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In today’s post:

• OpenAI: AI copyright concerns

• Google: New vacation planning features

• North Korea: AI suicide drones

• Prediction: AI will replace more jobs (Bill Gates say this)

• Trending AI tools

What’s Trending Today

OpenAI

The internet’s having a Ghibli moment and the lawyers are watching

You know it’s serious when your feed turns into a flood of AI-made anime. This week, everyone’s been playing with OpenAI’s new image generator, turning Elon Musk, Trump, and even Tolkien characters into Studio Ghibli-style art. Even Sam Altman jumped in and made one his profile pic.

So what’s actually going on?

• OpenAI dropped a new image tool inside ChatGPT, and people are using it to remix existing photos in wild new styles.

• Studio Ghibli’s vibe is the current obsession, but it’s not just that. People have made Pixar-style wedding photos and Seussian portraits of tech bros.

• These tools don’t just copy they recreate styles from just a prompt. And that’s where the copyright tension starts.

• Is it legal to imitate an art style that’s not directly protected by copyright?

• According to IP lawyer Evan Brown, yes… for now. Style alone isn’t covered. But if the model was trained using copyrighted films? That’s where things get tricky.

• Lawsuits are already rolling in from The New York Times to artists and publishers all asking the same thing: is training on copyrighted work fair use or not?

Here’s what I think:

This isn’t just about AI making cool art. It’s about whether the future of creativity gets shaped by prompts or by permission. Right now, the tech is racing ahead. But the law? Still stuck buffering.

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Google

Google just made planning your summer trip way lazier (in a good way)

Planning a vacation used to mean ten open tabs and a mild headache. Not anymore. Google just dropped a batch of new features across Search, Maps, and Gemini and they’re clearly aiming to make your summer travel as easy as typing a sentence.

Here’s the deal:

• Search now gives you AI-generated travel itineraries. Type something like “Costa Rica trip focused on nature,” and it pulls up a whole plan photos, reviews, even a map.

• You can export that plan to Docs or Gmail, or stash it in Google Maps as a custom list. Easy to share, easier to forget nothing.

• Gemini’s "Gems" little AI helpers for specific tasks are now free for everyone. Make your own travel expert to suggest spots or help you pack.

• Hotel price alerts are getting smarter. Google already tracked flight deals. Now it’ll ping you when hotel prices drop for your specific trip dates.

• Got a camera roll full of screenshots from TikTok or Instagram? Google Maps will scan them, find the places, and help you turn them into actual plans.

• This screenshot trick is out on iOS in the U.S. now. Android folks get it soon.

Here’s what I think:

Google’s not just playing catch-up with ChatGPT here they’re quietly building a trip planner that knows your habits better than you do. And if it saves me from forgetting that random brunch spot I screenshotted at 2 AM? I’m in.

North Korea

North Korea’s getting into killer AI drones

So, Kim Jong Un just took a walk around a secret drone lab. Not for a photo op he was personally watching tests of North Korea’s new AI-powered suicide and spy drones. Yes, welcome to 2025.

Here’s the quick breakdown:

• North Korea tested new drones built to track targets on land and sea, and strike them too. All powered by artificial intelligence.

• Kim wants these drones, along with AI and unmanned tech, at the center of North Korea’s military upgrades.

• Photos showed the drones hitting targets, and one new aircraft a big early warning plane that looks a lot like South Korea’s U.S.-made Peace Eye system.

• The early warning aircraft had never been shown publicly before. It may be converted from a Russian cargo plane.

• Kim was also shown new electronic jamming and intel-gathering tools developed by North Korea’s electronic warfare division.

• South Korea believes this tech boost might have some Russian fingerprints. Why? North Korea reportedly sent over 3,000 more troops and weapons to Russia this year in exchange for tech.

• In total, around 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed to support Russia’s war, according to Seoul’s military.

Here’s what I think:

Kim’s not just showing off toys. This is part of a bigger bet on AI-driven warfare. And with possible help from Russia, North Korea’s playbook is starting to look more 21st century than we’d like.

Prediction

Bill Gates thinks your job might vanish and he’s not panicking about it

When Bill Gates talks about the future, people tend to listen even when what he’s saying sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie.

Here’s what he predicted it:

• On The Tonight Show, Gates told Jimmy Fallon that in 10 years, AI will be giving out top-notch medical advice and tutoring for free.

• He calls it “free intelligence.” Basically, smart help available to anyone with a device.

• The big tension? AI might take over most jobs. Gates agrees it’ll reshape industries from farming to manufacturing but says some human-only roles will still remain.

• He’s been on this beat for a while. Back in 2017, he flagged AI as a “profound” shift. Then OpenAI blew past his expectations, building a model that aced AP Bio in months.

• Gates admits the pace is “a little scary” but sees opportunity more than threat.

• If he were starting a company today? He’d go all-in on AI. He says anyone with a fresh take (even if it’s just a “sketch idea”) can raise billions.

• Sure, he’s not blind to risks from misinformation to job loss but he sees upside too: better healthcare, climate breakthroughs, and education for all.

Here’s what I think:

Gates isn’t just predicting disruption he’s challenging the next generation to build through it. AI might shake the ground we’re standing on, but it’s also the frontier where the bold are already setting up shop.

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