#generative AI

Samsung's Now Brief can now use Nano Banana to turn gallery photos into creative prompts inside the daily briefing, making AI image creation more accessible and integrated.

AI content detectors are becoming invisible editors of the web, helping verify authenticity and support creators while raising questions about nuance and fairness.

'OpenAI’s Sora is shifting from free access to a paid model: users keep daily free generations but must buy credit packs for extra videos, raising questions about cost, scaling, and ethics.'

'New MIT study shows that while AI capabilities have surged, most organizations lack the data practices needed to turn those advances into business results, with only 2% reporting high AI performance.'

'At Adobe MAX 2025 Firefly gained Image Model 5 and context-aware AI agents that turn design tools into collaborative partners, sparking both excitement and debate about authorship and misuse'

'Snapchat's Imagine Lens converts typed prompts into AI images for Snapchat+ users in the US, combining AR effects with instant sharing.'

'Brazilian banks and fintechs are piloting generative AI inside WhatsApp to let users pay, transfer and check balances by chat, promising broader inclusion but creating new fraud and privacy challenges.'

'Pepper has rebranded as an AI-native creative agency positioning itself as the 'anti-WPP', blending AI agents with human creatives to speed up and personalize marketing at scale.'

Some creators are using generative AI with real artistic intent, selling works at auction and entering museum collections while sparking debates about authorship and taste.

Mattel is testing OpenAI's Sora 2 to animate toy sketches into short realistic videos, accelerating design and marketing workflows while raising questions about IP and synthetic media risks.

'German startup Black Forest Labs is reportedly raising $200–300M to pursue a $4B valuation as its FLUX models gain adoption in major creative platforms, intensifying competition and cultural debates in generative AI.'

Major record labels are negotiating licensing deals with AI firms to legalize use of music catalogs and guarantee royalties, signaling a potential template for other creative industries

'Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that its AI trained on copyrighted books without permission, a deal that could reshape future disputes between creators and AI companies.'

Grindr's plan to use community data to train a generative AI called 'gAI' has prompted user backlash over privacy and transparency, raising broader questions about monetization and the future of dating app experiences.

'Governments worldwide are rewriting AI rules to balance safety and innovation, with major implications for companies and citizens.'

'Generative AI is helping CFOs shed routine work and focus on strategy, with early adoption in reporting, treasury, and investor communications.'

'Warner Bros accuses Midjourney of producing near-identical images of studio characters after removing safety guardrails, seeking damages and an injunction'

'AI twins remix your look for creative variety while AI clones aim for near-perfect replication; choose twins for imagination and clones for accuracy.'

'Clients report feeling betrayed when therapists use ChatGPT without disclosure, raising ethical and privacy questions about integrating AI into mental health care.'

'Step-by-step overview of a Colab-ready multi-round research system using Gemini for extraction and DuckDuckGo for quick web snippets, culminating in automated reports.'

'Generative AI is turning CPAs into supercharged analysts, enabling rapid insights and draft reports while requiring careful oversight and verification.'

'News Corp warns AI models are harvesting content from bestselling books, calling it 'blatant theft' and pushing licensing and legal responses to protect authors.'

Diablo Immortal's Dark Rebirth promo images were generated with AI, sparking fan outrage over perceived disrespect for the franchise's hand-crafted art legacy and concerns amid recent industry layoffs.

OpenAI has launched GPT-5, their fastest and smartest AI model yet, featuring enhanced reasoning, coding skills, and deep integration with productivity apps for enterprises and developers.

Google DeepMind introduces Genie 3, a groundbreaking AI capable of creating diverse, interactive virtual worlds from simple text descriptions, enabling new possibilities in gaming, robotics, and XR.

This tutorial demonstrates building a self-adaptive goal-oriented AI agent using Google Gemini and the SAGE framework, highlighting task decomposition, execution, and learning cycles.

'Wix launches a new AI Optimization tool that prepares websites for AI-driven traffic by improving how AI chatbots interpret site content, marking a significant shift in SEO strategy for 2025 and beyond.'

Chinese universities have shifted from restricting AI use to promoting it as an essential skill, integrating AI education widely and supporting students with local AI tools like DeepSeek.

'Walmart introduces AI-powered super-agents like Sparky to revolutionize its e-commerce platform, setting new standards in customer experience and internal operations. This move signals a major shift in retail, emphasizing AI-native interactions over traditional workflows.'

GenSeg is a novel generative AI framework that significantly enhances medical image segmentation performance in scenarios with limited labeled data by creating optimized synthetic datasets.

SEO is rapidly evolving with generative AI transforming product discovery into conversational and visual experiences. Brands must adapt by optimizing content for AI-driven platforms using structured data and emotional storytelling.

Explore five key insights about AI in 2025, covering its rapid progress, inherent hallucination, rising energy use, mysterious inner workings, and the ambiguous nature of AGI.

NeuralOS is a novel AI framework that simulates operating system interfaces by generating screen frames from user inputs, paving the way for adaptive, generative user interfaces.

LightShed is a new method that can effectively remove digital protections designed to prevent AI models from training on copyrighted artwork, posing a challenge to existing artist defenses.

This tutorial shows how to use MLflow to evaluate Google Gemini's responses on factual prompts with integrated metrics, combining OpenAI and Google APIs for comprehensive LLM assessment.

