AI for Consumers - 20250228

What went on this week with AI, and how it affected (non-)consumers.

Feb 28, 2025

Top 10-ish Articles

Public Comment Invited On Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
This Order directed the development of an AI Action Plan to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance. Today, the American people are encouraged to share their policy ideas for the AI Action Plan by responding to a Request for Information (RFI), available on the Federal Register’s website through March 15. See also Trump is already trying to put his stamp on AI, White House Press Release - Public Comment Invited on Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, and A Regulatory Warning from Vice President Vance.

We gave an AI a Rorschach test. What it saw in the inkblots offers a window into the human mind
Chris Stokel-Walker, BBC
Rorschach tests play with the human imagination and our mind's ability to impart meaning onto the world around us – but what does AI see in them?

It’s America’s fastest-growing job – thanks to ChatGPT
Matthew Kaufman, CNN
On the hunt for a new job? Building artificial intelligence tech could be a safe option. See also A.I. Is Changing How Silicon Valley Builds Start-Ups.

Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.
Kevin Roose, The New York Times
I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence. See also A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not Extinction, for Coders.

Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
Ellen Barry, The New York Times
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.

Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album
Dan Milmo, The Guardian
Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission

Dozens arrested in global hit against AI-generated child abuse
Jack Burgess, BBC
The operation is one of the first involving such child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Europol said. The lack of national legislation against these crimes made it "exceptionally challenging for investigators", it added.

The Real Threat of Chinese AI
Jared Dunnmon, Foreign Affairs
DeepSeek-V3, as the company’s open large language model (LLM) is called, boasts performance that rivals that of models from top U.S. labs, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Meta’s Llama—but at a tiny fraction of the cost.

EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act
Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian
Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas.’ See also OpenAI and Other Tech Companies Battle Transparency Obligation in Europe’s AI Act as Creatives Push Back: ‘We Know You’re Harvesting Us’, EU Copyright Needs Reform to Spur Fair AI, and AI can’t help real artists reach their full potential.

Articles/Books

Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI
Brian Solis, Harvard Business Review

Stocks

Nvidia Could Face 'Significant' New China AI Trade Restrictions
Patrick Seitz, Investor’s Business Daily
See also DeepSeek selloff shows AI's future might not need Nvidia and Opinion: Value investor Bill Nygren explains why Nvidia isn’t the best AI stock to own now.

1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That Could Be Bigger Than Nvidia in 5 Years
Ryan Vanzo, The Motley Fool

Stock Market Suffers Sharp Losses As Nvidia, Tesla Dive; Nutanix Jumps: Weekly Review
IBD Staff, Investor’s Business Daily

Apps to check out

AI Bots

Amazon

Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus
Jay Peters, The Verge
They could be useful new ways to interact with the revamped, AI-powered Alexa.

ChatGPT’s Memory Function
Nick Taylor, ChatGPT Central

Helpful ChatGPT prompts
ahandsel via GitHub Gist

Audio

Adobe Enhance Speech
Enhance Speech makes voice recordings sound as if they were recorded in a professional podcasting studio.

VoiceGen
Voices in multiple languages, total flexibility, and everything you need in one place

Coding

Speech-to-Code: Vibe Coding with Voice
Addy Osmani, Elevate

Bolt.new
Use an ordinary description to prompt, run, edit, and deploy full-stack web and mobile apps.

Furniture

Fill3d
This “tool allows users to stage rooms or designs using only descriptive text, producing concept images that can be further refined.” –OpenTools

Math

maths.ai
Our step-by-step explanations help you master math from arithmetic to calculus, so you can continue building on your skills.

Miscellaneous

Before Sunset
Manage your todos, schedule with a calendar, take notes, set timers, and let AI help you stay organized and focused.

Personal assistant

Pine
I'm an AI assistant here to call customer service for you — so you don't have to! I can help lower your bills, file complaints, cancel subscriptions, and more.

Search

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