AI Reading for Tuesday April 1
Is AI another ‘China shock’ for US workers? - Washington Post
OpenAI plans to release an open-weight model - TechCrunch
I'm guessing a smaller Gemma level model 3-ish months behind frontier model.
OpenAI claims 'biblical' demand and new signups - Engadget
OpenAI closed another $40 billion round led by SoftBank - The Verge
Softbank seeks $16b bridge loan to fund OpenAI deal and other activities - Bloomberg
A lot of people are making viral fake receipts, can't believe anything anymore - TechCrunch
Remember what day today is and don’t believe everything, especially with AI!
From vibe coding to vibe accounting and finance - ITPro
Vibe-lawyering, vibe-accounting: the rise of the app layer - CNBC
The CEO of LexisNexis thinks AI could make lawyers more expensive — to the tune of $10,000 an hour - Business Insider
China’s AI race creates competitive divergence among tech giants - FT
DeepMind raises barriers for researchers to publish papers, to keep competitive edge in AI race - FT
Are We Taking A.I. Seriously Enough? - The New Yorker
Microsoft expands AI features to Intel and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PCs - The Verge
Microsoft says it found multiple vulnerabilities in open-source bootloaders with AI. - Microsoft
If malware compromises the boot process, it can survive even an OS reinstall.
Gemini 2.5 Pro beats Claude 3.7 Sonnet for coding, is free (for now) - Composio
Amazon unveils Nova Act AI agent - TechCrunch
Joseph Gordon-Levitt launches Substack to speak out on AI and other issues - People.com
IDF Ghiblifies itself <eyeroll> - The Jerusalem Post
With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos - Ars Technica
Ideogram 3.0 is out. - THE DECODER
Ideogram’s claim to fame was better text handling but OpenAI's latest txt2img model has that and more.
Indiana Pacers use AI to make Lakers fans cry on the big screen - Reddit
AI Haggler calls businesses to get info and negotiate on your behalf and ask for discounts.