IBM’s MCP Gateway provides a FastAPI-based unified platform for managing and scaling AI toolchains using the Model Context Protocol, enhancing interoperability and orchestration for next-generation AI applications.

Concerns about AI-driven copyright claims might limit artistic innovation, but history shows creativity thrives on reinterpreting existing works. The evolving legal landscape must balance protection and creative freedom.

'Google DeepMind and partners have developed Motion Prompting, a novel method allowing detailed control of video generation via motion trajectories, showcased at CVPR 2025.'

Discover how to create a flexible asynchronous AI agent network with Google’s Gemini models, enabling collaborative research, analysis, and validation through specialized agent roles.

Soham Mazumdar shares insights into how WisdomAI revolutionizes enterprise business intelligence using AI, enabling real-time, accurate data insights and self-service analytics.

Generative AI is reshaping search behavior and public relations strategies, requiring brands to focus on structured content, thought leadership, and AI visibility to stay relevant.

Dr. Ryan Ries, Chief AI and Data Scientist at Mission, shares insights on scaling enterprise AI with AWS, practical generative AI applications, and effective AI leadership strategies.

Generative AI is reshaping the creator economy by speeding up content production and introducing new workflows, but human creativity remains essential for authentic and culturally relevant content.

Creatify has raised $15.5 million in Series A funding to launch AdMax, an AI-powered platform that transforms video ad creation and optimization for marketers worldwide.

Discover how AI-powered image personalization helps small businesses create authentic, targeted marketing visuals to enhance customer engagement and grow revenue.

Cockroach Labs shares practical lessons on integrating AI into workplace processes, showcasing how generative AI accelerated curriculum development and highlighting the essential role of human oversight in AI-powered workflows.

'Biostate AI raised $12 million to develop ChatGPT-like AI for molecular medicine, aiming to make biology predictable and advance precision diagnostics through innovative RNA sequencing technologies.'

Radha Basu shares her journey building iMerit into a global leader in AI data services, blending human expertise with automation to deliver high-quality AI solutions across critical industries.

Generative AI pilot fatigue arises when organizations launch numerous unstructured AI projects without clear goals. Leading with purpose and optimizing processes first can unlock AI’s true potential.

The 2025 tariff landscape poses complex challenges for businesses, but CEOs can leverage generative AI to optimize pricing, supply chains, operations, and customer strategies for a competitive edge.

Generative AI transforms news consumption but challenges traditional publishers. Sustainable partnerships balancing fair compensation and ethical AI training are essential for the future of journalism and AI innovation.

SimilarWeb’s 2025 AI Global Report reveals a 75% surge in AI coding tools, disruptions in EdTech by LLMs, and a significant decline in Legal AI usage, highlighting shifting trends in generative AI adoption.

Alexey Sheremetyev shares insights on founding Planner 5D and how AI is transforming home design into an accessible, intuitive, and collaborative experience.

This tutorial demonstrates building an active learning pipeline for medical symptom classification by integrating Adala with Google Gemini for efficient annotation and confidence visualization.

PiezoMEMS technology is set to transform edge AI devices by overcoming key hardware challenges in thermal management, audio quality, and design, powering smarter smartphones and AR glasses.

AI's rapid advancement presents a critical opportunity for businesses to experiment and invest now. Waiting risks missing out on transformative benefits and competitive advantage.

Google’s new AI Mode enhances search by combining generative AI with live web data, improving shopping, travel planning, and interactive research for U.S. users.

Aaron Kesler, Senior Product Manager at SnapLogic, shares insights on AI-enhanced workflows, product innovation, and strategies for AI adoption and upskilling within enterprises.

Generative AI is expanding document automation across industries, helping technical writers, researchers, and support teams create accurate and consistent documents faster than ever.

Natasha Lyonne directs and stars in Uncanny Valley, a sci-fi film blending live-action with AI-generated visuals using an ethical AI model, marking a pioneering Hollywood experiment.

Singapore Airlines partners with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT-powered AI, enhancing passenger services and streamlining airline operations for a smarter travel experience.

John Gaeta, founder of Escape.ai, discusses how AI and new technologies are revolutionizing cinematic storytelling through the concept of Neo Cinema and empowering creators worldwide.

MirrorVerse and MirrorFusion 2.0 introduce innovative datasets and training techniques that significantly enhance diffusion models' capacity to generate accurate and photorealistic mirror reflections.

'Google Cloud has unveiled a comprehensive list of 601 generative AI use cases across various industries, highlighting the technology's rapid transition from prototypes to impactful production applications.'

OpenAI has released the gpt-image-1 API, allowing developers to generate high-quality images from text prompts. This API brings advanced image generation capabilities directly to applications and services.

AI is changing translation by enabling a collaborative approach where human expertise and machine efficiency combine to produce culturally relevant and accurate multilingual content.

Sentra secures $50M in Series B funding to enhance its AI-powered cloud-native data security platform, addressing the growing risks of shadow data in AI-driven enterprises.

Waabi is transforming autonomous trucking by using AI-driven virtual simulations to safely and efficiently test self-driving trucks, aiming for fully driverless operations by 2025.

Tastewise CEO Alon Chen shares how AI-powered consumer insights are transforming food and beverage innovation, highlighting emerging trends and the future of AI in the industry.

Meta has restarted AI training using public content from EU users, offering opt-out options as the European Commission prepares fines under the Digital Markets Act.