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AI News Weekly - Issue #434: 9 benefits of AI in 2025 - Apr 11th 2025
Powered by metronome.com Welcome Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Join the AI conversation and transform your advertising strategy with AI weekly sponsorship aiweekly.co In the News 9 benefits of AI in 2025 We are living in the era of AI. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, a wave of new AI tools and technologies has emerged. AI is already changing industries, government operations, and everyday life. As AI continues to improve, its impact will only grow. londondaily.news Sponsor Assembly AI’s billing non-negotiables With just 3 months to switch billing vendors, AssemblyAI had a list of requirements and no time to waste. That list led them to Metronome—the clear winner that ticked all the boxes, and then some. Read the guide that led Assembly AI’s decision to partner with Metronome. Read the guide metronome.com In The News Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’ theguardian.com AI avatar generator Synthesia does video footage deal with Shutterstock British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars theguardian.com OpenAI countersues Elon Musk, calls for enjoinment from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’ The dramatic tiff between OpenAI and its estranged co-founder, billionaire Elon Musk, shows no sign of letting up. techcrunch.com Applied use cases Gemini can now turn your Google Docs into podcasts Plus, an AI writing coach and help with your confusing spreadsheets. theverge.com AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it Voice cloning programs — most of which are free- have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds. nbcnews.com You can now give Google’s AI video model camera directions Veo 2 can now automatically remove objects, expand videos, and apply cinematic style presets. theverge.com Ethics DeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skeptics Google DeepMind on Wednesday published an exhaustive paper on its safety approach to AGI, roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can. techcrunch.com DOJ’s Reversal on AI Divestiture in the Google Search Case Recent headlines about the US Department of Justice’s case against Google’s search monopoly have rightly focused on the proposed divestiture of Chrome, a key structural remedy suggested by the DOJ. techpolicy.press AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament The AI race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be focusing on the bigger picture to ensure that the technology is not misused on the battlefield, UN disarmament experts and leaders of ‘big tech’ companies have insisted. un.org Robotics Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for flying microbots. sciencedaily.com 50 most innovative robotics companies We are passionate about the impact robotics can have on the world. That’s why for 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have honored the most innovative robotics companies, technologies, and applications from around the world. therobotreport.com How the presence of others shapes the user experience of service robots The present study investigated how the presence of different observers (i.e., acquaintance, stranger) emphasizes different psychological needs and, in turn, affects preferences for more or less expressive interactions with a service robot. frontiersin.org Research The Future of Scientific Writing: AI Tools, Benefits, and Ethical Implications This study evaluated the applications, benefits, and challenges of AI tools, including Elicit, Perplexity, Consensus, ChatGPT, and Grammarly, in the literature review, information organization, and textual clarity enhancement. researchgate.net Challenges and opportunities for AI in auditing: Evidence from the field☆ We research AI adoption in auditing by large public accounting firms, with emphasis on its challenges and opportunities. sciencedirect.com Sponsor Metronome: The billing system AI
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9 benefits of AI in 2025
We are living in the era of AI. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, a wave of new AI tools and technologies has emerged. AI is already changing industries, government operations, and everyday life. As AI continues to improve, its impact will only grow.
Sponsor
Assembly AI’s billing non-negotiables
With just 3 months to switch billing vendors, AssemblyAI had a list of requirements and no time to waste. That list led them to Metronome—the clear winner that ticked all the boxes, and then some. Read the guide that led Assembly AI’s decision to partner with Metronome.
In The News
Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report
The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’
AI avatar generator Synthesia does video footage deal with Shutterstock
British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk, calls for enjoinment from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’
The dramatic tiff between OpenAI and its estranged co-founder, billionaire Elon Musk, shows no sign of letting up.
Applied use cases
Gemini can now turn your Google Docs into podcasts
Plus, an AI writing coach and help with your confusing spreadsheets.
AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it
Voice cloning programs — most of which are free- have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds.
You can now give Google’s AI video model camera directions
Veo 2 can now automatically remove objects, expand videos, and apply cinematic style presets.
Ethics
DeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skeptics
Google DeepMind on Wednesday published an exhaustive paper on its safety approach to AGI, roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can.
DOJ’s Reversal on AI Divestiture in the Google Search Case
Recent headlines about the US Department of Justice’s case against Google’s search monopoly have rightly focused on the proposed divestiture of Chrome, a key structural remedy suggested by the DOJ.
AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament
The AI race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be focusing on the bigger picture to ensure that the technology is not misused on the battlefield, UN disarmament experts and leaders of ‘big tech’ companies have insisted.
Robotics
Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up
A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for flying microbots.
50 most innovative robotics companies
We are passionate about the impact robotics can have on the world. That’s why for 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have honored the most innovative robotics companies, technologies, and applications from around the world.
How the presence of others shapes the user experience of service robots
The present study investigated how the presence of different observers (i.e., acquaintance, stranger) emphasizes different psychological needs and, in turn, affects preferences for more or less expressive interactions with a service robot.
Research
The Future of Scientific Writing: AI Tools, Benefits, and Ethical Implications
This study evaluated the applications, benefits, and challenges of AI tools, including Elicit, Perplexity, Consensus, ChatGPT, and Grammarly, in the literature review, information organization, and textual clarity enhancement.
Challenges and opportunities for AI in auditing: Evidence from the field☆
We research AI adoption in auditing by large public accounting firms, with emphasis on its challenges and opportunities.
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Metronome: The billing system AI companies trust to scale
When you’re scaling fast, the last thing you need is a critical vendor to go AWOL. AssemblyAI knows this firsthand—that’s why they rigorously vetted new billing vendor candidates, and found Metronome. Learn their best practices for selecting a trusted billing partner.
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