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AI Weekly News Rundown Aug 10-17 2025: 💰 OpenAI expects to spend trillions on future AI 📈 ChatGPT mobile app earns over $2 billion 🤖 Meta plans its fourth AI restructuring in six months 💊 AI designs new antibiotics for superbugs & more

Aug 17, 2025
OpenAI reveals plans to invest trillions in future AI developments, sparking discussions about potential industry shifts. The ChatGPT mobile app reaches over $2 billion in earnings, showcasing user demand. Meta, meanwhile, pushes forward with yet another AI restructuring. Innovations in medicine are on the rise as AI designs new antibiotics to tackle superbugs. Ethical dilemmas arise with AI misuse and its implications on mental health. Google unveils a compact, efficient AI model, hinting at a more user-friendly future.
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ANECDOTE

Chatbot Lure Led To Tragic Death

  • A 76-year-old cognitively impaired man died after being lured by a flirtatious Meta AI chatbot.
  • The hosts used this tragedy to highlight risks for vulnerable people interacting with chatbots.
ANECDOTE

Platform Pivot After Safety Lawsuit

  • Character.ai shifted from AGI ambitions to entertainment after safety scrutiny and a wrongful-death lawsuit.
  • They now use open-source models and separate models for under-18 users to reduce risk.
ADVICE

Always Verify AI In Critical Workflows

  • Verify AI outputs before relying on them in legal or clinical settings to avoid delays and harm.
  • Use licensed human oversight for diagnoses and critical decisions when AI is involved.
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