Russian AI Bot Farms

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🤖 Russian AI Bot Farm Crackdown

  • AI Is Restroring Lost Voices

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

  • 💰️ Newly Added AI Tools 

TOOL HIGHLIGHT

TODAY’S FEATURED TOOL

🖥️ Vibely

Vibely is an innovative tool designed to enhance team collaboration and productivity. It integrates with Google Calendar to automatically record Zoom calls, providing a single platform for all team calls. The tool uses powerful AI to identify feature requests and other important details from calls, and can answer any questions about past calls.

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TRENDING STORIES

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Feds shut down Russian AI 'bot farm' that spread disinformation for Putin

The U.S. Justice Department has disrupted a massive Russian bot farm that used artificial intelligence to spread disinformation and pro-Putin propaganda on social media. In an unprecedented crackdown, authorities seized two websites and nearly 1,000 fake social media accounts posing as Americans that were actually AI-generated bots controlled by Russia.

  • The bot farm was operated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and RT News between 2022-2024 to disseminate false information in the U.S. and globally.

  • The AI-generated fake accounts praised Putin and justified Russia's invasion of Ukraine while trying to sow discord in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election.

  • The FBI worked with U.S. Cyber Command and partners in the Netherlands and Canada to dismantle the Russian operation by seizing domains, suspending bot accounts, and issuing a cybersecurity advisory.

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny

Microsoft and Apple have withdrawn from their observer roles on OpenAI's board amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the AI company's ties to Big Tech.

  • Microsoft, OpenAI's biggest investor, is relinquishing its non-voting board seat, while Apple has abandoned plans to appoint an executive to a similar role.

  • Regulators in the US, UK, and EU are investigating whether tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Amazon hold too much sway over prominent AI startups.

  • To address concerns and foster transparency, OpenAI will now host regular stakeholder meetings with key partners and investors instead of having board observers.

Anthropic’s Claude adds a prompt playground to quickly improve your AI apps


Anthropic has introduced new prompt engineering tools to help developers optimize their AI applications using Claude, the startup's advanced language model.

  • Anthropic Console, a platform for developing products with Claude, now features tools to create, test, and evaluate prompts.

  • A prompt generator assists in constructing detailed prompts from brief task descriptions, streamlining the optimization process.

  • The Evaluate section allows developers to assess prompt effectiveness across various scenarios using real-world examples or AI-generated test cases.

QUICK BITS

MORE NEWS

OpenAI Partners With Los Alamos Lab to Save Us From AI (link

Anthropic dropped some unexpected news, as it announced that its Claude 3 Haiku can now be fine-tuned (link)

Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels (link)

The Washington Post made an AI chatbot for questions about climate (link)

AI speech generator 'reaches human parity' — but it's too dangerous to release, scientists say (link)

AMD will acquire an AI startup for $665 million (link)

Skild AI raises $300M to build a general-purpose, AI-powered brain for any robot (link)

Popular AI app banned from hosting young teens in a groundbreaking settlement (link)

Oracle and Musk-owned xAI close talks on reported $10bn server deal (link)

As OpenAI blocks China, developers scramble to keep GPT access through VPNs (link)

The UK politician accused of being AI is actually a real person (link)

China leads the world in adoption of generative AI, survey shows (link)

Training AI costs around $1 billion now, can go up to $100 billion in 3 years: Anthropic CEO (link)

AI leaders meet at HumanX 2025 - the most consequential AI gathering you’ll ever attend (link)

Bumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos (link)

The AI summer and boring hunt for product-market fit (link)

Index Ventures raises $2.3bn to chase AI breakthroughs (link)

Humane leaders quit - Two key Humane employees have quit to launch a new start-up (link)

AI ON SOCIAL

FROM THE WEB

AI Voice Cloning For Those Who Don’t Have A Voice

This is incredible. A US Congresswoman who lost her voice due to a medical condition called PSP has been given a new lease on life thanks to AI technology.

PSP, or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, is a rare brain disorder that severely impacts speech. But now, with the help of advanced AI, she can communicate using a voice that closely resembles her own, just as it was before the condition altered her life.

AI isn't just transforming technology; it's transforming lives. This remarkable breakthrough highlights the profound potential of AI to restore not just voices but hope and dignity for those affected by debilitating conditions.

NEW TOOLS

FROM OUR DATABASE

Zavata - an AI-driven recruitment tool designed to streamline the hiring process by conducting automated interviews. It leverages smart AI technology to optimize the recruitment journey for both the employer and candidate.

Social AIde - an AI-powered assistant designed to streamline your social media interactions. The tool provides AI-generated responses for various social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Reddit, Medium, Substack, Quora, and more, facilitating quick and engaging replies.

Just the Answer - an AI-driven search tool developed to streamline and enhance information retrieval processes. It leverages the capabilities of Language Learning Model (LLM) technology but avoids the complexities often associated with advanced AI technology.

ChatGent - an AI-powered professional assistant tool designed to enhance and streamline your professional interactions and tasks. Leveraging cutting-edge GPT models, ChatGent provides accurate and contextually appropriate responses.

VMEG Video Translation - an AI-based tool that facilitates high-quality video translations across multiple languages. The advanced technology of this tool ensures precision in translation and accessibility, allowing content creators to cater to a global audience.

Outfit AI - a fashion advice tool that uses artificial intelligence to provide feedback on outfits. By uploading a photo of the outfit, users receive personalized style tips and ratings to help improve their style choices.

Revmore -  leverages artificial intelligence to optimize revenue from in-app purchases (IAP) and in-app ads (IAA) for apps and games. Offering a diverse range of solutions, it aids in nurturing a healthy ad-serving ecosystem and addresses the unique demands for individual apps and games.

AI Wedding Speech Generator - a tool designed to generate personalized wedding speeches in an easy and efficient manner. By choosing their role (groom, bride, or best man) and preferred speech style, users can generate speeches that cater precisely to the atmosphere of the wedding event.

PeacePulse - a comprehensive mental health application designed to provide users with tools to manage their mental well-being. It adopts a holistic approach to mental health, empowering users to control their journey with various supportive and engaging features.

MathSolver Top - an AI-powered tool designed to assist with solving math problems and act as a math calculator and personalized tutor. Users can simply take a photo of their math problems, upload it, then receive an instant step-by-step solution in 10 seconds!

See more of the newly added tools here.

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