AI Reading for Wednesday October 16
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Millions of people are creating nude images of pretty much anyone in minutes using AI bots in a ‘nightmarish scenario’ - New York Post
Are we about to get hit by a wave of AI robocalls? Can you tell a real Harris or Trump from a fake? - Washington Post
We are all going to be interacting with a lot of voice bots (tbh if it's a bot I'd probably rather just use a text-based automated assistant) - X (formerly Twitter)
in America, anyone can be President, and anyone can clone you. That is one of the risks you take. - WIRED
Investment firm creates an AI clone of its market strategist. Yahoo Finance
Do people trust AI on financial decisions? It can vary depending on demographics and how the AI is described. - The Conversation
AI for budgeting and shopping therapy. Can I really afford these on-sale shoes? - CNET
ASML in big miss as China sanctions bite. - Yahoo Finance
EU Act checker reveals some compliance issues, Claude shines. - Reuters
Dell to Ship Servers With New Nvidia Blackwell AI Chips Next Month - Bloomberg
Amazon is the latest to launch a nuclear reactor play. - CNBC
Waymo has a significant software edge over Tesla, but Tesla may have a hardware and data collection edge. - Business Insider
Apple introduces new iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence - Apple Newsroom
An LLM for clinical diagnosis said to beat doctors on hard cases. - arXiv.org
LLMs designed for fast agentic decisions on which tools to use. - VentureBeat
AI demand keeps coal burning. - The Register
Microsoft might have spent $5b on HoloLens before pulling the plug. - Business Insider Africa
Google Shopping gets a 'for you' custom AI-generated page - Yahoo Finance
An AI intro 'masterclass' - CNET
Parents sue school after their son was punished for using AI. - WCVB
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