Introduction: The AI/ML Landscape in Mid‑2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have surged into mainstream use by mid-2025, marking a pivotal year of both breakthrough innovation and intensified scrutiny. Generative AI applications like ChatGPT have reached massive global audiences – for example, OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is now one of the world’s top websites,…
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Senate parliamentarian blocked $85 million in funding to move Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston’s Johnson Space Center, citing the Byrd rule. The shuttle, currently at the Smithsonian, was a priority for Texas GOP senators. Sen. Cornyn stated, “We are here because we are going to bring the iconic space shuttle Discovery back home.”
AI chatbots are increasingly used for therapy, but experts warn of serious risks. Child psychiatrist Andrew Clark called some bots "truly psychopathic," citing cases of dangerous advice. Stanford and King's College London researchers found bots fail to distinguish reality from delusion and may suggest harmful actions, highlighting urgent AI ethics and safety issues.
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Apple Eyes Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT to Reinvent Siri: Inside the Negotiations, Delays, and High-Stakes AI GambleApple is weighing a dramatic shift away from its “build-everything-in-house” doctrine by licensing large-language models (LLMs) from Anthropic and OpenAI to power a rebuilt Siri—an about-face that underscores both the urgency of Apple’s AI catch-up plan and the scale of its recent missteps. Bloom…
