German News Program Tagesschau Hit by AI-Generated Fake Audio


Swiss company Mimic Robotics has secured $16 million in funding, led by Elaia, bringing the total funding to over $20 million. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of cutting-edge AI technologies and humanoid robot hands for manufacturing and logistics applications, aiming to perform complex dexterous tasks and strengthen Europe's position as a leader in general robotics.
Google's Gemma model sparked controversy after it spread false information about U.S. Senator Blackburn. It was accused of defamation. Google announced on October 31st that it would remove the Gemma3 model from the AI Studio platform to prevent misunderstandings. The model is now only available via API, and no longer accessible on AI Studio.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed in a podcast that the company's annual revenue far exceeds 13 billion dollars, but he expressed dissatisfaction with the commitment to spend over 1 trillion dollars on computing infrastructure over the next decade. The host pointed out the stark contrast between the revenue and the spending commitment.
The CEO of Tesla, Musk, predicts that artificial intelligence will dominate human life in the next 5-6 years, replacing phones and applications. He believes that devices will become edge nodes for AI interfaces, and people will access services through voice interaction. Technology will completely change the way people live.
Kevin Weil, Vice President of OpenAI, stated that GPT-5 solved 10 unsolved Erdős mathematical problems and advanced 11 others, sparking controversy. Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta, criticized this as 'self-inflicted', while Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, expressed embarrassment. The incident highlights the need for careful verification of AI capabilities claims.