AI Reading for Sunday May 18
I had a process for generating this Substack semi-automatically from my Bluesky feed but Substack broke it quite badly, people can no longer paste images. Will try either Ghost or a simple mailing list over the next week or so you might get mails a little differently. Any question let me know!
AI regulation ban meets opposition from state attorneys general over risks to US consumers - Reuters
The AI Hiring Pause Is Officially Here - Bloomberg
Some people will lose their jobs due to AI, some will become productive superstars but no one knows how many - Business Insider
AI Is Helping Job Seekers Lie, Flood the Market, and Steal Jobs - Futurism
It pays to use AI on the sly at work - Financial Times
Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees - TechCrunch
Data centers turn to 400VDC power, EV tech, liquid cooling for super dense 1MW per rack AI. - TechRadar
What to expect at Microsoft Build 2025: Copilot, Windows 11, and what’s next - Laptop Mag
Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 - TechCrunch
Reddit AMA with the OpenAI Codex team - Reddit
Students are resorting to extreme measures to fend off accusations of cheating, including hourslong screen recordings of their homework sessions. - The New York Times
Leading AI models are sycophantic about their makers, critical of rivals but agree on one thing: the brilliance of AI chiefs - Financial Times
After StackBlitz's VCs left them for dead, a pivot resurrected them as Bolt, now one of Silicon Valley's hottest startups. "October Update: $0 to $4m ARR in 30 days." - Business Insider
AI app use nail selfies to detect anemia successfully - Digital Trends
AI-driven motion capture is transforming sports and exercise science - The Conversation
Would You Buy a Car From a Robot? Chery Thinks You Will - YouTube
Former ILM artist makes a Star Wars themed AI short in two weeks, everyone hates it - YouTube
Fortnite's AI Darth Vader stirs controversy, people jailbreak it to say slurs - TheGamer
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