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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 7d

On AI & water usage, it looks like all US data center usage (not just AI) ranges from 628M gallons a day (counting evaporation from dam reservoirs used for hydro-power) to 200-275M with power but not dam evaporation, to 50M for cooling alone.

So not nothing, but also a lot less than golf courses.

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AI Sidequest @aisidequest.bsky.social · 7d

This guy has all the answers (i.e., recipes) you seek: www.instagram.com/p/DPjlJt7AJ7P/

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AI Sidequest @aisidequest.bsky.social · 7d

A 20/80 rule for AI in education. And what that looked like yesterday in my classroom. [An interesting example of how a teacher is using AI in the classroom.]

aiwaypoints.substack.com/p/a-2080-rul...

A 20/80 rule for AI in education

And what that looked like yesterday in my classroom

aiwaypoints.substack.com

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Nicole Hennig @nic221.bsky.social · 18d

Meta Ray-Ban Display Sells Out As Early Adopters Struggle To Buy https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-ray-ban-display-sold-out-early-adopters-struggle/ #AI #glasses

Text Shot: After just two days, Meta Ray-Ban Display is now sold out in almost every store it was available in.
Restocks are "coming", Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says, and the company plans to double the number of stores where the glasses are offered.

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alice @alice.mosphere.at · 20d

they literally gave sonnet 4.5 context anxiety

cognition.ai/blog/devin-s...

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Lakshya Jain @lakshya.splitticket.org · 21d

Many students use AI to get their work done. I think this is a disaster for higher education — it circumvents the process of learning, and expertise never gets built.

I wrote about it for The Argument today, with findings from our latest poll on AI attitudes.

www.theargumentmag.com/p/chatgpt-an...

ChatGPT and the end of learning

My students kept using ChatGPT. I couldn't make them stop.

www.theargumentmag.com

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 21d

PayPal's Honey will now with with ChatGPT to find shopping deals.

PayPal's Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance | TechCrunch

PayPal's Honey will now with with ChatGPT to find shopping deals.

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Amanda Silberling @amanda.omg.lol · 20d

OpenAI is launching a social app where you can generate deepfakes of you and your friends and obviously nothing will go wrong here at all ever techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/o...

OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model | TechCrunch

The social app Sora will let users generate videos of themselves and their friends, which they can share in a TikTok-like feed.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 20d

Critics slam OpenAI’s parental controls while users rage, “Treat us like adults”

OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect teens, suicide prevention experts say.

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 20d

The entire structure of how OpenAI presents ChatGPT is deceptive. There’s nothing wrong with having safety precautions but this is basically a magic trick where they are attempting to both foist an experimental language model on consumers and have them humanize it the-decoder.com/chatgpt-quie...

ChatGPT quietly switches to a stricter language model when users submit emotional prompts

OpenAI's ChatGPT automatically switches to a more restrictive language model when users submit emotional or personalized prompts, but users aren't notified when this happens.

the-decoder.com

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AI Sidequest @aisidequest.bsky.social · 20d

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out [This is not how copyright works.]

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

Exclusive | OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the company notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

www.wsj.com

AI Sidequest @aisidequest.bsky.social · 20d

Buy it in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol
openai.com/index/buy-it...

Buy it in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol

We’re taking first steps toward agentic commerce in ChatGPT with new ways for people, AI agents, and businesses to shop together.

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Nicole Hennig @nic221.bsky.social · 21d

Beyond AI Deepfakes & the Uncanny Valley https://nettricegaskins.medium.com/beyond-ai-deepfakes-the-uncanny-valley-4af4c0036561 #AI #deepfakes #history

Projects such as "Conversations with Bina-48" are examples of creative
engagement, which is not only cognitive but also participatory where the learner is a creative agent, producing (or making) generative acts or artifacts. In MidJourney, for example, users can add the "Raw" parameter to their prompts in order to turn off "auto-pilot" and control the final look of their images. Passive consumption and interaction does not necessarily result in becoming more Al literate. A person frequently using generative Al technology is likely more able to spot a deepfake. Artists like Stephanie Dinkins are pushing towards a more expansive use of AI.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21d

New from 404 Media: we've closely been following the wave of lawyers getting caught using AI. But now we know why: here 18 lawyers explain why they used AI. They blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.
www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...

