AI Pulse #89: Google’s Veo 3 Deepfakes Smooth-Brained Content, Revolut CEO Secures $250M for QuantumLight AI VC, +MORE
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Big things are happening in AI! Google’s new video tool, Veo 3, is making videos that look almost too real, some say it’s already taking over YouTube’s wildest content. Meanwhile, Revolut’s CEO just raised $250 million for QuantumLight, a new VC firm that uses AI to decide where to invest. Keep reading for more news like this!
Top Trending AI News
1. Google’s Veo 3 Deepfakes YouTube’s Smoothest Content
Publisher: Gizmodo
Published: 5/22/2025
Google’s Veo 3 AI generates viral, yet unconvincing YouTube and Twitch content, raising concerns about AI’s impact on social media and misinformation.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Google’s Veo 3 AI creates viral videos easily.
2️⃣ AI now makes “smooth-brain” YouTube content.
3️⃣ Veo 3 blurs reality with fake game streams.
4️⃣ Concerns over AI-generated social media rise.
5️⃣ Calls for safeguards against AI video misuse.
2. Klarna Uses AI Avatar of CEO to Deliver Earnings Report
Publisher: TechCrunch
Published: 5/21/2025
Klarna’s AI CEO avatar presented its earnings, highlighting AI’s role in its success and workforce streamlining, hinting at the future of AI in leadership.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Klarna’s AI avatar CEO presents earnings.
2️⃣ AI drives Klarna to 100 million users.
3️⃣ Klarna boosts revenue cutting 40% staff.
4️⃣ AI may outperform human CEOs, studies show.
5️⃣ AI CEO struggles with unexpected crises.
3. AOC Plans to Reintroduce Legislation Against Deepfake AI Pornography
Publisher: Rolling Stone
Published: 5/21/2025
AOC reintroduces DEFIANCE Act to give legal recourse against nonconsensual deepfake AI porn.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AOC fights deepfake AI porn with DEFIANCE Act.
2️⃣ DEFIANCE Act aims for civil justice for deepfake victims.
3️⃣ Bipartisan support for bill against deepfake abuse.
4️⃣ New bill builds on Take It Down Act’s efforts.
5️⃣ Victims to gain multiple pathways toward justice.
4. House Passes Budget Bill With 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations
Publisher: Engadget
Published: 5/23/2025
House passes bill banning state AI laws for a decade; must clear Senate. Critics see it as a win for Big Tech, harm to public.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ House bans state AI laws for a decade.
2️⃣ Trump to sign AI deepfake law.
3️⃣ Budget bill cuts Medicaid and SNAP.
4️⃣ Deepfake law raises speech concerns.
5️⃣ AI ban could hurt local protections.
5. Gaming YouTuber Claims AI Clone of His Voice Narrates Doom Videos
Publisher: Wired
Published: 5/21/2025
Mark Brown claims an AI clone of his voice narrates Doom videos without his consent, calling it invasive and akin to plagiarism.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ YouTuber’s AI voice clones narrate videos without consent.
2️⃣ AI theft hits YouTuber Mark Brown’s voice.
3️⃣ Game Maker’s Toolkit hit by AI voice plagiarism.
4️⃣ YouTube reviews policy breach on AI voice theft.
5️⃣ Mark Brown fights unauthorized AI clone usage.
6. Apple Struggles to Break Through in AI Race
Publisher: Bloomberg
Published: 5/19/2025
Apple struggles in AI, trailing rivals despite hiring ex-Google AI chief Giannandrea and promising Siri upgrades and new features.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Apple aimed to become an AI leader by hiring Google’s AI chief.
2️⃣ Siri’s struggles highlight Apple’s AI challenges.
3️⃣ Apple’s AI features face delays and criticism.
4️⃣ Apple’s AI developments lag behind industry standards.
5️⃣ Apple’s historical success contrasts with current AI issues.
7. OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s AI Hardware Firm
Publisher: The Verge
Published: 5/22/2025
OpenAI to buy Jony Ive’s AI firm io for $6.5 billion; 55 staff to join, focusing on innovative AI hardware.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI firm for $6.5 billion.
2️⃣ 55 experts from Ive’s company to join OpenAI.
3️⃣ New AI tech aims to inspire and empower users.
4️⃣ Future device is pocket-sized and screen-free.
5️⃣ Collaboration seeks to revolutionize technology.
8. Elton John Slams UK’s AI Copyright Plans as Criminal
Publisher: Reuters
Published: 5/18/2025
Elton John criticizes UK’s AI copyright plans, calling it “theft” for not fairly compensating creators.
1️⃣ Elton John blasts UK AI copyright plans.
2️⃣ Stars oppose UK’s AI policy on music.
3️⃣ UK aims to be AI superpower, faces backlash.
4️⃣ AI copyright change threatens new artists.
5️⃣ Government seeks balance in AI, creativity.
9. Fire Erupts At Data Center Used By Elon Musk’s X
Publisher: Wired
Published: 5/22/2025
Fire at Elon Musk’s X data center in Oregon contained, no injuries reported; incident involved a battery room, response ongoing.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Fire hits Elon Musk’s X data center in Oregon.
2️⃣ Emergency crews battle battery blaze at tech park.
3️⃣ No injuries reported in data center fire incident.
4️⃣ Musk’s cost-cutting led to previous X outages.
5️⃣ Criticism grows over X’s rapid data center expansion.
10. Microsoft Layoffs Impact Engineers, Managers, and AI Director
Publisher: International Business Times
Published: 5/19/2025
Microsoft’s layoffs impact engineers, managers, and AI Director, highlighting AI’s growing role in coding and a strategic reshuffle focusing on tech roles.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Microsoft cuts 6,000 jobs, hits software engineers hard.
2️⃣ AI now does 30% of Microsoft’s coding, prompts layoffs.
3️⃣ Director of AI among those laid off at Microsoft.
4️⃣ Layoffs aim to reduce middle management at Microsoft.
5️⃣ Microsoft’s job cuts part of a company-wide restructuring.
AI Image of the Week
Prompt: /imagine A surrealist scene where faces melt into digital code streams, Salvador Dalí-inspired clocks dripping over glitchy human features, hyper-textured, dreamlike color palette.
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