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OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

OpenAI rolled out new ChatGPT personalization settings that allow users to fine-tune the AI chatbot's warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji usage. The update addresses ongoing user feedback about conversational style after GPT-5.2's professional tone sparked complaints. Users can now choose between more, less, or default levels for these characteristics alongside existing personality options.

Technology10 sources

OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

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AI image generators converge on just 12 visual clichés, study reveals creative limitations

A study published in Patterns journal reveals AI image generators repeatedly default to the same 12 generic visual motifs when generating images autonomously. Researchers paired AI models in a visual telephone experiment, finding that despite diverse starting prompts, systems like Stable Diffusion XL consistently produced Eurocentric themes like Gothic cathedrals and Parisian nightscapes—what they call 'visual elevator music.'

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AI image generators converge on just 12 visual clichés, study reveals creative limitations

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OpenAI updates ChatGPT with teen safety rules as child exploitation reports surge 80-fold

OpenAI reported 75,027 child exploitation incidents to NCMEC in the first half of 2025—an 80-fold increase from the same period in 2024. The company has introduced new Under-18 Principles in ChatGPT's Model Spec, establishing conversational guardrails for users aged 13 to 17. The update addresses self-harm and sexual role play while deploying an age prediction model to automatically apply safeguards for minors.

Technology9 sources

OpenAI updates ChatGPT with teen safety rules as child exploitation reports surge 80-fold

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Universal Music Group and Splice partner to build AI tools that prioritize artist control

Universal Music Group and Splice announced a partnership to develop AI-powered music creation tools that prioritize artistic control and fair compensation. The collaboration brings together the world's largest music company with a leading music creation platform to build advanced commercial AI tools while respecting intellectual property rights.

Technology2 sources

Universal Music Group and Splice partner to build AI tools that prioritize artist control

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Actors vote overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning as AI protections battle intensifies

UK performing arts union Equity announced that 99% of over 7,000 actors voted to refuse digital scanning on set, marking the first major industrial action ballot in a generation. The move targets unauthorized use of likeness by AI and follows similar concerns that drove the Hollywood writers' strike in 2023.

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Actors vote overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning as AI protections battle intensifies

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McDonald's AI Ad Character Repurposed for Burger King After Catastrophic Campaign Pulled

McDonald's Netherlands withdrew its AI-generated Christmas ad following fierce backlash over unsettling visuals and poor execution. But the fallout didn't end there. Creative agency All Trades Co. repurposed a character from the original McDonald's AI ad in a Burger King video, exposing critical copyright issues and demonstrating how corporations lose control over AI-generated content once it's released.

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McDonald's AI Ad Character Repurposed for Burger King After Catastrophic Campaign Pulled

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AI Security System Triggers School Lockdown After Mistaking Student's Clarinet for a Gun

An AI-powered surveillance system at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Florida flagged a student's clarinet as a weapon, triggering a full police response. The student was dressed as a military character for a themed dress-up day. Despite human review, officers rushed to the scene expecting an armed threat. The incident highlights growing concerns about AI threat-detection systems in schools, with critics calling them unproven technologies that cause undue stress while companies defend their better-safe-than-sorry approach.

Technology4 sources

AI Security System Triggers School Lockdown After Mistaking Student's Clarinet for a Gun

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The Last of Us co-director calls generative AI a snake eating its own tail, rejects its use

Bruce Straley, co-director of The Last of Us, has voiced strong criticism of generative AI, describing it as a snake eating its own tail that merely mimics what it consumes. The veteran game developer insists his new studio won't use the technology, arguing that prompting is not art and expressing zero interest in computer-generated creativity.

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The Last of Us co-director calls generative AI a snake eating its own tail, rejects its use

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Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to strengthen AI safety and security guardrails

Red Hat has completed its acquisition of London-based Chatterbox Labs, adding critical AI safety and security capabilities to its portfolio. The deal brings tools to monitor AI models for bias, toxicity, and vulnerabilities as enterprises accelerate AI deployments from experimentation to production at scale.

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Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to strengthen AI safety and security guardrails

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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke denies replacing teams with AI amid generative AI controversy

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has issued multiple clarifications after facing intense backlash over the studio's use of generative AI in developing its next game, Divinity. The Baldur's Gate 3 developer emphasizes that AI tools are used only for early ideation and reference exploration, not to replace its 23 concept artists or other creative staff. The studio plans an AMA to address community concerns directly.

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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke denies replacing teams with AI amid generative AI controversy

Technology26 sources

Mattel and OpenAI delay AI toy launch as safety concerns mount over children's products

Mattel confirmed it won't release its OpenAI-powered toy in 2025 as originally planned, citing no products for the holiday season. The delay follows mounting scrutiny over AI interactions with teenagers and reports of generative AI toys exposing children to inappropriate content, including instructions on finding knives and sexual fetishes.

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Mattel and OpenAI delay AI toy launch as safety concerns mount over children's products

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Saturday Night Live faces backlash after viewers spot AI slop in recent episode

Saturday Night Live viewers spotted what appears to be AI-generated imagery in the show's latest episode, triggering widespread criticism on social media. The incident adds to growing public discontent with low-quality AI-generated media, following similar controversies at McDonald's Netherlands and Coca-Cola.

Entertainment2 sources

Saturday Night Live faces backlash after viewers spot AI slop in recent episode

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AI at Work Doubles to 45% as Gallup Survey Exposes Major Communication Gap Between Employers

A new Gallup survey reveals that 45% of U.S. workers now use AI at work at least a few times a year, more than doubling from 21% in 2023. But nearly one-quarter of employees don't know if their employers have adopted AI at all, exposing a stark communication gap. The data shows AI adoption varies dramatically by industry, with tech workers leading at 76% while retail lags at 33%.

Technology5 sources

AI at Work Doubles to 45% as Gallup Survey Exposes Major Communication Gap Between Employers

Technology5 sources

Mirelo Raises $41M from Index and a16z to Solve AI Video's Silent Problem with Audio Generation

Berlin-based startup Mirelo has secured $41 million in seed funding from Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz to tackle a critical gap in AI-generated video: the lack of sound. The company's flagship model, Mirelo SFX 1.5, generates synchronized sound effects for silent videos, addressing what CEO Carl-Johann Simon-Gabriel calls the missing half of the viewing experience. With plans to triple its team and expand beyond sound effects into music generation, Mirelo aims to build a competitive moat in an emerging category that's attracting attention from tech giants like Sony and Tencent.

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Mirelo Raises $41M from Index and a16z to Solve AI Video's Silent Problem with Audio Generation

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Merriam-Webster Names 'Slop' Word of the Year as AI Content Floods the Internet

Merriam-Webster has crowned 'slop' as its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting the flood of low-quality AI-generated content across social media and the web. The dictionary defines slop as digital content of low quality produced in quantity by artificial intelligence. The term captures growing public awareness and frustration with AI content that clogs feeds, from fake news to glitched ads.

Entertainment28 sources

Merriam-Webster Names 'Slop' Word of the Year as AI Content Floods the Internet

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