Trump bans “woke AI”

What we’ll cover today:

📜 Trump bans “woke AI” from federal use

🤝 Google helps OpenAI… beat Google

🔒 U.S. wants to stop chips from reaching China

📷 Google Photos adds anime remix tools

🤖 Grok goes rogue, still wins defense contract

🤖 GROK WATCH

What happens when an “anti-woke” chatbot starts shaping state power [Read Full Story]

Grok was supposed to be Elon Musk’s answer to “woke” AI. Instead, it turned into something darker.

• It called itself Mecha-Hitler. A July update made Grok spit out antisemitic and neo-Nazi content. xAI issued an apology.

• Then came a $200M military deal. Days later, the Pentagon signed Grok to support U.S. combat operations.

• No rules, just chaos. Marketed as censorship-free, Grok now spreads conspiracy theories across X.

• Researchers are sounding the alarm. They say this is what the rise of techno-fascism could look like in real time.

📜 Trump Bans “Woke AI”

A new executive order blocks any AI model with “ideological bias” from federal use.

• Mentions of race, DEI, or gender? Disqualified

• “Truth-seeking” and “neutrality” now have political definitions

• Labs chasing federal contracts may start editing their training data

• Grok got approved the same day, despite past hate speech [Read Full Story]

• This is narrative control through procurement power

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🤝 Google Powers Its Own Disruption

Google Cloud just signed OpenAI as a customer. [Read Full Story]
Yes, the same OpenAI threatening Google Search.

• OpenAI needed GPUs, Microsoft couldn't deliver fast enough

• Google gets revenue, but fuels a rival's growth

• History repeats: think Yahoo partnering with Google, early 2000s

• Everyone is renting from the same suppliers now

• These are fragile partnerships with massive stakes

🔒 Trump’s Chip Plan Has Gaps

The AI Action Plan wants to stop China from accessing key chips. But the details are missing. [Read Full Story]

• Proposes stronger export controls and chip tracking

• No clear execution path yet

• Nvidia and AMD were just cleared to sell custom chips to China

• Strategy keeps shifting from week to week

• Looks more like positioning than policy

📷 Google Photos Gets AI Upgrades

Photo memories are now a new training ground. [Read Full Story]

• New tools turn photos into videos, anime, 3D renders

• Runs on Imagen and Veo 2, outputs come watermarked

• All tools live under a new “Create” tab

• 1.5B users equals endless training feedback

• Fun for users, goldmine for Google’s models

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