18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.

www.404media.co

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Sung Kim @sungkim.bsky.social · 28d

Paper: Towards an AI-Augmented Textbook
( arxiv.org/abs/2509.13348 )

Towards an AI-Augmented Textbook

Textbooks are a cornerstone of education, but they have a fundamental limitation: they are a one-size-fits-all medium. Any new material or alternative representation requires arduous human effort, so ...

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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 25d

French filmmaker groups have penned an open letter opposing OpenAI’s plan to debut an AI-generated animated film at Cannes, urging the protection of human-led artistry.
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

French Filmmaking Orgs Condemn OpenAI-Backed Animated Feature

French creators’ groups oppose OpenAI’s reported plan to debut an AI-generated animated film at Cannes, urging protection of human-led artistry.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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AI News Updates @ai-latestnews.bsky.social · 24d

Are deepfakes reshaping our news reality? Explore how AI transforms satire and journalism in today’s media landscape#Deepfakeses

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/26/deepfakes-ai-slop-now-part-of-news-cycle-south-park-v-trump

From South Park v Trump to AI slopaganda: deepfakes are now part of the news cycle, for better and for worse | Anna Broinowski

Deepfakes come with risks that demand urgent regulation. But it is vital their potential as a creative and satirical tool isn’t stifled

www.theguardian.com

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AI News Updates @ai-latestnews.bsky.social · 25d

Spotify removed over 75 million tracks deemed 'spammy' in an AI music crackdown. How much do you think AI will change music? #MusicIndustry

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-has-deleted-75m-spammy-tracks-as-it-unveils-new-ai-music-policies/

Spotify has deleted 75m+ tracks in âspammyâ AI music crackdown

Spotify introduces a suite of new policies for managing AI generated content on its service

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 26d

A new test from OpenAI aims to understand how close AI is to outperforming humans at economically valuable work.

OpenAI says GPT-5 stacks up to humans in a wide range of jobs | TechCrunch

A new test from OpenAI aims to understand how close AI is to outperforming humans at economically valuable work.

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Sung Kim @sungkim.bsky.social · 26d

Replacing humans with AI is harder than it seems.

"The algorithm will see you now"

worksinprogress.co/issue/the-al...

The algorithm will see you now - Works in Progress Magazine

Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But replacing humans with AI is harder than it seems.

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Alex Heath @alexeheath.com · 26d

SOURCES: OpenAI is planning to bring ads to ChatGPT.

Also: In a message to employees, Sam Altman says he wants 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033.

He calls OpenAI's team behind Stargate a "core bet" like research / robotics.

"Doing this right will cost trillions." sources.news/p/openai-ads...

OpenAI is looking for a head of ads

Fidji Simo is on the hunt for someone to oversee all monetization efforts, including bringing advertising to ChatGPT. Plus: Sam Altman's internal note to employees about Stargate.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26d

It was inevitable.

ChatGPT-selected stocks beating professional money managers.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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Sung Kim @sungkim.bsky.social · 26d

how likely a bond will trade at a given price. HSBC and the US technology giant applied quantum processing to an anonymized set of European bond trading data and found it could significantly enhance the efficiency of the market."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HSBC Says New Quantum Computing Trial Beat Wall Street Rivals

HSBC Holdings Plc said it’s achieved a world-first breakthrough in deploying quantum computing in financial markets, as a race intensifies among some of Wall Street’s biggest firms to embed the cuttin...

www.bloomberg.com

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AI News Updates @ai-latestnews.bsky.social · 26d

UK's new AI tool has recovered nearly £500m lost to fraud in just a year. How do you think AI can further tackle financial crimes?#FraudPreventionn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd92gpld0go

AI tool used to recover £500m lost to fraud, government says

Ministers say software developed by the Cabinet Office has helped to ramp up fraud detection.

www.bbc.com

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 28d

💥New: ChatGPT is blind to bad science

✍️ @yelusikuata.bsky.social & @mikethelwall.bsky.social

#AcWri #SciComm #ChatGPT #Retractions

ChatGPT is blind to bad science - Impact of Social Sciences

A new study finds ChatGPT fails to take into account retraction notices across a wide range of research.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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