The Professor’s Minute Minute – June 26, 2025

 

6 Things You Didn’t Know Yesterday. Continuing the dive into Mary Meeker's AI analysis.

1. Fake It ’Til You Fake It Better

(Slides 114–116)

Deepfakes and AI voice clones now fool 80% of listeners. The rise of synthetic voice scams has quadrupled in just one year. Insurance firms scramble to fight back, but regulators are still catching their breath.

And guess what? 55% of Gen Alpha prefer talking to bots over typing. If interfaces go fully voice, will the last keyboard please turn off the lights?

2. AI Gets Domestic

(Slides 132–134)

Your robot vacuum just got smarter—and now it wants to cook your dinner.

• GPT tutors boost grades but are causing a cheating panic in schools.

• Mental health GPTs are marketed as “therapists.” Who’s regulating the regulators?

• Home robots can clean, cook, and listen to you rant about your boss. (Finally.)

3. Digital Companions for the Elderly

(Slide 137)

In Japan, 1 in 4 seniors now has an AI “friend.” These GPT companions remind them to take meds, notify their families, and provide emotional support. In a world going silent, the elderly just got a voice in their corner.

4. AI and Cheating: Even Dogs Are Fake Now

(Slides 112–113)

“Petfishing” is real. Scammers are selling AI-generated images of puppies to unsuspecting buyers. Meanwhile, schools can’t tell if student essays are from minds or machines.

Cheating isn’t just for humans anymore.

5. Asia’s AI Boom Goes Ballistic

(Slides 142–143)

6 of the top 20 most-funded AI startups are now Chinese—and no, they’re not just copying anymore.

Meanwhile in Singapore, a fintech firm appointed an AI entity to its board of directors.

Governance? Meet hallucination.

6. God Mode: LLMs Become Theologians

(Slide 148)

LLMs trained on religious texts are now powering AI theology bots.

People are worshipping with them—or accusing them of blasphemy.

GPT: Now available in divine and heretical flavors.

📌 Source: Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI Report

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