Digimasters Shorts - Trump’s AI Reset vs Biden, Intel Slashes 24K Jobs Amid AI Race, AI Errors Cripple US Court Rulings, Microsoft’s Recall Sparks Privacy Uproar, Memories.ai Secures $8M to Revolutionize Video AI

Digimasters Shorts keeps you up-to-date with the latest developments in the digital world. Hosts Adam Nagus and Carly Wilson dive into trending topics like U.S. AI policy shifts, major corporate layoffs, legal AI mishaps, privacy controversies over AI features, and innovative startups transforming video analysis. Whether it's government initiatives to lead in artificial intelligence, corporate restructuring in tech giants, or cutting-edge AI tools changing industries, Digimasters Shorts delivers concise, insightful updates to keep you informed and ahead in the fast-paced digital landscape.

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Adam N2: 0:05

Welcome to Digimasters Shorts, we are your hosts Adam Nagus

Carly W: 0:09

and Carly Wilson delivering the latest scoop from the digital realm. The Trump administration announced a new AI Action Plan focused on maintaining U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. The initiative follows an earlier executive order removing AI regulations put in place by the Biden administration. Trump emphasized the transformative potential of AI across industries like medicine, manufacturing, and national defense. He acknowledged the risks AI poses but stressed the importance of leading innovation globally. The plan supports building large-scale data centers and advancing semiconductor fabrication to meet A.I's growing energy needs. It also aims to address and reduce ideological bias in AI systems to ensure they promote free speech and truth-seeking. Officials highlight the need to overhaul federal procurement to favor transparent AI developers. The strategy includes export controls to prevent advanced AI technology from reaching rival countries, notably China. Removing certain diversity and climate-related regulations from the CHIPS Act is also part of the plan to accelerate innovation. Industry leaders and policy experts say this approach will solidify the U.S. position in the global AI race.

Adam N2: 1:19

Intel has confirmed plans to eliminate thousands of jobs this year, aiming to reduce its global workforce by 15%. The company has already initiated most of these cuts, affecting employees in California, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, and Israel. By the end of 2025, Intel hopes to have only 75,000 core employees, down from 99,500 at the end of last year. This reflects a reduction of nearly one-third or approximately 24,500 jobs. Intel has faced increasing competition from rivals like TSMC and challenges in developing AI-related products. Last year, it also cut 15,000 jobs as part of its restructuring efforts. The company will spend$1.9 billion on restructuring and plans to cancel projects in Germany and Poland while shifting operations from Costa Rica to Vietnam and Malaysia. Construction of its$28 billion chip factory in Ohio will also be slowed down amid these cutbacks. New C.E.O Lip-Bu Tan expressed confidence, stating the changes aim to create a faster, more agile organization focused on profitability and long-term growth. Despite setbacks, Intel remains committed to strengthening its core product portfolio and AI roadmap to regain competitiveness. A U.S. district court judge has withdrawn his decision in a biopharma securities case after lawyers identified significant errors. The opinion contained fabricated quotes and misstated outcomes of other cases, reflecting known issues with AI-generated content. Attorney Andrew Lichtman highlighted a"series of errors" in Judge Julien Xavier Neals' ruling, which denied pharmaceutical company CorMedix's dismissal request. The decision misrepresented three case outcomes and included numerous false quotes attributed to prior rulings. A court docket notice confirmed the opinion was entered in error and that a corrected ruling would follow. While minor corrections in court documents are common, wholesale revisions like this are rare. There is no direct evidence that AI tools were used in drafting the opinion, but the errors resemble AI hallucinations seen in other legal filings. Legal professionals increasingly turning to AI tools like Chat G.P.T have faced similar citation blunders. Recently, lawyers defending MyPillow's founder were fined for AI-generated citations, and the AI chatbot Claude was blamed for incorrect legal references in another high-profile case. These incidents underscore the ongoing risks of relying too heavily on AI in legal research and writing.

Carly W: 3:48

Microsoft's Recall feature, which automatically captures screenshots on Copilot Plus P.C's, is facing opposition from app developers. Signal was the first to block Recall in May, citing privacy concerns and the lack of granular settings for developers. AdGuard followed, labeling Recall a"privacy concern" due to its potential to capture sensitive information without user consent. Brave browser also joined the effort, disabling Recall by default for Windows 11 users while allowing a toggle for those who want it. Unlike Signal, which uses a DRM flag to block all screenshots, Brave can disable Recall while still permitting other screenshot tools. Microsoft has granted some granular control to browsers but not to all apps, limiting developers' ability to protect user privacy. Brave hopes Microsoft will extend these privacy controls to more applications. The controversy highlights tension between AI features and user privacy rights. Developers are pushing back to ensure personal data remains protected from intrusive software functions. Recall’s future may depend on Microsoft’s response to these privacy demands. Memories.ai is developing an AI platform designed to analyze up to 10 million hours of video, addressing a major limitation in current AI video understanding that struggles with multi-hour footage. Founded by former Meta researchers Dr. Shawn Shen and Enmin Zhou, the startup aims to provide searchable indexing, tagging, segmentation, and aggregation across vast video libraries. This technology targets security companies needing to review thousands of hours from multiple cameras, as well as marketing firms analyzing video campaigns. The company recently raised$8 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Susa Ventures, with participation from Samsung Next and others. Memories.ai emphasizes on-device computing, allowing for enhanced privacy by minimizing cloud storage of sensitive video data, a feature highlighted by Samsung Next. Their system removes video noise, compresses data, and enables natural language queries to generate comprehensive reports. Currently, Memories.ai serves marketing and security sectors, enabling trend analysis and threat detection through pattern recognition. Future plans include seamless syncing of video content and AI assistants that understand users’ visual contexts via photos or smart glasses. The startup competes with firms like mem0, Letta, TwelveLabs, and Google but aims for a horizontal solution adaptable across various video models. With 15 employees, Memories.ai intends to use funding to expand its team and improve search capabilities.

Don: 6:25

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