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ChatGPT's New Visual Skills Are Fueling a Concerning GeoGuessing Trend

Hence AI Launches Global Advisor Tool to Help Businesses Track Geopolitical Risk in Real Time

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Mcdonald Odijie
April 18, 2025

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ChatGPT's New Visual Skills Are Fueling a Concerning GeoGuessing Trend

OpenAI’s new models, o3 and o4-mini, are impressively good at guessing locations from photos, sparking a viral trend but also raising privacy concerns. Users are testing them with blurry pics and social media posts, and o3 often nails the spot. OpenAI says it monitors for abuse, but the incident highlights growing risks as AI vision gets sharper.

Hence AI Launches Global Advisor Tool to Help Businesses Track Geopolitical Risk in Real Time

Hence AI launched Hence Global, a $1,500/year AI tool that gives companies real-time risk insights. Built on Palantir tech, it offers daily briefings and is already used by law firms and NGOs. The goal: make elite-level intelligence accessible to all.

Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston launches new AI ‘safety’ fund

Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston has launched SAIF (Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund), investing in AI startups focused on safety and responsible use. SAIF backs areas like AI explainability, security, and disinformation defense, but avoids offensive AI weapons. With $100K SAFEs and YC-style support, Ralston aims to fund the infrastructure that keeps AI safe as it scales.

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro Report Drops Weeks Late — And Light on Answers

Google quietly released a thin safety report for its Gemini 2.5 Pro model, sparking concerns over transparency. The report lacks key benchmarks and omits mention of its own Frontier Safety Framework. Critics say this selective disclosure undermines public trust, especially as AI capabilities grow. Similar trends are seen at Meta and OpenAI, fueling fears of a “race to the bottom” in AI safety transparency.

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