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Weekly AI News - May 16, 2025

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This week on our show, the hosts discuss a researcher arguing AI meets conditions for free will, needing a moral compass. They examine Google DeepMind introducing AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered coding agent, and Audible offering AI-powered narration and translation. They explore Klarna reportedly regretting replacing workers with AI and Big Tech firms countering California's AI regulations. The show then reviews Alibaba unveiling 'ZeroSearch' to slash AI training costs and a U.S. Copyright Office report intensifying legal battles favoring copyright holders. The hosts also look at Walmart adapting for AI shopping agents and Pope Leo XIV highlighting AI as a principal challenge for humanity. Finally, they mention Windsurf launching SWE-1, a family of AI models for software engineering.




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