‘We’re trying to push something that in some cases did not fit’ — Duolingo’s CEO changes course on AI at work

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn belatedly acknowledges that measuring AI usage for performance reviews distracts from completing the actual job.
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‘Piracy costs our clubs $800m’”: Soccer league home to Yamal and Mbappe to “skewer” free illegal football streams with AI in real time

Soccer piracy is costing Spanish clubs up to $800m and pushing leagues toward real-time AI tools that detect illegal streams.
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We need to talk about this bizarre video of a robot chasing wild boars

Robots running is our new obsession, and it still proves nothing.

‘Chatbots respond not just to what you ask, but how you ask it’: Report finds AI agents might be sucking up to you and not giving you proper answers — here’s how to fix it

Researchers find chatbots often agree with users depending on phrasing, while question-based prompts produce more balanced AI responses.
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‘Smartphones have physical limitations’: Report explains why AI is kickstarting a billion-dollar hardware arms race for millions of creators worldwide

AI is speeding up production cycles and increasing pressure on creators to acquire better cameras, microphones, and stabilization gear.
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OpenAI says Microsoft has ‘limited our ability’ to build customer base, praises new Amazon relationship

Microsoft was “foundational” to OpenAI’s success, but the ChatGPT maker is exploring new partnerships.

I upgraded my AI image prompts using Gemini’s advice — specifying lighting, layouts, and even fonts changed everything

Adding simple details like lighting, aspect ratio, and text instructions to your prompts can dramatically improve the quality of AI-generated images.
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