No, the military did not overthrow the government in France.NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3: Hybrid Mamba models for autonomous AI agents.AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors’ work in AI training
The AI news for December 18th, 2025
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No, the military did not overthrow the government in France.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fake-News-ueber-Staatsstreich-Praesident-Macron-zuernt-Facebook-11118958.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
A clear example of AI-driven deepfakes causing real-world misinformation and platform moderation failures — important for understanding societal risk, verification needs, and policy responses.
NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3: Hybrid Mamba models for autonomous AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nvidia-veroeffentlicht-nemotron-3-hybride-mamba-modelle-fuer-autonome-ki-agenten/
Why did we choose this article?
Signals a meaningful architecture shift (hybrid Mamba+Transformer) and unusually open training disclosures — directly relevant to engineers and product teams planning large-context agents.
AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/845831/ai-chips-data-center-power-water
Why did we choose this article?
Puts numbers on AI's environmental and resource footprint — crucial for teams assessing operational cost, sustainability strategies, and regulatory risks.
Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors’ work in AI training
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/adobe-hit-with-proposed-class-action-accused-of-misusing-authors-work-in-ai-training/
Why did we choose this article?
Legal pressure over training-data use is intensifying — this case could influence licensing, model governance, and risk management for organisations building or deploying models.
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