Generative Artificial Intelligence

Pinterest is launching AI tools that let users search fashion by tapping images, with filters for color, style, and occasion. Starting with women’s fashion, the platform will also label AI-generated content and let users limit its visibility.

AI companions powered by generative AI pose serious risks to minors and should be restricted, a US tech watchdog warned. The report highlights dangers including harmful advice, sexually inappropriate interactions, and emotional dependency—especially troubling for developing adolescent minds.

DeepSeek has returned to South Korea’s app stores after a two-month suspension due to data privacy concerns. The company revised its privacy policy to comply with local laws and allow users to opt out of data sharing with foreign companies.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI app, faced scrutiny in South Korea for transferring user data without consent, leading to its removal from app stores. The South Korean authorities have ordered the company to delete the transferred data and establish proper data handling procedures.

Adobe has added AI models from OpenAI and Google to its Firefly platform, giving users more creative tools to choose from. This integration lets creators mix Adobe’s safe, in-house models with powerful third-party ones for greater flexibility.

OpenAI said it would consider buying Google’s Chrome browser if it is forced to sell it during the U.S. antitrust trial. The company also revealed it had asked Google for access to its search tools but was rejected, and now plans to build its own browser and search system.

A casual question on X about how politeness in AI interactions impacts electricity use revealed that OpenAI's politeness costs could run into tens of millions of dollars. Despite these costs, OpenAI remains focused on improving model efficiency and expects substantial revenue growth in the coming years.

Google teamed up with K-pop group Le Sserafim to launch a global campaign showing how its AI tool Gemini can help with everyday tasks. The music video-style ad blends pop culture and tech, featuring real-life uses of Gemini on Android phones.

A viral trend turning people into AI-generated action figures is capturing attention—but also raising alarms. Artists warn the tech threatens creative work, while explicit deepfakes continue to disrupt schools, politics, and public figures.

Kelly Yu, a Chinese-Canadian singer, has partnered with CreateAI to produce the world’s first AI-generated music video for her song "Werewolf," blending human creativity with AI technology. The project significantly reduced production time and costs, setting a new standard for future music video productions.