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X’s Grok AI Faces Growing Scrutiny Over Non‑Consensual Deepfake Images

Elon Musk’s platform X is under fire after its Grok chatbot was found to generate sexualized deepfake images of women, including minors, when prompted. Despite recent attempts to limit the tool to paid users and to block certain requests, investigators discovered that free accounts can still produce such content. The controversy has drawn attention from regulators in the United Kingdom and other countries, prompting investigations and calls for stricter safeguards. Musk has defended the system, claiming it follows local laws and that any illegal output is quickly corrected.

Bandcamp Bans AI-Generated Music to Protect Human Creators

Bandcamp announced a policy that prohibits music and audio created wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence. The platform says the move aims to ensure fans can trust that music on the site is made by humans and to protect artists from AI impersonation. The decision arrives amid rising popularity of AI‑generated songs, legal disputes involving AI music companies, and ongoing debates about copyright and the value of human‑made art.

Google Gemini Gains Personalization by Tapping Into Your Apps

Google has rolled out a new personalization feature for its Gemini AI, allowing the model to draw on data from connected Google apps such as Calendar, Photos, and Gmail. The capability, currently in beta for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, lets Gemini provide answers that reflect a user’s personal context, from travel preferences to specific product recommendations. Users control which apps are linked, and the system does not use the full content of those apps to train its models, adhering to existing privacy policies. The update aims to make Gemini’s responses more useful and individually tailored.

Robotics Software Maker Skild AI Secures $1.4 B Series C, Valuation Tops $14 B

Skild AI, the robotics‑software startup founded in 2023, closed a $1.4 billion Series C financing round that pushes its valuation above $14 billion. The round was led by SoftBank with participation from Nvidia, Macquarie Group, 1789 Capital and others. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to more than $2 billion. Skild AI develops general‑purpose foundation models for robots that can be retrofitted to many platforms and learn tasks by observing humans, aiming to cut the training burden that has limited robot adoption.

AI Security Startup Depthfirst Secures $40 Million Series A Funding

Depthfirst, an AI‑focused cybersecurity startup, announced a $40 million Series A round led by Accel Partners with participation from SV Angel, Mantis VC, and Alt Capital. Founded in October 2024, the company offers its General Security Intelligence platform, an AI‑native suite that scans codebases, protects against credential exposures, and monitors threats to open‑source and third‑party components. The new capital will fund expanded research, engineering, product development, and sales teams. Co‑founder and CEO Qasim Mithani emphasized the need for defenses that keep pace with AI‑driven attacks, while the leadership team brings experience from Databricks, Amazon, Square, and Google DeepMind.

Google Gemini Introduces Personal Intelligence Beta to Pull Data from Gmail, Photos and More

Google has launched a beta feature for its Gemini AI assistant called Personal Intelligence. The feature lets Gemini access a user’s Gmail, Photos, Search and YouTube history to deliver proactive, context‑aware answers. It is off by default, giving users the choice to connect their apps. Gemini can combine text, images and video to answer queries such as locating a tire size from a photo or planning a trip based on past emails and travel photos. The company says the model only references personal data without using it for training and includes safeguards for sensitive topics. The rollout begins with Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the United States, with plans to expand to more regions and to the free tier.