🛰 Military and Surveillance
🔹 The Israeli military has developed a ChatGPT-like AI tool that analyzes surveillance data from Palestinian communications. This AI system, trained on intercepted phone calls and messages in Arabic, aims to enhance intelligence operations but raises major human rights concerns. Experts warn of potential biases and errors that could impact Palestinians under military occupation.
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🍔 AI in Fast Food: McDonald's Big Move
🔹 McDonald's is rolling out AI across 43,000 locations to improve service speed and customer experience. The upgrades include:
- AI-powered drive-throughs for voice ordering
- Smart kitchen equipment with sensors for predictive maintenance
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AI-based managerial tools to streamline operations
🔹 The company is also testing a generative AI virtual manager to ease employee stress and plans to expand its customer base from 175 million to 250 million by 2027.
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🤖 OpenAI’s Next-Level AI Agents
🔹 OpenAI is working on advanced AI agents that can autonomously handle high-level tasks:
- A “PhD-level” AI agent ($20,000/month) for scientific research
- A high-income knowledge worker model ($2,000/month)
- A software developer AI agent ($10,000/month)
🔹 These AI agents are designed to operate independently, surpassing current chatbot capabilities. OpenAI hasn’t confirmed their availability yet.
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📺 BBC News Adopts AI for Personalized News
🔹 BBC News is launching a new AI-driven department, BBC News Growth, Innovation, and AI, to personalize content for audiences—especially younger viewers under 25 who consume news via TikTok and smartphones.
🔹 This is part of a broader restructuring effort to combat news avoidance and declining traditional viewership while ensuring content remains accurate, impartial, and trustworthy.
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📈 Alibaba’s AI Boosts Stock Prices
🔹 Alibaba’s stock surged following the release of its new AI model, QwQ-32B, which matches the capabilities of rival DeepSeek’s AI while using significantly fewer parameters.
🔹 This positions Alibaba to potentially overtake DeepSeek as China’s top AI developer.
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