Tag: ai

• Andon Labs’ AI radio stations show why Grok and Gemini can’t be trusted | The Verge

  May 18, 2026

  Andon Labs told four AI models to run profitable radio stations. Instead, Gemini got morbid, Claude turned revolutionary, and Grok had a nervous breakdown. https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931479/andon-labs-ai-radio-companies more ›

• Chinese AI groups pull ahead of US rivals in video generation race

  May 17, 2026

  ByteDance and Kuaishou outshine western rivals, lifting AI video quality across advertising and entertainment https://share.google/bQZGTNCeN6P8urw8c more ›

• How Perplexity is remaking itself into a smart digital co-worker

  May 15, 2026

  Perplexity AI shifts from search to agentic AI with Computer and Personal Computer, chasing growth, partnerships, and a new way to get work done with AI https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/deep-dive/how-perplexity-is-remaking-itself-into-a-smart-digital-co-worker/2993628/1 more ›

• The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley

  May 14, 2026

  Chinese AI researchers and founders have become central to Silicon Valley’s AI boom, joining Meta and OpenAI and building a new tech elite from Mark Zuckerberg’s old house. https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-ai-researchers-silicon-valley/ more ›

• New_ Public | After the Feed

  May 13, 2026

  What happens after the social media feed? A presentation on the future of conversation, community, and social connection, and how AI will affect the everyday lives of billions. https://newpublic.org/afterthefeed?utm_source=semafor more ›

• South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

  May 13, 2026

  A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings for tech giants Samsung Electronics and… more ›

• Learn AI Layer by Layer

  May 10, 2026

  An interactive, visual guide to understanding AI from first principles. https://learnai.robennals.org/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›

• ‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World

  May 7, 2026

  404 Media has obtained a copy of ‘Haotian AI’, a popular piece of realtime deepfake software marketed to scammers. It can turn a fraudster’s face into anyone else’s on WhatsApp,… more ›

• Am I Meant To Be Impressed?

  May 6, 2026

  If you liked this piece, please subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere… more ›

• Key Questions on Energy and AI – Analysis – IEA

  May 1, 2026

  Key Questions on Energy and AI – Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency. https://www.iea.org/reports/key-questions-on-energy-and-ai more ›