This week, Tristan and Tasia sift through the latest good news and/or bad news about Friend, Humane, Rabbit, OpenAI, Google and Figure. Then we puzzle over the current state of AI as some claim we're in a bubble. Join us for an emotional roller coaster ride through the latest AI developments.

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FOLLOW-UP

• Developer Says the ‘Friend’ AI Amulet Ripped Off His Project, Releases Diss Track
• Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales
• Rabbit’s r1 refines chats and timers, but its app-using ‘action model’ is still MIA
• what’s new in the update

OPENAI NEWS

• OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode
• OpenAI finds that GPT-4o does some truly bizarre stuff sometimes
• OpenAI co-founder Schulman leaves for Anthropic, Brockman takes extended leave
• Major shifts at OpenAI spark skepticism about impending AGI timelines
• See also: Microsoft now lists OpenAI as a competitor in AI and search
• OpenAI adds a Carnegie Mellon professor to its board of directors
• OpenAI Reportedly Hesitant to Release ChatGPT Detection Tool That Might Piss Off Cheaters
• ChatGPT now lets free users generate up to two images per day made by DALL-E 3

AI NEWS

• Google Says AI Olympics Ad ‘Tested Well’ Before Inspiring Outrage
• Watch: OpenAI-backed Figure shows off next-gen ‘self-correcting’ humanoid robot
• Sorry, Figure AI, but your robot won't be cool until it can walk like a human
• Experts warn AI bubble may soon burst

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