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Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates

In its test phase in San Francisco, Known said it observed 80% of its introductions led to physical dates, which is much higher than swipe-based dating apps.

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Google is generally happy to see people using generative AI tools to create content, and it’s doubly happy when they publish it on its platforms. But there are limits to everything. Two YouTube channels that attracted millions of subscribers with AI-generated movie trailers have been shuttered.

These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about

DiskSat’s design offers “a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites.”

School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error.

Human review didn’t stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school.

The Ars Technica AI coding agent test: Minesweeper edition

How do four modern LLMs do at recreating a simple Windows gaming classic?

Google DeepMind & DOE Partner on Genesis: AI for Science

Google DeepMind supports U.S. Department of Energy on Genesis: a national mission to accelerate innovation and scientific discovery.