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At Chelsea Flower Show 2025, garden designer Tom Massey and Microsoft create an AI-powered garden for interactive conversation and sustainable watering using sensors. The design showcases emerging technology and aims to save resources while promoting energy efficiency.

Adobe is fully embracing generative AI tools, even if it alienates some creators. The company believes AI is essential for success in the creative industry, despite backlash from artists who prefer manual work. Adobe's approach may create a divide between traditional artists and those who embrace AI.

OpenAI reportedly planning to release new AI model, Orion, gradually to partners before broader rollout. Unclear release date. Investors expect continued innovation.

OpenAI plans to launch Orion, a powerful AI model potentially 100 times stronger than GPT-4, by December. Initial access for companies. Microsoft may host on Azure. Company denies plans, but sources confirm. Staff turnover reported.

Apple will pay up to $1 million for security researchers to find vulnerabilities in its Private Cloud Compute service. The company aims to ensure the security of user data and sensitive information stored on the private AI cloud.

Senior adviser at OpenAI, Miles Brundage, warns that neither the company nor the world is prepared for AGI. He departs due to tensions between safety and commercialization, highlighting a cultural divide within the organization.

Google Photos app will now disclose when a photo is edited with AI features. However, lack of visual watermarks may still lead to difficulty in identifying AI-generated photos, raising concerns about the spread of synthetic content online.

Google Photos will now indicate when an image has been edited using AI tools. The "AI info" section will show in the app, providing transparency about edits. Apple is cautious about AI tools creating realistic fakery in photos.

Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now run JavaScript code and analyze data with a new analysis tool, providing mathematically precise answers and interactive visualizations. This tool is available for all Claude users on the web.

University student Hannah used AI to cheat on an essay, facing academic misconduct consequences. Universities are navigating AI use in education while students embrace it for assistance but must be cautious of plagiarism.

Biden to sign memorandum on AI use in intelligence, emphasizing human oversight, preventing misuse for targeting, asylum, and spying.

Co-founders Nir Zicherman and Michael Mignano are launching Oboe, an AI-powered educational startup aiming to democratize learning. Backed by a $4 million seed investment, Oboe will offer personalized learning tools using AI, audio, and video across various platforms.

Smashing is a new app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler curating web content with AI Questions to view different perspectives, create interest feeds, and surface relevant content. Backed by $3.4M, it aims to create a community around curated content.

Nvidia partners with Indian firms like Reliance and Tech Mahindra to deploy AI technology in India. Indian companies are rapidly building AI capabilities with Nvidia's software, training over 500,000 developers. Indian startups are also using Nvidia's technology for various applications.

Generative AI's uncanny valley challenges our mental models. Industry must reassess expectations and leverage tools like structured outputs and measurement to build responsible products.

A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI and Google after a teenager's suicide, claiming negligence and product liability. Character.AI has since made changes to improve safety measures on the platform.

Google has open-sourced its SynthID text watermarking technology to help detect AI-generated text. The tool adjusts probability scores in text outputs to create invisible watermarks, making it easier to identify and combat malicious use of large language models.

Humane lowers AI Pin price by $200 due to poor sales. $499 eclipse model available without extra battery or charge case due to fire risk. Updates released for device but still requires $24/month subscription. White and black models sold out at $799 complete system.

Apple's iOS 18.2 developer beta introduces more Apple Intelligence features including Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT integration, and Visual Intelligence. The second batch of AI features will roll out next week with the official release of iOS 18.1. macOS Sequoia 15.2 beta also includes new AI tools.

Miles Brundage, a policy researcher at OpenAI, has left to pursue independent AI policy research. OpenAI's AGI readiness team is being disbanded, with responsibilities distributed among other divisions. Several high-profile executives have recently left the company amid disagreements over its direction and accusations of prioritizing commercial products over AI safety.