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Ten math problems stumped humans for decades. An AI solved them for $2,000.

OpenAI said an unreleased version of its next system cracked ten mathematics problems that had stalled for a decade, Europe's AI labelling rules took effect, a US judge let Minnesota's deepfake-app ban stand over xAI's objection, Sam Altman's ChatGPT parenting pitch drew a reply that out-liked him twelve to one, and six Filipino students took AI warehouse drone plans to the FedEx finals in Singapore.

01Top Story

OpenAI's Astra solved 10 stuck math problems

OpenAI said an unreleased version of its next system, Astra, produced new answers to ten mathematics problems that had seen no progress for at least a decade, and the computing time cost about $2,000.

why it matters
Some of these problems sit under the codes that scramble your messages and the error-checking that keeps files from rotting.
Read at OpenAI
02Europe

The EU starts labelling AI content today

From today, anything sold in Europe that makes AI images, audio or text designed to look real must stamp it with a digital label, and skipping it can cost up to 3 percent of a company's total revenue.

why it matters
Personal messages and clearly artistic or satirical work are exempt, so the label is aimed at things pretending to be real.
Read at Engadget
03Courts

xAI lost its bid to block a US deepfake ban

A US judge let Minnesota's ban on apps that digitally strip clothes from photos take effect on Saturday, turning down Elon Musk's xAI, which had asked to pause it three days before the deadline.

why it matters
It is the first ban of its kind in the United States, and xAI's lawsuit against it is still running.
Read at TechCrunch
04Backlash

Sam Altman's parenting tip backfired

Sam Altman suggested parents plug the family calendar into ChatGPT so it can make a podcast about their kids for the drive to school, and the reply "what if you just talked to your children" drew 122,000 likes against his 9,600.

why it matters
The pushback travelled further than the pitch, which is a decent read on where people are drawing the line.
Read at TechCrunch
05Philippines

Six Filipino students, one AI drone plan

Six Filipino students in three teams will bring AI-powered warehouse drone plans to the FedEx and Junior Achievement finals in Singapore this month, among them ArkSight from a Mandaue City public high school.

why it matters
The brief was a real one: get self-flying stock-counting drones into Vietnam's warehouses. Filipino teenagers are pitching the answer.
Read at The Manila Times

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