AI News Roundup – August 22, 2025
Who’s really winning the US-China tech war?
While the US currently leads in frontier AI, China is setting global cost standards in key manufacturing sectors, with the future of the tech war hinging on physical problems like energy supply
invezz
Aug 22, 2025
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
Google has revealed that a median Gemini text prompt uses about 0.24 watt-hours of electricity, equivalent to running a microwave for one second
mit technology review
Aug 21, 2025
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Amazon’s AGI Labs chief believes AI agents are the next big leap for the industry, using large-scale simulations to train them for reliability
theverge
Aug 21, 2025
Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness
Microsoft’s AI CEO has called the study of AI consciousness ‘premature, and frankly dangerous,’ arguing it can worsen human problems
techcrunch
Aug 21, 2025
Wall Street Appears to Be Having Serious Doubts About AI
Wall Street is showing jitters about the AI boom, with tech stocks falling after OpenAI’s CEO admitted investors might be ‘overexcited about AI’
futurism
Aug 21, 2025
Using Synthetic Data? Consider 19 Pros And Cons From Tech Leaders
Tech leaders note that while synthetic data can protect privacy and speed up AI training, it risks introducing biases and losing touch with real-world nuances
forbes
Aug 21, 2025
China’s DeepSeek launches V3.1, raising stakes for enterprise AI adoption
Chinese startup DeepSeek has released a powerful open-source AI model, V3.1, that reportedly performs as well as top proprietary US models
computerworld
Aug 20, 2025
Americans fear AI permanently displacing workers, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
A recent poll shows 71% of Americans fear AI will permanently eliminate jobs, with even more concerned about its use for political chaos
reuters
Aug 20, 2025
Research suggests doctors might quickly become dependent on AI
A new study suggests doctors may become overly reliant on AI tools, with their own diagnostic skills declining when the AI is turned off
npr
Aug 19, 2025
Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells
Microsoft is rolling out a new ‘COPILOT’ function in Excel that uses AI to automatically fill cells based on natural language prompts
theverge
Aug 19, 2025
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