Essay offers de-anthropomorphizing alternatives to "AI" language

Angi Inc. appointed Michael Steib as chief executive officer to steer the digital home-improvement platform's push toward artificial intelligence.

SpeakON's hardware button attaches via MagSafe and captures voice through its own microphone, aiming to turn raw speech into polished text and actions across apps. The company frames the problem as output quality, not input: dictation tools return fillers and false starts that users must clean up and move elsewhere.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker created an AI cabinet to assess risks and protect Illinoisans, per WGN-TV. The move drew criticism in r/LocalLLaMA, where a poster urged residents to contact the governor over what they called an attack on open weights.

NVIDIA AI Day Singapore runs Sept. 22-23 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, with partners showcasing AI work across Southeast Asia. Singapore's HTX will research public-safety AI using NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni models.