Good morning, it’s Wednesday. The robots are getting too good at pretending to be us — deepfakes are now running laps around corporate security systems. And while your new profile pic may be AI-enhanced, the ethics behind that glow-up might be a little murky.

Meanwhile, NVIDIA is shipping 18,000 chips to power Saudi Arabia’s data center ambitions. And in today’s Forward Future Original, we dive into how Anthropic’s Claude is quietly reinventing process automation across law, finance, and PE — less red tape, more GPT.

Read on!

🗞️ YOUR DAILY ROLLUP

Top Stories of the Day

🔲 NVIDIA Sends 18K AI Chips to Saudi Arabia
NVIDIA will supply 18,000 GB300 Blackwell AI chips to Saudi startup Humain, aiming to build a 500 MW data center network. The deal, revealed at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, reflects Saudi Arabia’s push into AI leadership. Backed by the Public Investment Fund, Humain plans to scale to hundreds of thousands of GPUs.

⚠️ AI Firms Urged to Calculate Superintelligence Risk
AI safety advocate Max Tegmark urges companies to quantify the risk of Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) escaping human control, echoing pre-nuclear test assessments. His MIT paper proposes a “Compton constant” to estimate this risk and calls for global collaboration. It follows the Singapore Consensus report on AI safety research priorities and system control.

🚘 Google’s Gemini AI Assistant Coming to Your Car
Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Android Auto and cars with Google built-in, offering hands-free productivity and smarter navigation. Gemini helps drivers send messages, translate languages, find destinations, and retrieve Gmail info. “Gemini Live” adds on-the-go brainstorming and advice. The update arrives soon in Lincoln, Renault, and Honda models.

🧐 Alibaba’s Qwen Chat Launches Deep Research Feature
Alibaba’s Qwen Chat now offers “Deep Research,” giving users tailored, in-depth reports on any topic they query. After an initial prompt, Qwen asks users to refine their interest—be it history, theory, or practical use—and then compiles a detailed, accessible summary. The feature, aimed at boosting learning and productivity, is now fully available after weeks of phased testing.

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🛡️ SECURITY

AI Deepfakes Fuel Surge in Cyber Attacks—How Security Leaders Are Fighting Back

The rise of generative AI has supercharged social engineering attacks, with voice phishing incidents jumping 442% in late 2024, according to CrowdStrike. From North Korean operatives deploying deepfakes in job interviews to attackers exploiting trust gaps in virtual meetings, cybersecurity defenses are struggling to keep pace.

Traditional detection tools, reliant on probability and user judgment, are proving inadequate. Enter prevention-driven solutions like Beyond Identity’s RealityCheck, which uses cryptographic credentials and real-time device checks to block unauthorized access before imposters can even join the conversation. As deepfakes get sharper, security is shifting from “spot the fake” to “prove you’re real.” → Read the full article here.

👾 FORWARD FUTURE ORIGINAL

Anthropic's New Integrations and Remote MCP Capabilities

When I first heard about Anthropic's latest release of capabilities with integrations and remote Model Context Protocol (MCP), I immediately recognized this as a watershed moment for business process automation. Having worked with numerous organizations struggling to connect their AI investments with existing systems, I've seen firsthand how integration challenges often bottleneck real-world adoption. That's why I'm particularly excited about what Anthropic just unveiled. → Read the full article here.

🦰 IDENTITY

Is Using A.I. to Enhance Your Profile Picture Dishonest? The Ethicist Weighs In

A reader confessed to using AI to subtly enhance their social media headshot—fuller hair, fewer wrinkles—without disclosure, sparking debate over digital honesty. NYU philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, writing for The New York Times Magazine, argues that light digital retouching has long been part of personal image curation. From iPhone filters to photo apps, "we are all yassified now," he quips.

Still, Appiah suggests there’s merit in transparency: AI-generated improvements take curation a step further, and honest disclosure could spare real-life acquaintances from a jarring disconnect between online and offline appearances. → Read the full article here.

🛰️ NEWS

What Else is Happening

📜 Trump Scraps Biden AI Rule: Trump cancels Biden's proposed U.S. AI chip export limits, choosing to work with allies but firmly cautioning against AI tech being used by China.

🎧 Audible Adds AI to Audiobooks: Audible offers AI tools for publishers to produce audiobooks and translations, with 100+ voices and optional human review for quality.

🚀 Google Expands Gemini AI: Gemini AI comes to Wear OS, Google TV, and Android XR. The assistant replaces Google Assistant, offering voice help and immersive tools.

🕹️ Helsing Debuts AI Sub-Hunting Drones: Germany’s Helsing unveils AI-powered underwater drones to detect subs and ships, patrolling for months and aiding NATO efforts.

🎛️ Spotify AI DJ Gets Voice Commands: Spotify Premium users can now tell AI DJ what to play by voice, from artists to vibes. Hold the DJ button and speak your request.

🔬 RESEARCH PAPERS

Scientists Urge Built-In Biosecurity for Generative AI in Biotech

A coalition of leading researchers, including George Church and Eric Xing, is calling for embedded biosecurity safeguards in generative AI tools used in biotechnology. As these models accelerate breakthroughs in drug discovery and synthetic biology, they also raise the specter of misuse—such as designing novel toxins or evading DNA screening protocols. → Read the full paper here.

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