🔥 The authenticity issue

Sept. 10, 2025 | Battling AI fakes, from receipts to social media.

Sep 10, 2025

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Software companies are using new AI capabilities to detect fake receipts created by AI chatbots. This comes as AI-generated content is causing controversy, from a company's AI-generated Bible content to "Boring History" videos on YouTube that are simplifying the past.

In other news, Meta's new REFRAG system is designed to scale RAG with longer contexts and faster decoding. Research also reveals the key factors for successful AI integration in the workplace. On the tech side, Alibaba's new Qwen model aims to supercharge AI transcription, and a new framework is available for building AI agents for education. Finally, Sam Altman states that bots are making social media feel "fake."

🦾 AI daily pulse

When it comes to spotting fake receipts, it’s A.I. vs. A.I.
Software companies that audit expense reports are adding a new arsenal of capabilities to detect receipts that have been created using A.I. chatbots. [LINK]
Fantasy or faith? One company's AI-generated Bible content stirs controversy
In a recent video posted to the AI Bible's YouTube channel, buildings crumble and terrified-looking people claw their way through the rubble. Horns blare, and an angel appears floating above the chaos. Then come monsters, including a seven-headed dragon that looks like something out of a Dungeons and Dragons rulebook. [LINK]
AI-generated 'Boring History' videos are flooding YouTube and drowning out real history
"These AI videos are just repeating things that are on the internet, so you end up with a very simplified version of the past." [LINK]

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⚡️ Top trends

[Study] Meta Superintelligence Labs introduces REFRAG: Scaling RAG with 16× longer contexts and 31× faster decoding [LINK]
[Study] New research reveals key factors for successful AI integration in the Workplace [LINK]

💻 Top techies

Alibaba’s new Qwen model to supercharge AI transcription tools [LINK]
Build and scale adoption of AI agents for education with Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and LibreChat [LINK]