🔥 Controversial times
Vogue and Deep Think on the frontline
🐾 IN TODAY'S WILD
The controversy over Vogue's AI-generated ad has sparked a broader debate about the cheapness and efficiency of AI content versus the value of human creativity. This is a growing concern, as evidenced by a viral AI-generated video of rabbits on a trampoline that fooled many viewers, highlighting the rise of "AI slop" that blurs the line between real and fake content.
The legal and academic worlds are also grappling with these issues. A Fayetteville attorney is facing sanctions for using AI in legal filings that cited nonexistent cases, demonstrating a serious breach of professional integrity. Similarly, a study found that as much as one-fifth of computer science papers may contain AI-generated text, raising questions about academic honesty.
Despite these challenges, AI continues to advance. On the technical side, Google is rolling out "Deep Think" in the Gemini app for select users, an advanced reasoning model that can tackle complex problems. Platforms are also emerging to help teams build AI agents faster with visual builders and integrations. On a positive note, research is exploring how AI can be used to generate tailored health communication narratives, offering a promising solution to promote risk prevention behaviors.
🦾 AI daily pulse
AI The uproar over Vogue’s AI-generated ad isn’t just about fashion ‘It’s just so much cheaper. Brands need a lot of content.’ [LINK]
AI slop is ruining all of our favorite places to scroll An AI-generated video of rabbits jumping on a trampoline that went viral this week — and was widely believed to be real — proved even cute animal vids aren't safe from convincing slop machines. [LINK]
Fayetteville attorney caught using AI in filings faces sanctions, report says The materials "contained citations to nonexistent cases and quotations of nonexistent passages,” Brooks wrote. [LINK]
⚡️ Top trends
One-fifth of computer science papers may include AI content A surge in AI-generated text has been detected in papers across many disciplines since the release of ChatGPT. [LINK]
Practical strategies for using generative AI tools in your organization [LINK]
💻 Top techies
[Context engineering] Create, evaluate, and monitor AI agents in one platform Enable your whole team to build 10x faster with our visual builder, SDK and 1000+ integrations. Host with on-prem control or in-the-cloud convenience. [LINK]
Try Deep Think in the Gemini app Aug 01, 2025 4 min read We're rolling out Deep Think in the Gemini app for Google AI Ultra subscribers, and we're giving select mathematicians access to the full version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model entered into the IMO competition. [LINK]
🔮 What else
[Research] Generating targeted and tailored health communication narratives with AI Customized narratives are effective tools to promote risk prevention behaviors in populations. However, the development of such narratives is resource-intensive. Advances in generative AI offer promising solutions to these constraints. [LINK]
Guess AI-generated models featured in Vogue
