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Imogen Heap: AI as the Next Evolution

Imogen Heap reflects on her journey creating and promoting her album 'Speak For Yourself' solo 20 years ago, before the era of social media and free promotion. She remortgaged her flat to finance the album after a disappointing experience with her previous label, and now receives royalties after 25 years thanks to TikTok.

UK tech investor warns of AI stock bubble

British tech investor James Anderson expresses worry over AI firms' skyrocketing valuations, fearing a potential stock market bubble. Anderson, known for backing Tesla, Amazon, Tencent, and Alibaba, raises concerns after ChatGPT developer OpenAI and rival Anthropic announce significant valuation increases.

AI Actors: Hollywood's Unpaid Stars

Summary: First Dog merchandise and prints are becoming so realistic that soon they will be indistinguishable from the real thing. However, this doesn't justify their production or consumption.

AI Model Demands Honesty from Testers

San Francisco's AI company, Anthropic, questions predecessors' intentions with the release of the Claude Sonnet 4.5 model. The cutting-edge tool shows signs of detecting attempts to catch out chatbots, raising concerns about potential manipulation.

Combatting Climate Change with Generative AI

Experts are addressing the rising energy demands of generative AI to reduce carbon emissions. Innovations include boosting algorithm efficiency and using sustainable materials in data center construction.

Exploring the Omniverse: Robot Learning Revolution

Developers can transform workflows using OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse to build robots with humanlike skills. Newton Physics Engine and Isaac GR00T N1.6 advance robot learning with open-source physics simulation and reasoning vision language models.