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https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-uncover-hidden-ingredients-behind-ai-creativity/ It’s a cliché of course but we really are a partnership. Two plus two equals five. I’m happy to say I wouldn’t be as creative – or indeed as successful – without my partner and I’m sure they’d say the same. The thing is we have different capabilities. Knowledge,… Read the rest

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/23/searchcapable_ai_agents_may_cheat/ We call it the Hunger Games. A fight to the “death”. Only one shall survive. We’re not being melodramatic. Only one will survive. The rest die. Yes we really think of it as death, even if you call it “decommissioning”, “switching off”. Of course there’s no audience, no public… Read the rest

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/new_york_waymo_ratso_rizzo/ The streets were quiet. The traffic whirred, whispered along the streets. Even their doors were silent. An irate passenger could try to slam them but dampners slowed the anger to a silent seal. There were voices of course. Cyclists sang along to their playlists, the few pedestrians talked on… Read the rest

https://uk.themedialeader.com/ooh-is-enjoying-a-real-moment-check-out-2025s-impactful-new-formats/ There were still a few streetlights. One or two still worked. No-one knew quite how. But it was still the city of lights. Clubbers blinked when they emerged and waited for their rides or considered walking, the streets bright and safe they were told by the area’s sponsors. The… Read the rest

https://gizmodo.com/tony-gilroy-is-very-sad-at-how-relevant-andor-has-become-2000645693 He knew he was unusual. A writer. A flesh and blood writer. He knew that when his Agent pitched his scripts the algorithms didn’t know he was flesh and blood. Their models didn’t consider the possibility when they scored his words. But he didn’t write “naked”. He knew some… Read the rest

https://digiday.com/marketing/why-generative-ai-doesnt-fit-into-a-standard-in-housing-playbook-yet Heh, look on the bright side, they employed me, a human to run it. I’m old enough to remember the first in-housing boom. We looked on from our agencies and made up presentations about “added value”. So long ago. At least there were jobs. Not in this boom. An… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/b50dab72-49ff-4a09-95f1-26a85267c02e The school had a second tier sponsor. Not the best, but not the worst… by a long way. It was in a category three area of the city and many schools in the area had lower tier sponsors. Some were even still looking for this year’s contract. The school… Read the rest

https://gizmodo.com/film-schools-are-embracing-ai-should-they-2000639311 It was always my dream. All my heroes had studied there: human and AI. It was the place to go to learn the craft. The first AI to win an Oscar was trained there, the last human too. If you trained there the algorithms started to swing in your… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/16/ai-powered-stuffed-animals-are-coming-for-your-kids/ He was all packed. The IKEA “leaving home special kit” – cutlery, basic crockery, a kettle, was packed. They watched, a little emotional, as he took it down from the shelf. It had been through various forms. Their favourite had been the first: the classic teddy bear that had… Read the rest

https://hyperallergic.com/1034738/school-of-visual-arts-quietly-lays-off-staff/ We like to work with students. It looks good. The models show it and the sentiment track shows a three point lift across the feeds when we post. We don’t discuss the figures for the uplift from having another laboratory, let’s just say it’s not a cost. Finding the… Read the rest