AI News – Oct 27, 2025
Summary of Recent News
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New Yorkers Protest AI Necklace
In a recent protest in Union Square, New Yorkers gathered to denounce the Friend AI pendant, highlighting concerns about the rise of always-on AI companions and the lack of genuine connections in society.
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Anthropic Unveils Agent Skills
Anthropic introduced Agent Skills, allowing users to transform general chatbots into specialized agents with organized folders of instructions and resources, enabling agents to access and utilize specific knowledge on demand.
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Wikipedia Traffic Decrease Due to AI Summaries
Wikipedia has observed an 8% decline in human page views, as more people rely on AI-generated search summaries and social media content for information, signaling a shift towards short-form content consumption among younger demographics.
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OpenEvidence Raises $200M
OpenEvidence, likened to “ChatGPT for doctors,” secured a $200 million funding round led by Google Ventures, enhancing access to medical knowledge from top journals through AI technology, potentially revolutionizing medical query processes for clinicians.
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DemoDesk Automates Sales Meetings
DemoDesk offers an AI-powered sales meeting platform that automates tasks before and after calls, such as generating notes, CRM updates, launching interactive demo rooms, providing live coaching, and tracking performance for sales representatives.
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Arist Converts Docs to Microlearning
Arist enables the conversion of internal documents into personalized microlearning courses, offering content creation, routing, and delivery features without requiring any Learning Management System logins, making learning accessible through various chat apps.
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Netflix Embraces Generative AI
Netflix is venturing into generative AI for film production, leveraging AI technologies to enhance various aspects of content creation, with CEO Ted Sarandos emphasizing the role of AI as a tool to support artists in making impactful creations more efficiently.
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Google Enhances AI Studio
Google upgraded its AI Studio, enabling users to develop web apps quickly without extensive coding knowledge, fostering creativity and democratizing app development by simplifying the process with a user-friendly Build interface.
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Meta Restructures AI Divisions
Meta announced the reduction of around 600 roles within its AI divisions, including the Fundamental AI Research unit, as part of a strategic shift towards applied research and large-scale model operations under the leadership of a new superintelligence team, TBD Lab.
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Yelp Introduces AI Receptionist
Yelp rolled out the AI-powered Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist, allowing restaurants to automate phone responses and manage waitlists seamlessly, initiating discussions on the impact of AI on customer-facing services and operations.