AI News – Oct 27, 2025
– New Yorkers protested the Friend AI pendant in Union Square for its always-on AI companion feature, raising concerns about societal connections.
– Anthropic introduced Agent Skills, converting general chatbots into specialized agents with organized instructions for specific knowledge access.
– Wikipedia noticed an 8% decrease in human page views due to AI summaries’ popularity, indicating a shift towards shorter content consumption among younger demographics.
– OpenEvidence secured a $200 million funding round for its AI medical knowledge platform, likened to “ChatGPT for doctors.”
– DemoDesk provides an AI-powered sales meeting platform automating pre and post-call tasks for sales representatives.
– Arist converts internal documents into microlearning courses accessible through various chat apps without requiring an LMS login.
– Netflix explores generative AI for film production to enhance content creation efficiency.
– Google upgraded its AI Studio for simplified web app development without extensive coding knowledge.
– Meta restructured its AI divisions, reducing roles to focus on applied research under a new superintelligence team, TBD Lab.
– Yelp introduced AI-powered tools for restaurants to automate phone responses and manage waitlists efficiently, raising discussions on AI’s impact on customer service.
