolutionize e-waste dismantling with robots
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Recycling-Fraunhofer-will-Elektroschrottdemontage-mit-Robotern-revolutionieren-10269340.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

California bill would make AI companies remind kids that chatbots aren’t people
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/605728/california-chatbot-bill-child-safety

The AI news for February 4th, 2025

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

OpenAI’s new trademark application hints at humanoid robots, smart jewelry, and more
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/openais-new-trademark-application-hints-at-humanoid-robots-smart-jewelry-and-more/

Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/meta-says-it-may-stop-development-of-ai-systems-it-deems-too-risky/

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/605555/softbank-masayoshi-son-agi-cristal-intelligence-openai

Cloudflare is making it easier to track authentic images online
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/604989/cloudflare-adobe-content-credentials-authenticty-feature

The AI news for February 3rd, 2025

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

Microsoft expands AI features of Windows 11 to more apps like Paint
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-erweitert-KI-Funktionen-von-Windows-11-auf-weitere-Apps-wie-Paint-10267177.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ChatGPT-Operator surfs the web independently, but still makes too many mistakes
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-operator-surft-selbststaendig-durchs-netz-macht-aber-noch-zu-viele-fehler/

Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/google-x-spins-out-heritable-agriculture-a-startup-using-ai-to-improve-crop-yield/

ElevenLabs: AI voice startup reaches $3.3 billion valuation
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/elevenlabs-ki-stimmen-startup-erreicht-3,3-mrd-dollar-bewertung

The AI news for Sun Feb 2nd, 2025

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

US Copyright Office: Prompts Alone Are Not Enough for Copyright on AI Content
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-werke-sind-laut-us-urheberrechtsbehoerde-nur-mit-zusaetzlicher-menschlicher-kreativitaet-schuetzbar/

OpenAI CEO Reconsiders Open Source and Admits Diminishing Lead
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-chef-denkt-wieder-ueber-open-source-nach-und-raeumt-schwindenden-vorsprung-ein/

AI Agents Could Birth the First One-Person Unicorn — But at What Societal Cost?
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/01/ai-agents-could-birth-the-first-one-person-unicorn-but-at-what-societal-cost/

Mistral Small 3: Efficient AI Power for Everyone
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/mistral-small-3-effiziente-ki-power-f%C3%BCr-alle/"/g'

The AI news for Sat Feb 01 2025 04:57:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

ChatGPT: 'Timebandit' Vulnerability Turns AI into Willing Malware Assistant
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-Timebandit-Luecke-macht-die-KI-zum-willigen-Malware-Assistenten-10265950.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI used this subreddit to test AI persuasion
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/openai-used-this-subreddit-to-test-ai-persuasion/

MLCommons and Hugging Face team up to release massive speech dataset for AI research
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/mlcommons-and-hugging-face-team-up-to-release-massive-speech-data-set-for-ai-research/

With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2025/with-generative-ai-mit-chemists-quickly-calculate-3d-genomic-structures-0131/"/g'

The AI news for Fri Jan 31 2025 04:57:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

OpenAI releases ChatGPT update with new GPT-4o model
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-veroeffentlicht-chatgpt-update-mit-neuem-gpt-4o-modell/

Google’s ‘Ask for Me’ uses AI to call local businesses for you
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/603501/google-ask-for-me-search-labs

DeepSeek database left user data, chat histories exposed for anyone to see
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/603163/deepseek-breach-ai-security-database-exposed

Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058186/ai-chips-meta-microsoft-google-nvidia/"/g'

The AI news for Thu Jan 30 2025 04:57:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

AI and the future of national security
Source: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/ai-and-the-future-of-national-security/

This Bay Area startup is using AI to help families navigate long-term care planning
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/this-bay-area-startup-is-using-ai-to-help-families-navigate-long-term-care/

From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Source: https://www.theverge.com/23610427/chatbots-chatgpt-new-bing-google-bard-conversational-ai

Die Zukunft der Robotik: Wie Roboter die Welt sehen lernen
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/topbeitraege/die-zukunft-der-robotik-wie-roboter-die-welt-sehen-lernen/"/g'

The AI news for Wed Jan 29 2025 05:36:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

AI Experience in New Exhibition: Wissing Stumbles on Playstation Controller
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mission-Vertrauen-Wissing-eroeffnet-KI-Zentrum-in-Berlin-10259512.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

SoftBank to Invest $500M in Robotics Startup SkildAI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/softbank-to-invest-500m-in-robotics-startup-skildai/

Figure AI Details Plan to Improve Humanoid Robot Safety in the Workplace
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/figure-ai-details-plan-to-improve-humanoid-robot-safety-in-the-workplace/

New Training Approach Could Help AI Agents Perform Better in Uncertain Conditions
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-training-approach-could-help-ai-perform-better-0129/"/g'

The AI news for Tue Jan 28 2025 04:57:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

Questionable 'Research' from Generative AI in Google Scholar
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fragwuerdige-Forschung-aus-generativer-KI-bei-Google-Scholar-10258426.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Reid Hoffman’s Manas AI Raises $24.6M, a Fraction of Other AI Drug Discovery Startups
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/27/reid-hoffmans-manas-ai-raises-24-6m-a-fraction-of-other-ai-drug-discovery-startups/

Quartz Has Been Quietly Publishing AI-Generated News Articles
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/27/quartz-has-been-quietly-publishing-ai-generated-news-articles/

Artificial Intelligence 2025: What Awaits Us
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/ki-was-uns-erwartet-2025/"/g'

The AI news for Mon Jan 27 2025 04:56:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

AI Model Hunyuan3D 2.0 Transforms 2D Images into Textured 3D Objects
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modell-hunyuan3d-2-0-verwandelt-2d-bilder-in-texturierte-3d-objekte/

Deepseek: A Group of 'Unfathomable Geniuses' Makes Silicon Valley Look Old
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-ein-haufen-unergruendlicher-genies-laesst-das-silicon-valley-alt-aussehen/

Why Reid Hoffman Feels Optimistic About Our AI Future
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/26/why-reid-hoffman-feels-optimistic-about-our-ai-future/

Human vs. Machine: AI Takes Over at Goldman Sachs
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/news24/mensch-gegen-maschine-ki-%C3%BCbernimmt-bei-goldman-sachs/"/g'