Sign Up | Advertise | Podcast | AI University | | | Welcome, AI enthusiasts. | The Elon Musk and OpenAI legal drama is back for Round 4 — and this time, the billionaire is adding Microsoft and former board members to the mix. | Will these latest allegations put a roadblock in the path of OpenAI's transformation into a for-profit powerhouse? Let's get into it… | | In today's AI rundown: | Musk seeks to block OpenAI's for-profit transition DeepMind proposes 'Socratic learning' for AI self-improvement How to connect Claude to the Internet Adobe unveils AI-powered sound generation system 5 new AI tools & 5 new AI jobs More AI & tech news
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| | | | ELON MUSK & OPENAI | |  | Image source: Midjourney / The Rundown |
| The Rundown: Elon Musk just filed a preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI's planned transition to a fully for-profit business structure, escalating the ongoing legal battle and marking the fourth legal action from the former co-founder and AI rival. | The details: | The injunction seeks to prevent OpenAI from converting its structure and transferring assets to preserve the company's original 'non-profit character.' Multiple parties are targeted, including OpenAI, Sam Altman, Microsoft, and former board members — citing improper sharing of competitive information. The action also points to OpenAI's 'self-dealing,' such as using Stripe as its payment processor, in which Altman has 'material financial investments.' Musk also alleges that OpenAI has discouraged investors from backing its competitors like xAI through restrictive investment terms. OpenAI called Musk's fourth legal action a "recycling of the same baseless complaints" and "without merit."
| Why it matters: The Musk and OpenAI saga continues. While Elon's actions have been viewed as vindictive in the past, OpenAI's convoluted structure and intertwined dealings are no stranger to scrutiny. With the AI leader rushing to secure its $150B+ valuation and close investments, the injunction could throw a wrench in its plans. |
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| | GOOGLE DEEPMIND | |  | Image source: Midjourney / The Rundown |
| The Rundown: Google DeepMind researchers just introduced a framework called 'Boundless Socratic Learning' that could enable AI systems to improve themselves through language-based interactions without requiring external data or human feedback. | The details: | The approach relies on 'language games,' structured interactions between AI agents that provide learning opportunities and built-in feedback mechanisms. The system generates its own training scenarios and evaluates its performance through game-based metrics and rewards. The researchers outline three levels of AI self-improvement: basic learning input/output learning, game selection, and potential code self-modification. This framework could enable open-ended improvement beyond an AI's initial training, limited only by time and compute resources.
| Why it matters: The top AI labs all talk about models eventually training themselves — and this framework outlines a blueprint for how systems can continue improving without human intervention even after initial training. The challenge will be maintaining alignment with human goals as models begin handling their own self-improvement. |
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| | AI TRAINING | | | The Rundown: Claude's new MCP feature lets you connect Claude to the internet using Brave Search API, enabling real-time information access and up-to-date responses. | Step-by-step: | Download the latest Claude desktop app and create an account. Get your free Brave Search API key (2,000 monthly requests). Configure Claude's config_file with your API key (you can copy/paste the code from here). Restart and test with a current events query.
| Pro tip: Always append "search the internet" to queries requiring real-time information for best results! |
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| | ADOBE | |  | Image source: Adobe |
| The Rundown: Adobe researchers just revealed MultiFoley, an AI system that automatically generates synchronized post-production sound effects for videos through text prompts, reference audio, or existing sound clips. | The details: | The system produces high-quality 48kHz audio that precisely syncs with on-screen action, achieving a synchronization accuracy of just 0.8 seconds. MultiFoley was trained on a combined dataset of both internet videos and professional sound effect libraries to enable full-bandwidth audio generation. Users can transform sounds creatively — for example, turning a cat's meow into a lion's roar — while still maintaining timing with the video. MultiFoley achieves higher synchronization accuracy levels than previous models and rates significantly higher across categories in a user study.
| Why it matters: While the quirky videos of Foley artists using all sorts of items to craft custom audio are a wild part of video production, AI's time in professional sound design is here. Creating custom, synced soundtracks and effects is about to be as easy as typing to a chatbot — opening entirely new possibilities for creative workflows. |
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| | | | AI image startup Black Forest Labs is reportedly in discussions to raise a $200M funding round led by A16z, which would value the four-month-old company at over $1B. | A group of Canadian media giants filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement of news content used to train the company's AI models. | Meta reportedly plans to build a $10B subsea cable system spanning 40,000+ kilometers to support growing internet traffic and AI initiatives. | OpenAI Policy Frontiers lead Rosie Campbell announced her departure from the company, citing 'unsettling shifts' and culture losses within the startup. | A new study from WIRED found that over half of longer English posts on LinkedIn are now AI-generated, aligning with the platform's increasing embrace of AI writing tools. | A new AI-powered Death Clock app predicts individual death dates using data from longevity studies with 53M participants, using information about a user's diet, exercise, and stress levels. |
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| | | | That's it for today!Before you go we'd love to know what you thought of today's newsletter to help us improve The Rundown experience for you. | | See you soon, | Rowan, Joey, Zach, and Alvaro—aka The Rundown Team | |
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