Dr. Adam Pacton

Google ending AI arms ban incredibly concerning, campaigners say The tech giant previously ruled out applications that were "likely to cause harm".

Interesting.

Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in US Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications c...

Oof. Not good.

Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good | TechCrunch A new AI system from ByteDance, OmniHuman-1, generates shockingly convincing deepfake videos.

ByteDance’s OmniHuman-1 is not worrying at all. Or, you know, the opposite. Yikes.

Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

The goal is for Oracle to effectively monitor and provide oversight with what is going on with TikTok.”

Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI Google already faces a regulatory onslaught on many fronts.

“Courses alone are not enough to prepare workers, Walker said. ‘What really matters is if you have some sort of objective that people are working towards, like a credential that people can use to apply for a job.’”

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Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion AI group is closing in on a $60 billion valuation.

Profitability is still a concern, but I wonder how the financials of AIs like DeepSeek will change this in near and long terms.

Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia and artificial intelligence have headlined the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

U.N. Chief: "AI could deepen inequalities by excluding those without the resources or tools to benefit from its promise.” The AI canyon is widening, deepening, and driving international policy. Ed institutions have to act decisively.

Trump revokes Biden executive order on addressing AI risks U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses to consumers, workers and national security.

Why do we need to hurry up on AI education and strategy in higher education? I’ll just drop this here.

Happy MLK Day.

Tik Tok is back. This will certainly be a story to follow in the coming weeks with significant consequences for many sectors. Stay tuned.

YouTube video by bigwavechallenge Alo Slebir at Mavericks World Record Contender - Big Wave Challenge 2025 Entry

AI can do a lot, but can it shred big waves at Mavericks?

The Principles of Structured Prompt Operations Lesson 8: Using frameworks to start your prompt operations plan

This is a must read. Prompting (or “prompt engineering” if that is your preference) is not going away, contrary to some opinions. Expect to see more on structured prompting in 2025.

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Millionaires’ shortbread counts as post-workout recovery food, right?

It’s time to crank up Bad Religion, I think.

This is wild…

CA to Bar Community Colleges from Replacing Profs With AI A bill approved by the state Senate this week would specify that community college courses must be taught by qualified human instructors, although it says nothing about using AI for grading or tutorin...

No teeth here. The only salient requirement is that there is an instructor of record. This says nothing about what work AI could be doing, what class caps might look like, and more. Further, how will credits transfer across different institutions and states when we actually have AI taught courses?