AI Breakthroughs, Controversies, and Military Deals

Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, the pioneers of reinforcement learning, have won the prestigious Turing Award.

Their work laid the foundation for AI systems like ChatGPT and AlphaGo.

The duo will share a $1 million prize for their groundbreaking contributions to artificial intelligence.

A bizarre and tragic story has emerged about a group of AI theorists turned extremists.

A programmer known as 'Ziz' faked her own death and later resurfaced, allegedly connected to a series of

violent crimes.

The case has raised concerns about the intersection of AI philosophy and radical ideologies.

The U.S.

military has signed a deal with Scale AI to develop 'Thunderforge,' an AI system designed to help commanders

plan military maneuvers.

The AI will analyze intelligence and battlefield data to optimize decision-making, marking a major step in AI-driven warfare.

AI models like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini have been found to be trained on benchmark test questions, raising

doubts about their actual intelligence.

Researchers say this 'benchmark contamination' makes it hard to measure real AI progress.

Amazon’s Prime Video is testing AI-powered dubbing for movies and series in English and Spanish.

The technology aims to make more content accessible to global audiences, blending AI with human expertise for quality

control.

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting a futuristic 'Trump Gaza' with luxury resorts and casinos.

The video, created by filmmakers as satire, was misinterpreted as a serious policy vision, highlighting the dangers of

AI-generated misinformation.