AI News for Dec 31, 2025

Welcome to 'The Automated Daily', your ultimate source for a streamlined and insightful daily news experience. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: -LLVM’s human-in-the-loop AI policy -Open-source backlash to AI slop -Reality check on AI productivity -On-device AI vs cloud APIs -Local meeting notes on macOS -AI propaganda and TikTok scrutiny -C++ and Rust growth trends -AI consciousness claims and rights - https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-llvm-ai-tool-policy-human-in-the-loop/89159 - https://sderosiaux.substack.com/p/the-70-ai-productivity-myth-why-most - https://summitnotes.app/ - https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/ai-generated-videos-showing-young-and-attractive-women-promote-polands-eu-exit - https://herbsutter.com/2025/12/30/software-taketh-away-faster-than-hardware-giveth-wh