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Pope Leo XIV stated that AI works generated via statistical calculations from others' image data differ essentially from human art, criticizing algorithms for lacking humanity.

• •The Pope noted an ontological difference exists before aesthetic ones between human art and machine-generated works based on millions of images.
• •He pointed out that algorithms lack a spark of humanity.
• •He expressed a negative stance toward AI-generated art.

Demand for Slovenia's country code domain ".si" has reached unprecedented levels following President Trump's executive order on superintelligence.

• •President Trump's executive order on superintelligence is the background for this trend.
• •Registration demand for Slovenia's country code domain ".si" has surged.
• •This demand is reported to be at an unprecedented level.

A new California law subjects autonomous vehicle operators to new rules regarding obstruction of emergency responders.

• •A new law targeting autonomous vehicle operators was enacted in California.
• •Robotaxi operators face penalties if they obstruct emergency responders.
• •Regulations regarding autonomous vehicle operations are being strengthened.

Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia launched Armadin, a startup using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises, and secured funding.

• •Armadin uses agent swarm technology to test and protect enterprise security.
• •The company completed a $2.555 billion funding round, reaching a $2.5 billion valuation.
• •Founder Kevin Mandia is known for establishing Mandiant.

Trump reportedly consulted Grok before the Venezuela invasion and Nicolás Maduro's capture.

• •Trump reportedly sought Grok's opinion before the Venezuela invasion and Nicolás Maduro's capture.
• •Reports suggest the AI chatbot may have influenced political and military decisions.
• •The case is drawing attention as an instance of Musk-related AI services participating in public decision-making.

OpenAI added a shopping feature to ChatGPT allowing users to virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save favorites.

• •OpenAI rolled out a new shopping feature in ChatGPT, enabling users to virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos.
• •Users can save items they like to a 'favorites' library.
• •The feature was released to expand the shopping experience within ChatGPT.

Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit for space data centers, outlining challenges to practical implementation.

• •Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
• •Google believes SpaceX's Starship must be launched 1,600 times before space data centers become practical.
• •Technical milestones and challenges for building data centers in space were presented.

OpenAI reportedly ended its relationship with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found issues with handling confidential information.

• •OpenAI determined that three safety researchers improperly handled highly confidential corporate information following an internal investigation.
• •Based on the investigation results, the company ended its relationship with the three researchers.
• •This report is based on coverage by The Wall Street Journal.

An article analyzes AI-specific expression habits in Opus 5.5 outputs, highlighting differences from human writing.

• •A notable feature of Opus 5.5 outputs is that the word 'dependable' appears 23 times more frequently than in human samples.
• •It mentions 'tells' for distinguishing AI-generated text from human writing.
• •The analysis focuses on specific vocabulary usage biases in AI-generated text.

AWS's Strand Labs released Strands Decider 2B, a new decision-making model.

• •Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs published a new decision-making model.
• •The released model is named Strands Decider 2B.
• •This release comes as many Jevalike decision-making models are appearing on the web.