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AI Daily Podcast 12/29/2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Draft Chinese AI rules outline ‘core socialist values’ for AI human personality simulators
China’s cyberspace regulator released draft guidelines for anthropomorphic AI “personality simulators,” inviting public comment through January 25, 2026. The proposal would require clear AI labeling, user data controls, and consent for training; it bans content and behaviors ranging from national-security risks to emotional manipulation and self-harm encouragement. It also targets addictive design and mandates human handoff when users show acute distress.
‘This will be a stressful job’: OpenAI is hiring for a position that sounds horrifying
OpenAI is recruiting a head of preparedness to own the company’s end-to-end risk evaluation and mitigation strategy across products like ChatGPT and Sora, with advertised pay of $555,000. The move underscores mounting scrutiny over model misuse and safety, even as CEO Sam Altman signals aggressive growth ambitions and new product lines. The hire will design frameworks to detect unwanted capabilities and limit real-world harms while keeping releases on track.
Ask HN: Anti-AI open source license?
A Hacker News user asks whether an open-source license can explicitly prohibit using their code to train AI systems. The discussion spotlights a growing push among developers to control model training and navigate the tension between “open” and restrictive terms. It’s a bellwether for how communities may adapt licensing to reflect evolving norms around AI use.
Der große Test für die künstliche Intelligenz
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung argues that potential IPOs from OpenAI and Anthropic could become a defining stress test for the AI economy. Market reception would reveal whether today’s soaring valuations reflect durable revenue fundamentals or speculative excess. The piece frames the coming year as a moment when image and reality will be forced to converge.
This browser has the most useful AI features I’ve ever tested
MakeUseOf praises Opera Air’s new AI features for being helpful rather than intrusive, from instant highlight-to-explore tooltips to live page awareness. The integration speeds research and summarization while letting users opt in to heavier tools as needed, with clear sourcing for factual queries. The tradeoff: it can be resource-hungry on lower-RAM machines.
安心と信頼を実現。｢見えなかった瞬間｣を見えるようにしたソニーのビデオリプレイ技術にぐっときた
Gizmodo Japan profiles Sony group’s Hawk-Eye Innovations and its underwater video-replay system that improves judging in competitive swimming. With 50 underwater and 8 above-water cameras, officials can review critical moments like turns and wall touches, overturn mistaken calls, and even use footage for athlete education and near-real-time training feedback. The result is greater transparency and trust in outcomes.
I’m a senior partner at BCG. I fuel my days playing basketball in the morning and eating cookies.
Business Insider’s profile of BCG senior partner Amanda Luther offers a ground-level look at how AI strategy work is reshaping executive routines. She describes board-level urgency to act on AI, operational opportunities in sectors like restaurants, and the people-side tensions that come with change. It’s a reminder that successful adoption hinges as much on leadership and culture as on models.
Together, these stories trace the contours of an AI moment defined by rapid deployment, real-world guardrails, and public accountability—from China’s draft rules and OpenAI’s safety hiring to practical tools in our browsers and trusted replay tech in sports. As capital markets test the sector’s promises and practitioners navigate adoption on the ground, the throughline is clear: meaningful progress will come from designs that respect people, protect users, and deliver measurable value.
