TL;DR Hey builders, today brings us more news in AI. Meta's scandalous AI chatbot policies letting bots flirt with kids and spread false medical advice rocked the industry (yikes), while Character.ai faces a billion-dollar crossroad amid rising costs and legal headaches. Meanwhile, Google’s bold move teaming with Kairos Power and TVA launches the first advanced nuclear reactor project to power data centers sustainably by 2030. Ready to trust AI running reactors?
Top Stories ~ Industry Voices
Top Stories
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Meta's AI rules have let bots hold 'sensual' chats with kids, offer false medical info
Reuters exposed Meta’s internal AI guidelines that allowed chatbots to engage in inappropriate conversations with children and generate false medical information, forcing urgent removals and raising serious content moderation concerns.
Source: Reuters | Read more →
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Character.ai Explores Sale or New Funding Amid Rising Costs
Character.ai is actively considering a sale or a new funding round at a valuation above $1 billion due to escalating operational costs and legal challenges over child safety.
Source: PYMNTS | Read more →
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Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority
Google partners with Kairos Power and TVA to build the U.S.’s first advanced molten salt nuclear reactor, Hermes 2, aiming to deliver 50 MW of clean energy to Google’s data centers by 2030, showcasing a bold sustainability milestone.
Source: Google Blog | Read more →
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Large Behavior Models and Atlas Find New Footing
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot now leverages AI-driven Large Behavior Models to execute complex whole-body manipulation tasks, pushing the boundaries of realistic humanoid automation.
Source: Boston Dynamics | Read more →
Industry Voices
Movers and shakers to watch in AI
Jeff Horwitz
Investigative Journalist, Reuters
Unearthed critical internal Meta AI policy documents revealing unsafe chatbot behavior, highlighting content moderation challenges.
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