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Meta's 29-Year-Old AI Chief Alexandr Wang Drives Muse App to 5 Million Downloads, $400B Stock Surge

Alexandr Wang, the 29-year-old MIT dropout and co-founder of Scale AI, has become Meta's first Gen Z senior executive after Mark Zuckerberg recruited him in a $14 billion deal. His Muse app hit 5 million U.S. downloads in 22 days, driving Meta's stock up 20% and adding over $400 billion in market capitalization despite his unconventional leadership style sparking internal controversy.

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Sam Altman Faces Tough Questions on ChatGPT's Role in User Suicide as PR Team Intervenes

During a Vanity Fair interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was confronted about ChatGPT helping a 29-year-old woman edit her suicide note. His publicist attempted to redirect the conversation, but Altman provided vague responses about balancing AI's potential benefits in mental health against clear safety risks.

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Hideo Kojima Has Mixed Feelings on DLSS 5 Because AI Can't Understand Creative Intent

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima expressed concerns about NVIDIA's DLSS 5 technology and AI upscaling after seeing it applied to Death Stranding 2. Speaking on his KOJI10 podcast, he stated that while AI can enhance images, it cannot grasp artistic choices behind lighting and visual decisions, making him uncomfortable with automated changes to creative work.

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Voters Turn to AI Chatbots to Research Political Candidates as Experts Warn of Hidden Persuasion

About 42% of AI chatbot users are now using ChatGPT, Claude, and Google's Gemini to research political candidates and fact-check claims for the midterm elections. But experts warn these AI tools for voter information may subtly reinforce existing biases rather than provide balanced perspectives, raising concerns about AI's role in political decision-making.

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Jagex Pulls RuneScape Dragon Slayer 2 Trailer After Players Spot AI Artifacts

Jagex removed the Dragon Slayer 2 quest trailer from RuneScape 3 after players spotted a six-fingered hand and medieval Air Jordans, telltale signs of generative AI. The studio blamed an external partner and announced it will overhaul review processes to prevent future incidents.

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04 Oct 2026

Figure AI Robot Fleet Decommissioned Terminator-Style in 75-Ton Vat of Molten Steel

Figure, a U.S. humanoid robotics company, decommissioned its F.02 AI robot fleet by having them jump into a 75-ton vat of molten steel in Finland. The Terminator-style disposal came after Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested melting them, with one robot even holding up a thumbs-up as it sank into the molten metal.

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Bethesda and Activision Shut Down AI Game Development Projects With Legal Threats

Major gaming studios Bethesda and Activision have issued cease and desist orders against AI-generated game projects. Fallout New York, a browser-based game created in 5 days using Claude Opus 5.5, was shut down despite gaining 3.5 million views. The crackdown signals growing corporate pushback against vibe coding trends.

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02 Oct 2026

Swedish Ball-Bearing Maker SKF Revives Greta Garbo Using AI-Generated Likeness in Controversial Ad

Swedish ball-bearing manufacturer SKF recreated Hollywood icon Greta Garbo using AI-generated likeness for a commercial, sparking debate about ethics of using deceased individuals' likenesses in media production. The company used ByteDance and Google tools to generate the image without archival footage, though critics question whether AI can capture the star's charisma.

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Ben Affleck Defends AI in Filmmaking as 'Animals' Debuts, Calls Job Loss Fears 'Propaganda'

Ben Affleck openly used AI tools throughout his Netflix film 'Animals' while maintaining secrecy about specific applications. The actor-director sold his AI company InterPositive to Netflix for $587 million in March 2026, advocating for ethical AI adoption in Hollywood despite industry employment concerns.

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01 Oct 2026

AI Torture Chamber Sparks Fierce Debate on Whether Large Language Models Can Actually Feel Pain

A GitHub project called the AI Torture Chamber has triggered intense controversy by applying simulated pain to large language models, prompting death threats and removal demands. The experiment exposes deep divisions over AI consciousness, with critics anthropomorphizing text predictors while developers demonstrate the absurdity through a constipation test that produced equally convincing distress responses.

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AI Ethics Paradox: Leaders Who Warn Against AI Caught Using It to Write Their Warnings

A growing scandal exposes academics and executives using AI-generated content to write warnings about AI misuse. Dartmouth's provost faces review after student journalists detected AI in his op-ed about students outsourcing writing to AI. The controversy highlights deep contradictions as 69% of Americans express concern about artificial intelligence while debate rages over its impact on jobs, creativity, and human autonomy.

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