AI Pulse #95: GOP Ditches Bill To Ease AI Rules, Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $10B for AI Upgrade, +MORE
Hello everyone! 👋 This week’s updates are packed with bold moves and big money in AI.
Dive in to discover more!
Latest Funding News
This week in Funding News, Elon Musk’s xAI just raised $10 billion to boost its AI infrastructure. That’s a huge step forward for the tech industry. Meanwhile, Republicans have pulled back on a plan to limit how much states can control AI, ending what they called a “big, beautiful bill.” These stories show how fast AI policy and funding are moving. Keep reading for more big updates from around the AI world.
Top Trending AI News
1. Republicans Abandon Deal On Bill To Ease AI Regulations Across States
Publisher: Fox News
Published: 7/1/2025
AI regulation deal between Sens. Blackburn and Cruz removed from Trump’s bill amid concerns.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI deal in Trump’s bill collapses.
2️⃣ Blackburn withdraws AI agreement support.
3️⃣ AI funding tied to regulatory freeze.
4️⃣ GOP concerns over AI regulation ban.
5️⃣ Blackburn, Cantwell push to remove AI pause.
2. Post-AI Era: The Future of College Writing Unveiled
Publisher: New Yorker
Published: 6/30/2025
A.I.’s impact on education: Students use AI for assignments, challenging academic integrity & prompting reevaluation of learning goals.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ A.I. reshapes college writing, posing challenges and opportunities.
2️⃣ Students increasingly turn to A.I. for academic tasks.
3️⃣ A.I.’s rise triggers a reevaluation of higher education’s goals.
4️⃣ Cheating concerns grow as A.I.-generated work becomes common.
5️⃣ Educators seek ways to ensure students’ work remains original.
3. CJ ENM Launches AI Strategy, Debuts First Fully AI-Created Animation Cat Biggie
Publisher: Variety
Published: 6/30/2025
CJ ENM unveils AI content strategy with “Cat Biggie,” aiming to revolutionize K-content through AI in planning, production, and more.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ CJ ENM launches AI animation “Cat Biggie”.
2️⃣ Firm unveils AI strategy on 30th anniversary.
3️⃣ AI to revolutionize K-content creation.
4️⃣ “Cat Biggie” marks CJ ENM’s AI debut.
5️⃣ CJ ENM aims to be global AI studio.
4. AI Assistants Add More Problems For Call Center Workers
Publisher: TechSpot
Published: 7/3/2025
AI in call centers often hinders more than helps, causing issues with transcription accuracy and emotion recognition, despite expectations.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI often fails in customer service roles.
2️⃣ AI struggles with accents and numbers.
3️⃣ Emotion recognition by AI is unreliable.
4️⃣ AI use increases work for service reps.
5️⃣ Firms may rethink replacing staff with AI.
5. Microsoft, Xbox Host AI Game Dev Roundtable Amidst Mass Layoffs
Publisher: Wccftech
Published: 7/3/2025
Microsoft lays off 9,000, impacting Xbox division amid AI push, despite backlash and calls for reevaluating AI’s role over human talent in game development.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Microsoft lays off 9,000, AI push blamed.
2️⃣ Xbox division hit by Microsoft layoffs.
3️⃣ Microsoft invites backlash with AI push.
4️⃣ Critics slam Microsoft’s layoff strategy.
5️⃣ AI cannot replace game dev expertise.
6. Microsoft AI Diagnoses Patients With 4x More Accuracy Than Doctors
Publisher: Wired
Published: 6/30/2025
Microsoft’s new AI diagnoses diseases 4x more accurately than doctors, reducing costs by 20%, marking a step toward medical superintelligence.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Microsoft AI beats doctors in diagnosis accuracy.
2️⃣ AI tool may lower health care costs.
3️⃣ Tech seeks path to medical superintelligence.
4️⃣ Experiment mimics real doctor diagnoses.
5️⃣ Microsoft explores AI for patient care.
7. After 18 Years, Couple Welcomes Baby Thanks to AI
Publisher: CNN
Published: 7/3/2025
AI aids Columbia University in finding hidden sperm, enabling a pregnancy after 18 years using the STAR method.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI finds hidden sperm, helps couple conceive.
2️⃣ STAR method brings hope to infertile men.
3️⃣ AI changes game in fertility treatments.
4️⃣ Couple pregnant after 18 years, thanks to AI.
5️⃣ AI tech scans millions of images to find sperm.
8. Amazon’s Robot Army Nears Outnumbering Human Workforce
Publisher: TechRadar
Published: 7/1/2025
Amazon’s robot workforce nears human count, deploying its millionth robot, enhancing efficiency and upskilling employees.
1️⃣ Amazon deploys millionth robot, matching human worker count.
2️⃣ Robots boost Amazon package handling by 25%.
3️⃣ AI and ML to further enhance Amazon’s robots.
4️⃣ Amazon upscales 700k employees amidst robot integration.
5️⃣ New tech roles grow as Amazon adds robots.
9. RFK Jr. Claims AI Will Fast-Track Drug Approvals at FDA
Publisher: Gizmodo
Published: 7/1/2025
Kennedy, on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, spreads misinformation, criticizes vaccines, and promotes AI in drug approval, showing detachment from reality as Health Secretary.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Kennedy spreads false vaccine info on podcast.
2️⃣ Kennedy aims to overhaul VAERS with AI.
3️⃣ Kennedy’s AI plans for FDA draw concern.
4️⃣ Kennedy questions vaccine studies, promotes skepticism.
5️⃣ Kennedy hints at prosecuting Fauci in interview.
10. Bernie Sanders Advocates for 4-Day Workweek in AI Productivity Boom
Publisher: New York Post
Published: 6/30/2025
Hertz customers decry AI scanner fines for minor marks, facing charges like $440 for a scuff, with complaints about transparency and disputes.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Hertz AI scans charge big for small marks.
2️⃣ Customers struggle to contest Hertz fees.
3️⃣ Hertz AI tech causes customer outrage.
4️⃣ Hertz defends AI’s precision and speed.
5️⃣ AI tech may expand to more rentals.
AI Image of the Week
Prompt: /imagine An ancient courtroom floating in the sky, with judges wearing robes made of clouds, oversized fruit hovering around the scene, detailed baroque architecture, Caravaggio-style lighting, surreal dreamscape meets renaissance realism
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