AI News Weekly – Issue #453: AI’s dual nature – Aug 29th 2025
In the News
AI’s dual nature: Genuine innovation amid localised bubbles
AI’s growing dominance in the world, whether it be reshaping industries’ workflows or influencing investor portfolios, is redefining how society and economies evolve
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In The News
‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking? – podcast
There are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI chatbots.
Melania Trump launches AI contest for schoolchildren in grades K-12
National contest aims to encourage kids to work together to address community issues with artificial intelligence
Applied use cases
Is Google’s new AI image-editing tool an Adobe-killer? We tried it to find out.
A new Google AI image-editing tool offers another good example of this threat. It offers many of the capabilities of Adobe software, and yet the Google version is either free or cheaper and baked into a broader AI service that offers a lot more features.
Agentic AI: Promise, scepticism, and its meaning for Southeast Asia
Agentic AI is being talked about as the next major wave of artificial intelligence, but its meaning for enterprises remains to be settled. Capgemini Research Institute estimates agentic AI could unlock as much as US$450 billion in economic value by 2028. Yet adoption is still limited: only 2% of organisations have scaled its use, and trust in AI agents is already starting to slip.
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Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction
New research shows the natural variability in climate data can cause AI models to struggle at predicting local temperature and rainfall.
Ethics
Africa Pushes For Ethical AI Governance To Build Digital Sovereignty And Inclusive Development
As AI rapidly reshapes global economies, African leaders, researchers, and innovators are calling for ethical AI governance frameworks that prioritize local realities, safeguard civil rights, and build technological sovereignty.
Medical triage as an AI ethics benchmark
By demonstrating the influence of context and ethical framing on the performance of LLMs, we provide critical insights into the current capabilities and limitations of AI in high-stakes ethical decision making in medicine.
Why targeting specific industry needs can make Europe an AI powerhouse
AI is no longer a promise of the future, but the defining technology of our time. These days manufacturers are not impressed by AI pilot projects; they expect solutions that deliver measurable impact and a rapid return on investment (ROI).
Robotics
Swiss robots to deliver Just Eat takeaway meals
RIVR, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), has been chosen to conduct the pilot phase in Switzerland.
Playing badminton against a robot
How do you get a robot to move, see and hit a shuttlecock back at the same time? A team of researchers at ETH Zurich led by Marco Hutter, Professor of Robotic Systems, have been studying this question.
Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution?
In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.
Research
Application of artificial intelligence chatbots in interpreting magnetic resonance imaging reports: a comparative study
This study evaluates the performance of AI chatbots in translating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports into patient-friendly language and providing clinical recommendations.
A scoping review of artificial intelligence applications in clinical trial risk assessment
These methods utilize diverse data sources, from molecular structures and clinical trial protocols to patient data and scientific publications.
The Chinese approach to artificial intelligence: an analysis of policy, ethics, and regulation
By focusing on the policy backdrop, we seek to provide a more comprehensive and critical understanding of China’s AI policy by bringing together debates and analyses of a wide array of policy documents.
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