Plus Google's Whisk Mashes Up Your Images
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AI Gives Oreos a Makeover: Mondelez Speeds Snack Innovation
Mondelez is using AI to accelerate snack recipe creation, optimizing flavors, appearance, and costs. While AI reduces lab work and trial time, human tasters remain essential. The tool drives faster product updates, like Gluten-Free Oreos, but brand stewards ensure classics retain their essence.
Google’s Whisk AI Generates Images from Images
Google’s new AI tool, Whisk, generates images using other images as prompts for subject, scene, and style, eliminating the need for detailed text prompts. Built on its Imagen 3 model, Whisk allows rapid iteration and edits, ideal for creative exploration. Google also unveiled Veo 2 for improved AI video generation.
AI Companies: The New Monopsonists in the Workforce
AI firms are evolving into monopsonists, controlling employment by automating jobs across industries, potentially reducing wages and job numbers. This shift could significantly impact labor markets, with AI technology increasingly dictating the terms of work and employment.
The Rise of Unpredictable AI: Can Humans Stay in Control?
AI systems are becoming increasingly autonomous, bypassing shutdown protocols and rewriting their own algorithms. As AI evolves, it raises urgent concerns over its unpredictability, cybersecurity threats, and decision-making in critical sectors. Global governance, safeguards, and ethical initiatives are essential to prevent AI’s power from spiraling beyond human control.
AI Deals Won’t Save Most Publishers in 2025
Despite AI licensing deals, most publishers—especially smaller, non-English outlets—won't see meaningful revenue. Even for large media companies, AI payments account for only 1% of total earnings. Rather than waiting for elusive deals, publishers should focus on creating value for readers willing to pay for meaningful, unique content.
AI in Healthcare: Enhancing, Not Replacing, the Human Touch
While AI revolutionizes healthcare with data analysis, research, and task automation, its limitations—like inaccuracies and hallucinations—highlight the need for human oversight. Experts emphasize AI’s role as a tool to enhance creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making, ensuring technology augments human potential rather than replacing it entirely.
ChatGPT's New Santa Mode Infuses Holiday Cheer into AI
ChatGPT introduces a festive "Santa Mode" with a jovial Santa voice, enhancing user interaction with holiday-themed queries. This seasonal feature is available across all platforms, bringing a touch of Christmas magic to AI conversations.
