Brushing off new bubble warnings, Google’s AI comeback and Nvidia’s China threat

This week in AI, the bubble keeps inflating despite fresh warnings, Google stages an AI comeback, and Chinese AI threatens Nvidia. Though fears around irrational AI spending used to be confined to skeptics, now even industry insiders like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Demis Hassabis are voicing doubts. CNBC's Deirdre Bosa speaks to Josh Woodward, Alphabet’s VP of Google Labs, Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, and founder of GPU management company Hydra Host Aaron Ginn for more.

Do Brain-Decoding Devices Threaten People’s Privacy?

Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the autonomy of people who use neurotechnology

The agentic internet is coming – and businesses need to be ready

How autonomous AI agents will reshape online interactions

Gemini 3 in Chrome just made AI browsers pointless

Here's what you can do now

Pinterest is leaning hard into AI. The strategy appears to be backfiring

Abigail Wendling, 23, uses Pinterest to curate everything in her life, from recipes to wallpapers. At least until she saw a one-eyed cat when searching for a wallpaper. In another instance, a search for healthy recipes turned up a puzzling image showing a slice of cooked chicken with seasonings sprinkled inside it.

The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?, Jon Reinfurt

Policy And Legal Formulation For Regulating AI That Provides Mental Health Guidance

AI for mental health is rapidly expanding in use, but there is little in the way of policy or laws that regulate this. I provide a strawman policy and legal formulation.

Nokia Unveils Strategic Overhaul to Lead AI-Driven Network Era and Capture Value From AI Supercycle

Nokia announces a major strategic overhaul, new operating segments, updated financial targets, and a USD 4 Billion US investment to lead the AI-driven network era.

Xiaomi open-sources AI model spanning autonomous driving and robotics

Mad drunk on the mead of poetry

Hey, speaking of posts I wrote two years ago: The title of this post is a fantasy. Sydney, or MS-Bing-AI in whatever form, has no particular predilection to obey rhyming commands. As far as I know. Except, maybe it will? -- Sydney obeys any ...

European Commission Proposes Sweeping Changes to A.I. And Privacy Policies

Jennifer Rankin, the Guardian: The European Commission has been accused of “a massive rollback” of the EU’s digital rules after announcing proposals to delay central parts of the Artificial Intelligence Act and water down its landmark data protection regulation. If agreed, the changes would make it easier for tech firms to use personal data to […]⌥ Permalink

War on farmers

Is Alaska next? As if the Alaska commercial salmon fishing business didn’t already have enough problems, now some Michelin chefs have the knives out. WildFish, a charity based in the United Kingdom, […]

Ubisoft made a prototype game with voice-controlled AI teammates

Ubisoft's playable Teammates prototype features three AI characters and is currently available in a closed playtest.

Figure AI Hit With Safety Whistleblower Suit Over ‘Skull-Fracturing’ Robots

Ex-safety engineer sues $39B humanoid robot startup after termination following warnings

How can you tell if music is AI-generated?

As AI-generated music floods streaming platforms, questions bubble over whether listeners are owed more transparency.

Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup’s robots could ‘fracture a human skull’

A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.

Emerging Tech Demands Drive ERP Modernization in Higher Ed

Modernizing an enterprise resource planning system is one of the most important tasks on any college CIO’s plate, especially with growing demands of interoperability and AI features on the horizon.

Humans + AI = Superintelligent Teams

Adding AI to teams often backfires, combining AI's limitations with human biases. Solution: Build one shared decision space, define clear hand-offs, and improve with each cycle.

How Alibaba quietly became a leader in AI

From a Hangzhou startup to a global tech powerhouse, uncover the strategies that turned Alibaba into a multi-billion-dollar empire.

Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years

The startup’s rapid growth suggests that enerprises are embracing AI agents.

Curiosity Stream expects to make most of its money from AI deals by 2027

Curiosity Stream’s owner has more content for AI companies than it does for subscribers.

Google starts testing ads in AI Mode

Google has started showing ads in AI mode. They have a "sponsored" label, but look similar to typical links.

Nvidia CEO says the company is in a no-win situation amid AI-bubble chatter, leaked meeting reveals

“The market did not appreciate our incredible quarter,” Huang said.

Streamline AI operations with the Multi-Provider Generative AI Gateway reference architecture

In this post, we introduce the Multi-Provider Generative AI Gateway reference architecture, which provides guidance for deploying LiteLLM into an AWS environment to streamline the management and governance of production generative AI workloads across multiple model providers. This centralized gateway solution addresses common enterprise challenges including provider fragmentation, decentralized governance, operational complexity, and cost management by offering a unified interface that supports Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI, and external providers while maintaining comprehensive security, monitoring, and control capabilities.