AI Reading for Thursday January 9

We Spoke to a $175K Robot at CES 2025 That's Almost Human - CNET

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Scientists trained AI to predict gene activity, a potentially powerful tool that could identify disease treatments. - Washington Post

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Washington Post editor ties Meta's Black AI character up in knots. - Washington Post

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Polish Putin film using AI to generate Russian leader's face set for premiere - Notes From Poland

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VLC, the greatest free video player, tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles - TechCrunch

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Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline. No details on limits to AI, robots, and automation. - NY Times

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AI wearables that record you and everything and everyone around you. - WIRED

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Goatseus Maximus (GOAT), Memes, and the Millionaire AI Agent, raises questions about artificial intelligence and human stupidity. - Hacker Noon

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Companies to watch in the agent space. Pick any type of high-priced employee or consultant in the enterprise or in health care, someone is making AI to automate it. More than you can shake a stick at. - Business Insider

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A New York legislator wants to pick up the dead California AI bill - MIT Technology Review

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Big Tech pushes back on Biden plans to limit AI exports, tech leaders say they'll lose global market share. - Yahoo News

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US intelligence has been warning about AI-assisted terror attacks for the last year. - WIRED

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AI researcher François Chollet is co-founding a nonprofit to build benchmarks for AGI - TechCrunch

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Grok Now Available as Standalone App in the US - MacRumors

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OpenAI Cuts Ties With Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle - Futurism

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