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Sam Altman has dismissed viral claims about ChatGPT’s water usage as "completely untrue." However, he acknowledged the larger, unresolved challenge of AI’s growing energy consumption and overall environmental impact, highlighting it as a significant industry concern.
Finnish startup Donut Lab has released the first independent test results for its production-ready, solid-state battery. Conducted by the state-owned VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the evaluation focused on charging speed and the battery's thermal behavior. This disclosure aims to address skepticism surrounding Donut Lab's claims of a major battery breakthrough.
Indie game publisher Finji accuses TikTok of using generative AI to create "racist, sexualized" ads for its games without permission, despite Finji disabling AI features. One ad for 'Usual June' reportedly depicted a character drastically altered from its original design. TikTok initially denied, then acknowledged the issue, citing an unselected "catalog ads format." Finji's CEO expressed disappointment over TikTok's unresolved response and potential brand harm.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a Los Angeles courthouse for landmark trial testimony, flanked by an entourage wearing Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. He walked past grieving parents who attribute their children's deaths to social media platform design issues. Zuckerberg spent eight hours on the stand, answering questions in his signature monotone cadence and denying various claims.
