AI Unraveled: Latest AI News & Trends, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Gen AI, LLMs, AI Ethics & Bias AI Weekly News Rundown From Sept. 08 to Sept 14 2025: 🌱 OpenAI offers mentorship to new tech founders ✂️ xAI lays off hundreds of data annotation team staffers & more
Sep 13, 2025
This week highlights a significant shake-up in AI, with xAI laying off hundreds and OpenAI rolling out a mentorship program for tech founders. Tether introduces a new stablecoin amidst rising regulatory pressures. In an innovative twist, Albania appoints the world's first AI-generated minister. Meanwhile, discussions around ethics come to the forefront as chatbots face scrutiny over child safety and data privacy. Plus, OpenAI and Oracle join forces in a groundbreaking partnership to tackle AI's growing computational demands.
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Quality Over Quantity In Training Data
- xAI shifted from broad annotation to specialist tutors, valuing high-quality curated data over scale.
- This signals model training is moving from volume to artisanal, domain-specific inputs.
Apple Loses A Top AI Manager
- Robbie Walker, a senior Apple AI director, plans to leave at the end of October after moving to the Answers team.
- His exit highlights intense talent competition even inside Apple as projects like Apple Intelligence press forward.
Mentorship As Strategic Pipeline
- OpenAI's Grove program mentors ~15 pre-seed founders with technical leaders and early tool access for five weeks.
- The program builds a longer-term pipeline for collaboration, partnerships, or acquisitions.