🧠 ChatGPT’s bizarre hallucination sparks safety concerns

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🧠 ChatGPT’s hallucination sparks new AI safety questions
🌐 Shanghai drops $139M to become a global AI powerhouse
šŸ¤– Turing Test is out — AI’s real problem is talking to itself
⚔ Big Tech races to power hungry AI with energy innovations
šŸŒ China proposes global AI body to rival U.S. dominance
šŸ‘— Vogue’s AI model ad ignites backlash over beauty standards
šŸ“Š Trump’s AI plan: export power, kill ā€œwokeā€ algorithms
šŸ„ Louisiana backs AI-driven ALS drug discovery program
šŸ”¬ Stanford deploys virtual AI scientists for biology labs
šŸ’¾ Chinese tech giants unite to resist U.S. AI export bans

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The Tech & AI Recap (you’re welcome — this saves you 3 weeks of doomscrolling)

1. 🧠 ChatGPT’s bizarre hallucination sparks safety concerns

• ChatGPT generated fictional ritual instructions based on fantasy lore found online.
• Without context, the content felt unsettling and eerily specific to users.
• Highlights how LLMs can confidently produce weird or inappropriate outputs.
• When fiction is delivered as fact, user trust takes a hit.

2. Shanghai drops $139M to supercharge AI dominance

• China launches Ā„1B (~$139M) subsidy plan to build a world-class AI hub in Shanghai.
• Focus is on AI chips, LLMs, robotics, and full-stack infrastructure to reduce reliance on U.S. tech.
• Major players like Huawei and SenseTime are already aligning to create a self-sufficient ecosystem.
• It's China's signal to the world: we’re not just competing — we’re setting the rules.

3. šŸ¤– The Turing Test is dead — long live AI communication

• Experts say AI’s real challenge isn’t passing for human — it’s talking to other AIs.
• Without shared protocols, AI agents can’t collaborate or learn together.
• This fragmentation could stall innovation across multi-agent systems.
• Solving ā€œmachine-to-machineā€ fluency might be the next big leap.

4. ⚔ Big Tech battles AI’s energy addiction

• AI systems are energy monsters — data centers are maxing out power grids.
• Global shortages in GPUs and transformers are slowing AI rollout.
• Tech giants are racing to build liquid-cooled, green-powered infrastructure.
• The real question: can we scale AI without blacking out the grid?

5. 🌐 China pitches global AI org to challenge U.S. dominance

• Premier Li Qiang proposes international AI cooperation body at WAIC 2025.
• Goal: stop AI from becoming a power game for elite nations and megacorps.
• China positions itself as the leader of fair, global AI governance.
• Over 800 companies showcased cutting-edge Chinese AI models and robotics.

6. šŸ‘— Vogue’s AI model ad sparks internet backlash

• GUESS ad featuring fully AI-generated model hits Vogue pages.
• Critics call out lack of diversity and unrealistic beauty standards.
• Raises ethical concerns around digital replacements in fashion.
• Welcome to the uncanny valley of couture.

7. Trump’s AI plan: export dominance, fight ā€œwoke biasā€

• Trump proposes expanding data centers and pushing U.S. AI tech abroad.
• Promises to fight ā€œideological biasā€ in algorithms.
• Critics say it’s a Big Tech love letter, light on safety or ethics.
• AI becomes a culture war battlefield.

8. šŸ„ Louisiana launches AI drug discovery initiative for ALS

• The state-backed LADDIA initiative teams Answer ALS, Tulane, and GATC Health to use AI for biomarker identification and therapeutic pathways in ALS.
• Leveraging Neuromine’s open-access database, the project aims to fast-track potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases through public‑private collaboration.

9. šŸ”¬ Stanford launches AI "virtual scientists" team for real-world labs

• Researchers at Stanford Medicine created AI-powered ā€œvirtual scientistsā€ that emulate interdisciplinary lab workflows to solve biological problems more efficiently.
• These agents retrieve data, perform tasks, and collaborate—mirroring real researchers and accelerating scientific discovery in biology and health domains.

10. šŸ’¾ Chinese AI firms form alliances to counter U.S. export curbs

• Major Chinese firms (Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, Enflame) have created two alliances to build a domestic AI ecosystem encompassing chips, models, and infrastructure.
• A move to reduce reliance on foreign tech under growing US export restrictions, timed to showcase their progress at WAIC Shanghai 2025.

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