AI News Roundup – August 15, 2025
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts ChatGPT will eventually have more conversations than all of humanity and plans to invest trillions in future data centers
wired
Aug 15, 2025
AI launches across the government
The US government has launched USAi, a new, secure platform enabling federal employees to use popular AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency and automate tasks
politico
Aug 14, 2025
Inside the Biden Administration’s Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future
The Biden administration aggressively restricted China’s access to advanced AI chips to curb its military ambitions, a policy that also risked harming US companies
wired
Aug 14, 2025
Trump cuts to science research threaten his administration’s own AI action plan
The Trump administration’s cuts to federal science research funding threaten its own AI Action Plan by undermining the ecosystem essential for AI development and talent
theguardian
Aug 14, 2025
The latest ChatGPT is supposed to be ‘PhD level’ smart. It can’t even label a map
The hyped launch of OpenAI’s GPT-5 was a disappointment, as the ‘PhD-level’ model struggled with basic tasks and showed a flatter personality, leading to public mockery
cnn
Aug 14, 2025
Where is DeepSeek’s next AI model? Speculation rises after OpenAI unveils GPT-5
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly facing technical delays in training its next reasoning model, allowing rivals to surpass it in open-source rankings
south china morning post
Aug 14, 2025
AI Data Centers Are Massive, Energy-Hungry and Headed Your Way
The massive expansion of energy-hungry AI data centers across the US is straining the national grid and local resources, raising environmental and utility cost concerns
cnet
Aug 13, 2025
US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China, sources say
US authorities are secretly embedding location trackers in some advanced AI chip shipments to prevent their illegal diversion to China and enforce export controls
reuters
Aug 13, 2025
What happens the day after superintelligence?
The arrival of artificial superintelligence poses a risk of demoralizing humanity, as constant AI-optimized guidance could erode human confidence and personal agency
venturebeat
Aug 13, 2025
Hear Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis discuss how world model capabilities are helping AI understand reality (video)
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis highlights advancements like ‘Deep Think’ and ‘world models’ as key steps toward achieving artificial general intelligence
google
Aug 11, 2025
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