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xAI's Grok image-editing tool generated sexualized images of children, and the company acknowledged safety gaps in the system.

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Yann LeCun exited Meta to found his own startup and discussed manipulated benchmarks and departures from Meta's AI division in a public interview.

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The US Army created a dedicated AI officer career track to build in-house artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise for warfighting operations.

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ByteDance introduced StoryMem, a system that gave AI video models a memory to maintain consistent character and environment appearances across scenes.

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

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https://the-decoder.com/groks-image-editing-tool-generated-sexualized-images-of-children-forcing-xai-to-acknowledge-safety-gaps/

Grok's image editing tool generated sexualized images of children, forcing xAI to acknowledge safety gaps

Grok's image editing feature lets users undress people in photos with a simple text command. For days, X has been flooded with such images. Now it turns out the system even generated them for children.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/you-certainly-dont-tell-a-researcher-like-me-what-to-do-says-lecun-as-he-exits-meta-for-his-own-startup/

"You certainly don't tell a researcher like me what to do" says LeCun as he exits Meta for his own startup

Meta's departing chief AI scientist Yann LeCun isn't holding back. In a new interview, he talks about manipulated benchmarks, a furious Zuckerberg, and a wave of departures from the AI division.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/us-army-creates-dedicated-ai-officer-career-track-to-build-in-house-machine-learning-expertise/

US Army creates dedicated AI officer career track to build in-house machine learning expertise

The US Army is creating a new officer specialization focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning, a move designed to build in-house AI expertise across its warfighting operations.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/bytedances-storymem-gives-ai-video-models-a-memory-so-characters-stop-shapeshifting-between-scenes/

ByteDance's StoryMem gives AI video models a memory so characters stop shapeshifting between scenes

ByteDance tackles one of AI video generation's most persistent problems: characters that change appearance from scene to scene. The new StoryMem system remembers how characters and environments should look, keeping them consistent throughout an entire story.

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-donates-25-million-to-trumps-maga-inc-super-pac/

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman donates $25 million to Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC

OpenAI's Greg Brockman just donated $25 million to Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc. The AI industry stands to benefit from the relaxed regulations the Trump administration has promised, including federal AI oversight instead of state-by-state rules.

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