AI code generators create 'Comprehension Debt,' The New Stack warns

Independent artists should keep five records — written consent scope, creation files, change logs, file control, and payment trails — to defend AI voice and likeness disputes. The U.S. Copyright Office has recommended federal protection against unauthorized digital replicas of a person's voice or likeness.

Apple's new Audio Intelligence on Apple Watch uses the microphone to detect sounds, identify music via Shazam, and take conversation notes with 15-second Live Rewind transcripts. Apple published a Privacy Overview document covering the always-listening data.

Spark Capital, an Anthropic investor, led the $120 million Series A for a startup building off-grid power systems for data centers.

JPMorgan Chase upgraded Meta Platforms to overweight on Thursday, citing improving sentiment around its artificial intelligence position. The note points to Muse as evidence of Meta's stronger AI standing.

CMS head Mehmet Oz and Trump officials pitch AI as a fix for rural health, but rural hospitals say the tools won't close funding gaps from $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade. AI handles clear calls from large datasets well; subjective judgments like "medical frailty" exemptions are harder.

Reddit users on OpenAI's Go plan say access to the full GPT Live 1 voice model was removed and replaced with a mini version. One subscriber calls the full voice model the main reason they stayed on Go, noting the gap between Free and Go keeps shrinking.