Sam Altman's profile picture was changed to an AI-generated Ghibli-style version of himself after receiving hundreds of messages from users who had created a "twink" version of him. OpenAI's latest update, powered by GPT-4o, allows users to generate images directly within the chatbot, but free-tier users face limitations due to high demand. The new feature has improved image accuracy and text rendering, although it creates images piece by piece unlike DALL-E, which generates them all at once.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/openai-chatgpts-why-social-media-is-suddenly-flooded-with-studio-ghibli-style-art-after-gpt-4o-launch-8020875#pfrom=home-ndtv_featured_featuredImgSANS is creating a critical moment in the industry by releasing Critical AI Security Guidelines, hosting an AI Cybersecurity Hackathon, and offering collaborative education at the AI Summit. Professionals can unite, innovate, and build the future of secure AI through these initiatives, with pre-registration available for the guidelines and registration open for the AI Summit 2025.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/03/27/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/building-a-safer-ai-future-sans-leads-coordinated-effort-to-secure-artificial-intelligence/2081465The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned about the growing sophistication of financial fraud perpetuated by artificial intelligence (AI). Agentic AI tools can work autonomously to help scammers defraud financial companies, making it difficult to trace the crimes. Experts like Katherine Forrest from Paul Weiss law firm noted that these AI models have "baton hand-offs" between them, highlighting the complexity of tracing such fraud.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/agentic-ai-presents-new-frontier-for-fraud-against-financial-companiesSK Hynix, South Korea's second-largest memory chipmaker, is preparing for potential US tariffs on semiconductor imports, with some customers bringing forward orders to stock up before the tariffs take effect. The company expects "explosive growth" in high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips demand this year, driven by investments in data centers, and its CEO Kwak Noh-Jung sees DeepSeek's emergence as a positive development for SK Hynix, potentially boosting medium-to-long-term demand for AI memory chips.
https://channelnewsasia.com/business/sk-hynix-says-some-customers-brought-forward-orders-ahead-us-tariffs-5026881Socure, a leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, has achieved "Moderate" authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for its Socure For Government platform. This milestone enables federal agencies to adopt advanced digital identity verification capabilities to combat identity fraud and improve government efficiency. With FedRAMP approval, Socure's platform can analyze and correlate every facet of an individual's digital identity in real-time, detecting and preventing fraud before it occurs. The platform offers auto-approval for 99% of mainstream populations and 94% for hard-to-identify populations, capturing 99% of third-party identity fraud attacks.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/socure-earns-moderate-fedramp-authorization-302413185.htmlOpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp., with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital Management in talks to participate, according to people familiar with the matter. The funding round could be the largest of all time, valuing OpenAI at $300 billion.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-fundingOpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp., with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital Management in talks to participate, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/capital-markets/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-fundingStartups are predicting job losses in various sectors, including programming, call center operations, translation, and travel agency work, as they adopt AI technology. However, some marketing experts caution against taking these predictions at face value, warning that startups may be downplaying the negative impacts to avoid public backlash. In contrast, others argue that business growth driven by AI will create new job opportunities for humans within those businesses. Some companies, like Aisera, are using AI agents in finance and HR without hiring new staff, but most customers prefer not to let employees go. Experts advocate for greater transparency about the implications of AI on livelihoods to avoid misunderstanding and potential backlash.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/artificial-intelligences-impact-on-jobs-techs-touchy-topic-8021063OpenAI's new model may have broken the law due to its training on millions of frames from Studio Ghibli films, raising copyright infringement concerns. Intellectual property lawyer Evan Brown notes that this practice could lead to legal implications. Hayao Miyazaki, a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, was reportedly horrified by AI technology when first introduced.
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