Application - AI news 2025-07-31

Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines

techcrunch.com • Jul 31, 2025

Search engines are indexing links to ChatGPT conversations that have been made sharable with a link....

TL;DR

OpenAI briefly enabled a feature allowing strangers' conversations on ChatGPT to be discovered by search engines through an experimental link-sharing mechanism.

Key Takeaways:

Users must deliberately share their conversations and toggle discoverability to have their links appear in search results.
Other search engines indexed these shared links, potentially exposing personal information.
OpenAI has since removed the experimental feature to prevent accidental sharing of sensitive information.

AI Is a Floor Raiser, Not a Ceiling Raiser

elroy.bot • Jul 31, 2025

Article URL: https://elroy.bot/blog/2025/07/29/ai-is-a-floor-raiser-not-a-ceiling-raiser.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44747...

TL;DR

AI has raised the floor for knowledge work, enabling people to learn at their individual skill levels, but mastery of complex topics remains challenging.

Key Takeaways:

AI can meet learners at their skill level, directly addressing questions and doing rote work, changing the learning curve.
Mastery of complex topics remains difficult due to limitations in AI training data, lack of context, and controversy.
AI has varying impacts on different fields, with some areas, like coding and large-scale projects, seeing significant benefits, while others, like creative work and specialized tasks, seeing minimal impact.

Wired for Action: Langflow Enables Local AI Agent Creation on NVIDIA RTX PCs

blogs.nvidia.com • Jul 31, 2025

Interest in generative AI is continuing to grow, as new models include more capabilities. With the latest advancements, even enthusiasts without a dev...

TL;DR

Langflow, a low-code visual platform, enables enthusiasts to create local AI agents on NVIDIA RTX PCs without manual scripting.

Key Takeaways:

Langflow's visual interface allows users to build complex AI workflows without coding expertise.
Running AI workflows locally provides benefits of data privacy, low costs, and high-performance inference.
The platform integrates with Ollama, allowing users to create local AI workflows and run them at no cost and with complete privacy.

Uber Eats is adding AI to menus, food photos, and reviews

www.theverge.com • Jul 31, 2025

The menus on your next Uber Eats order may be embellished using generative AI. The food delivery service is rolling out new features that aim to help ...

TL;DR

Uber Eats is rolling out AI-powered features to enhance menu descriptions, food photos, and customer reviews, as well as a live chat tool and user-submitted photo payments.

Key Takeaways:

Uber Eats is using AI to 'detect and enhance low-quality food images' on menus with features like adjusting lighting, resolution, and framing.
Customers in the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico can upload photos of their orders and receive payments in Uber in-app credits if their photos are published.
The live chat feature will allow businesses to contact customers directly to resolve issues with orders before they're sent out.

GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

techcrunch.com • Jul 31, 2025

One of the most popular AI coding tools on the market added five million users in the last three months....

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GitHub Copilot AI coding tool has reached more than 20 million users, representing a significant growth since its acquisition by Microsoft.

Key Takeaways:

GitHub Copilot now serves 90% of the Fortune 100, marking a significant market presence.
The tool saw a growth rate of approximately 75% compared to the previous quarter, especially among enterprise customers.
GitHub's AI coding tool is expected to dominate the market for enterprise AI coding tools, given its strong ecosystem and user base.

Reddit wants to be a search engine now

www.theverge.com • Jul 31, 2025

Reddit knows that it has valuable data from actual people — it’s already reached deals with big AI companies like OpenAI and Google to share its data ...

TL;DR

Reddit is focusing on becoming a 'go-to search engine' with improved search capabilities and an integration of its AI search tool Reddit Answers.

Key Takeaways:

Reddit's core search has over 70 million weekly active unique users, and its AI search tool Reddit Answers has 6 million weekly users.
Reddit is expanding Reddit Answers globally and integrating it more deeply into the core search experience.
The move is a potential hedge against losing traffic from Google, which is increasingly relying on AI for search results.