🔥 Antitrust & growing influence
Sept 4, 2025 | From Google's antitrust ruling to the rise of "AI slop" and ByteDance's growing influence
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A recent antitrust ruling allows Google to keep its Chrome browser, but the company must share data to promote competition in online search. The EU is exploring how AI can be an engine for workplace democracy, while a technologist defines "AI slop" as a new form of unwelcome online content.
In other news, Donald Trump has claimed that a video of items being thrown from a White House window was "probably AI." Research from a Kellogg assistant professor shows that people can spot AI-generated images five out of six times. Finally, ByteDance is eyeing a valuation of over $330 billion as its revenue surpasses Meta's.
+ The news 🗞️ “A16z and the $100 Million AI policy push” Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has joined a new political network called "Leading the Future," which is backed by over $100 million in funding. Continue reading here.
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🦾 AI daily pulse
Google keeps Chrome and Apple deal but must share data in big antitrust ruling
Google won't have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with U.S. antitrust enforcers, but ordering Google to share data with rivals to open up competition in online search. [LINK]
How the EU could make AI an engine of workplace democracy
Adoption is high, disruption is low. What if the real problem with artificial intelligence in organisations isn’t the technology, but how it’s introduced? [LINK]What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some are fantastical – think Shrimp Jesus – and some are believable at a quick glance – remember the little girl clutching a puppy in a boat during a flood? [LINK]
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⚡️ Top trends
Trump claims video of items thrown from White House window ‘probably AI’ — after aide fingers contractor [LINK]
Can we really spot AI-generated images?
Research led by assistant professor Matthew Groh shows people can spot AI fakes five out of six times. And the longer you look, the better you get.
Watch Professor Groh break AI images down in 60 seconds, then check the link in our bio for the full story on Kellogg Insight. [LINK]
💻 Top techies
Replit vs. GitHub Copilot (2025): I tested both to see which is better [LINK]
Y Combinator: There's a new standard for privacy on the horizon [LINK]
🔮 What else
TikTok owner ByteDance eyes valuation of over $330 billion as revenue surpasses Meta [LINK]
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