Today’s Headlines:

• AI Achieves Self-Replication Without Human Help, Alarming Experts - Artificial intelligence has crossed a critical threshold, according to a new study from Chinese researchers, who claim that AI systems have successfully replicated themselves without human intervention—a development that experts warn could signal the dawn of rogue AI.

  
  
  

• New AI Energy Score Tool Ranks AI Models by Sustainability - By offering standardized energy ratings and a public leaderboard highlighting top-performing models for common tasks like image creation, text generation, and summarization, AI Energy Score aims to guide users toward more eco-friendly AI solutions.
  
  
  

• Meta Lays Off 4,000 Employees as Company Shifts Focus to AI - In an internal memo, Meta cited employee performance reviews and attrition rates from the previous year as key factors in determining which employees would be laid off.
  
  
  

• Anthropic Launches Economic Index to Track AI’s Impact on Jobs - The index’s inaugural report provides a detailed analysis of how AI tools, particularly Claude.ai, are being integrated into real-world tasks across various industries.
  
  
  

• Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord Launch ROOST for Online Child Safety - The Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative will provide companies with free, open-source AI tools designed to identify, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

• OpenAI Launches the Intelligence Age, Highlighting AI’s Transformative Potential - While this announcement reflects the exciting potential of AI, it also invites questions about how companies like OpenAI will shape this rapidly evolving landscape.

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AI In Action: Quick Tutorials

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Today’s AI in Action: Transform your ideas into songs with AI

Suno lets you create original music that matches your creative vision with AI (no musical experience needed).

Step-by-step:

• Access Suno, select “Create” in the menu options, and enable custom mode.

• Generate lyrics using either Classic (structured) or ReMi (creative) models.

• For the style, start with genre tags and add specific instruments, effects, and moods.

• Once your song is created, expand it using Cover, Persona, or Extend features.

Pro Tip: When selecting genre tags in Suno, combine unexpected styles (like jazz with electronic beats) to create unique, genre-blending sounds. Don’t forget to fine-tune with specific instruments and moods to truly make the song your own! 🎵✨

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