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What we learned from a week of AI-generated cartoons

Last week, OpenAI released its GPT-4o image-generation model, which is billed as more responsive to prompts, more capable of accurately rendering text, and better at producing higher-fidelity images than previous AI image generators. Within hours, ChatGPT users flooded social media with cartoons they made using the model in the style of the Japanese film house Studio Ghibli.

The ordeal became an internet spectacle, but as the memes flowed, they also raised important technological, copyright, and even political questions.

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The flag of China is displayed on a smartphone with a NVIDIA chip in the background in this photo illustration.

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Nvidia delays could slow down China at a crucial time

H3C, one of China’s biggest server makers, has warned about running out of Nvidia H20 chips, the most powerful AI chips Chinese companies can legally purchase under US export controls.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises the test of suicide drones with artificial intelligence at an unknown location, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 27, 2025.

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North Korea preps new kamikaze drones

Hermit Kingdom leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly supervised AI-powered kamikaze drone tests. He told KCNA, the state news agency, that developing unmanned aircraft and AI should be a top priority to modernize North Korea’s armed forces.
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The logo for Isomorphic Labs is displayed on a tablet in this illustration.

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Meet Isomorphic Labs, the Google spinoff that aims to cure you

In 2024, Demis Hassabiswon a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work in predicting protein structures through his company, Isomorphic Labs. The lab, which broke off from Google's DeepMind in 2021, raised $600 million from investors in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital on Monday. The company did not disclose a valuation.

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Apple faces false advertising lawsuit over AI promises

Apple faces a federal class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising of AI features that haven’t yet materialized. Filed on Wednesday in the federal district court in San Jose, California, the suit claims Apple misled consumers by heavily promoting Apple Intelligence capabilities in iPhone marketing that weren’t yet fully functional, including an AI-enhanced Siri assistant. Bloomberg reported that when Apple began promoting its Apple Intelligence suite in the fall of 2024, the technology was merely a “barely working prototype.”

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Joachim von Braun, president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, speaks at the “Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children: A Common Commitment for Safeguarding Children” event.

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The Vatican wants to protect children from AI dangers

In a conference at the Vatican last week, Catholic leaders called for global action to protect children from the dangers of artificial intelligence.

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Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration.

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Europe hungers for faster chips

A coalition of nine European countries is discussing how to accelerate the continent’s chip independence, the group said on Friday.

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How DeepSeek changed China’s AI ambitions

Just a few short months ago, Silicon Valley seemed to have the artificial intelligence industry in a chokehold. Startups OpenAI and Anthropic blazed the trail on large language models while Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other tech incumbents invested billions to keep up. Meanwhile, the United States’ distinct chip advantage from homegrown giant Nvidia and overseas allies Taiwan Semiconductor made America’s lead over China seem insurmountable.
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