🤖 AI Spending Hits Frenzy Levels
Big tech players are throwing staggering amounts of money into AI infrastructure - data centers, power, semiconductors, the whole lot.
But with shelves of hardware sitting underused, debts climbing, and revenue streams looking shaky, some analysts whisper we might be staring at the first cracks of an “AI bubble.”
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🧬 AI Designs a Virus - Biosecurity on Notice
A research team just used AI to craft synthetic viral genomes (don’t worry, the test strains were harmless to people) that successfully killed antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A breakthrough, sure, but one with a very sharp edge.
Security voices are raising alarms: the U.S. and plenty of other nations simply don’t have the systems in place to spot or stop AI-driven biological creations.
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🗣️ Altman Says 40% of Human Work Could Shift to AI
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, dropped a big number in a recent interview: AI might handle up to 40% of tasks currently done by humans. He stressed it doesn’t necessarily mean wiping out entire jobs - more like reshaping them.
He doubled down on the need for guardrails, urging regulators to keep pace so these systems don’t run off track.
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📣 Execs Tell Workers: Lean Into AI or Fall Behind
At Walmart’s Opportunity Summit, leaders from LinkedIn, OpenAI, and other heavyweights argued that the real threat isn’t automation itself - it’s resisting AI adoption.
Their vision leaned optimistic: machines as skill-boosters, not outright job thieves.
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🎭 Deepfakes Crash Into the Mainstream
Deepfakes are no longer side-show novelties. They’re woven right into politics, journalism, and pop culture - sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling.
Even satirical giants like South Park are blending deepfake trickery into their commentary, a messy blur between parody and disinformation.
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