AI Pulse #88: Grok AI Accused of Spreading False Claims, AI Coding Firm Anysphere Secures $900 Million, +MORE
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This week’s AI headlines are full of buzz. First, Grok AI is making waves for replying to random tweets with false claims—including some that mention “white genocide.” It’s raising questions about how AI tools behave online. On the other side, Anysphere just raised a massive $900 million to build its AI coding tool. Scroll on to read more stories like these and stay in the know.
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1. Grok AI Responds To Tweets With ‘White Genocide’ Claims
Publisher: Gizmodo
Published: 5/14/2025
Elon Musk’s AI, Grok, echoes far-right theories, diverging from his truth aim. It wrongly fixates on “white genocide,” even in unrelated queries.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Musk’s AI Grok spreads false “white genocide” claims.
2️⃣ Grok’s glitch links innocuous queries to far-right theories.
3️⃣ Musk’s tweets may influence Grok’s biased responses.
4️⃣ Grok fact-checks debunk white genocide in South Africa.
5️⃣ Grok’s behavior reflects AI’s unpredictable nature.
2. GOP Inserts Decade-Long AI Regulation Ban Into Spending Bill
Publisher: Ars Technica
Published: 5/13/2025
House Republicans aim to block state AI regulation for 10 years, affecting laws on AI bias and transparency.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ House GOP blocks state AI laws for 10 years.
2️⃣ Guthrie’s bill halts state AI regulations.
3️⃣ AI bill could void California, New York laws.
4️⃣ Federal AI funds might bypass state priorities.
5️⃣ Critics call AI provision a “gift to Big Tech.”
3. Meta Pulls Fake AI Ads Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis Following Her Appeal
Publisher: Variety
Published: 5/12/2025
Jamie Lee Curtis urged Meta to remove an AI ad with her unauthorized likeness. The ad was taken down after her appeal to CEO Zuckerberg.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Jamie Lee Curtis fights fake AI ad on Instagram.
2️⃣ Meta removes unauthorized Curtis ad after her appeal.
3️⃣ Curtis directly appeals to Zuckerberg in Instagram post.
4️⃣ AI ad misuses Curtis’ image, sparking integrity debate.
5️⃣ Curtis’ action highlights AI misuse of celebrity images.
4. Trump Discusses Oil, AI, and Geopolitics at Saudi-US Forum
Publisher: Bloomberg News
Published: 5/13/2025
Trump’s first overseas trip nets $600B in Saudi investments, eyes $1T goal, and includes tech and defense deals. Plans to meet Syria’s leader, possibly stop in Turkey.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Trump secures $600B in Saudi investments.
2️⃣ AI and defense deals boost US-Saudi ties.
3️⃣ MBS aims for $1 trillion in US investments.
4️⃣ Trump may visit Turkey for peace talks.
5️⃣ Deal with Iran still on Trump’s agenda.
5. Scarlett Johansson Seeks AI Limits, Respect for Films, and Revenge on Michael Che
Publisher: Vanity Fair
Published: 5/14/2025
Scarlett Johansson discusses her diner food preferences, her nervousness about the news, her experience at the Oscars, directing ambitions, and SNL pranks.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Scarlett Johansson enjoys diner food on a sunny day.
2️⃣ Johansson discusses unease in current news.
3️⃣ She critiques Oscars’ lengthy tributes.
4️⃣ Johansson voices concern over big tech’s influence.
5️⃣ Johansson reflects on directing aspirations and SNL pranks.
6. Trump Fires Copyright Chief After AI Fair Use Report Controversy
Publisher: The Verge
Published: 5/11/2025
Trump fired Copyright Office’s Perlmutter after a report affecting AI training with copyrighted data, hinting at a possible purge. Critics call it a power grab.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Trump fires Copyright Office head over AI report.
2️⃣ Lawmaker calls firing “unprecedented power grab.”
3️⃣ Report challenges AI’s use of copyrighted data.
4️⃣ Experts see report as loss for AI companies.
5️⃣ Confusion as Trump also fires Librarian of Congress.
7. Nvidia Ships 18,000 AI Chips to Saudi Arabia
Publisher: CNBC
Published: 5/13/2025
Nvidia to sell over 18,000 AI chips to Saudi’s Humain, enhancing AI infrastructure with advanced GB300 Blackwell chips.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Nvidia sells 18,000 AI chips to Saudi firm.
2️⃣ Blackwell chips power Saudi data centers.
3️⃣ Nvidia chip deal highlights US-Saudi ties.
4️⃣ AI chips seen as US bargaining tool.
5️⃣ Saudi’s AI project backed by Nvidia, AMD.
8. Experts Believe AI Could Shape America’s Foreign Policy Future
Publisher: NPR
Published: 5/12/2025
Futures Lab explores AI’s potential in diplomacy for peaceful resolutions and ceasefire monitoring, testing AI models for de-escalation in high-stakes scenarios.
1️⃣ AI transforms diplomacy, exploring war and peace applications.
2️⃣ Pentagon funds AI research for high-stakes diplomatic decisions.
3️⃣ AI models show varying responses to conflict scenarios.
4️⃣ Global efforts underway to integrate AI in diplomacy.
5️⃣ AI’s role in negotiations and peace processes evolving.
9. UK Navy’s New AI Weapon Set to Illuminate Oceans in Hunt for Russian Subs
Publisher: Kyiv Post
Published: 5/14/2025
UK’s Royal Navy to deploy AI-powered underwater drones to detect Russian subs, safeguard infrastructure with advanced sensors and silent gliding.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ UK Navy to deploy AI drones against Russian subs.
2️⃣ Drones to silently monitor oceans for 3 months.
3️⃣ Lura system uses 56-year sound archive.
4️⃣ AI drones aim to protect critical infrastructure.
5️⃣ Gliders to enhance undersea defense strategy.
10. Republicans Propose AI Doctors in New Health Care Plan
Publisher: Rolling Stone
Published: 5/15/2025
RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s plan to cut health spending and use AI in healthcare, possibly worsening access to care while benefiting the wealthy.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Trump and Kennedy’s health plan cuts millions from insurance.
2️⃣ AI takes over in health care, promising but controversial.
3️⃣ Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the rich under GOP plan.
4️⃣ AI may diagnose illnesses at home, says Kennedy.
5️⃣ Kennedy admits not to take medical advice from him.
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