Stanford Removes AI-Altered Photos, Latino Student Replaced

Key Takeaways

• <ul><li>Stanford University removed AI-altered promotional photos after a Latino student was replaced by an AI-generated Black woman, violating its own AI image policy</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Creatio committed $300 million to expand its Bank.AI product between 2026 and 2028, serving clients like Nasdaq and MetLife</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Stockholm startup Spiich raised €3 million for AI sales agents that reportedly cut prospecting time by 90%</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Numeral raised $100 million for AI-powered sales tax compliance software, with transaction volume up 327% year on year</li></ul>
• <ul><li>NVIDIA stock is up over 200%, AMD over 150%, and Intel over 50% in the past year amid the AI chip rally</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Intel partnered with Advantech, Qualcomm and AMD to simplify edge AI development using standardized tools</li></ul>
• <ul><li>The US AI boom could lift real gross output growth to 4.2% by 2027, with construction up 6% above baseline by 2029</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Trump plans to rebrand Artificial Intelligence as Super Intelligence in government and is pursuing an AI Force military branch</li></ul>
• <ul><li>A letter warns AI could take over human thinking within 10 years, calling it a concern more urgent than war</li></ul>
• <ul><li>Researchers introduced leaky-integrator reconstruction, a training-free method that reduces error accumulation in time-series forecasting by up to 51%</li></ul>

Stanford removes AI-altered photo swapping student's identity

Stanford University removed a promotional photo that used AI to replace a Hispanic male student with a Black female student. The university violated its own policy against using AI to alter images of people. Staff will receive additional training to prevent future violations. The altered image also changed the appearance of other students in the photo.

Stanford caught using AI to alter student photos for promotions

Stanford University used AI to change student appearances in promotional banners across campus. One student was replaced entirely by an AI-generated person of a different race and gender. Other students had their faces slimmed and altered without consent. The Stanford Review reported the incident, and the university removed the banners and plans to train staff on AI policy.

Stanford used AI to swap student race and gender in photo

Stanford University used AI to replace Latino student Billy Ramirez with a Black female student in a photo taken at a Lunar New Year party. Ramirez said he felt silenced and erased from the image. The AI version also made the other two students appear thinner. Stanford acknowledged the violation and said it is working with Residential and Dining Enterprises to provide additional training.

Stanford slammed for AI-generated race swap in campus banner

Stanford University replaced a Latino man with an AI-generated Black woman on welcome banners displayed across campus. The faces of other students were also edited to appear slimmer. Student Billy Ramirez posted a side-by-side comparison online, and it spread widely on social media. Stanford officials said the AI use violated university policy and removed the banners.

Creatio commits $300 million to expand financial AI tools

Creatio, a global software company, committed $300 million to scale its financial AI products. The funding will support AI product development and deployment for financial institutions. The company's AI solutions help institutions make better decisions using real-time data and insights. The investment aims to expand the reach of these tools across the financial sector.

Creatio plans $300m investment in Bank.AI through 2028

Creatio will invest $300 million into its Bank.AI product between 2026 and 2028. The company's financial services business grew 48% year on year. The funding will support AI product development, partner capacity, and deployment support for financial institutions. Creatio works with organizations including Nasdaq, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Metro Bank, MetLife, CEC Bank, OTP Bank, National Bank of Panama and ESL Credit Union. The plan also includes updates to AI Studio, customer training programmes, and expanded global channel delivery capabilities.

New method fixes error buildup in time-series forecasting

Researchers introduced leaky-integrator reconstruction, a training-free method that reduces error accumulation in recursive differenced forecasting. Standard cumulative summation uses a discrete integrator with a pole on the unit circle, which causes errors to grow rapidly over time. The fix moves the pole inside the unit circle using a leaky integrator H(z) = 1/(1 - gamma z^-1) with gamma less than 1. Applied with a fixed gamma of 0.9, it shrinks error at every horizon, with gains growing from about 3% at H=24 to 51% at H=336. The method is provably inert where no error pathology exists.

Trump plans to rebrand AI as Super Intelligence in government

US President Donald Trump announced plans to replace the term Artificial Intelligence with Super Intelligence or SI in government documents. The administration is also pursuing an AI Force military branch, expanded data centre infrastructure, a new AI and Crypto Czar, and reduced regulatory constraints. Trump argues the word artificial implies something fake, while Super Intelligence projects authority and dominance. The administration frames advanced computing as a geopolitical race against China. The push stands in opposition to warnings from AI safety researchers and tech executives about unregulated AI development.

Stockholm startup Spiich raises €3 million for AI sales tools

Stockholm-based Spiich raised a €3 million Seed round led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, with participation from Alliance VC, Cherry Ventures and Ampli Ventures. Founded in June 2025 by Johan Torssell and Dennis Hadzialic, Spiich builds AI agents that handle prospecting, meeting prep, CRM updates and follow-up work for sales teams. The company serves more than 50 customers across 15 countries, with customers reportedly doubling meetings, cutting prospecting time by 90% and tripling market coverage. Spiich will use the funding to grow its engineering and go-to-market teams and expand across Europe.

Numeral raises $100m for AI sales tax compliance software

Numeral raised $100 million in a round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, Y Combinator and Uncork. The company sells software that handles sales tax compliance end to end, including tracking, registration, calculation, filing and exemption certificate management. Numeral combines a deterministic tax engine with AI and automation. Its transaction volume grew 327% year on year, and it expects its tax engine to process more than 80 million transactions. The company plans to use the funding for product development, expansion into new sectors, and hiring across engineering, sales, marketing and product.

Letter warns AI could take over human thinking within 10 years

A letter published on September 23, 2026 warns that artificial intelligence could take over human thinking within the next 10 years. The writer says this concern is more important than war and other global issues. The letter describes recent AI news as unnerving and says the world now shares a unified worry.

AI chip stock rally shows strong gains but faces future risks

The AI chip stock rally that began in early 2023 has pushed companies like NVIDIA up over 200%, AMD up over 150%, and Intel up over 50% in the past year. The rally may face risks from government regulations and new technologies like quantum computing. For now the rally continues but investors are urged to research risks and consult financial advisors before investing.

Intel forms AI partnerships that may reshape its investment story

Advantech grew its WEDA powered Edge AI ecosystem with Intel, Qualcomm and AMD to make edge workload development simpler using standardized hardware, software and containerized tools. Intel also partnered with Atsign to combine its hardware rooted security with Atsign's encrypted agent to agent architecture for secure Edge AI in smart transportation. These alliances focus on secure, standardized edge infrastructure where performance, privacy and trust matter.

US AI boom could boost growth far beyond the tech sector

A research briefing from September 22, 2026 says an expected AI boom could lift real gross output growth to about 4.2% by 2027, exceeding baseline projections. The growth comes from higher technology capital spending and demand for computing capacity, data centers and software. Construction output could rise about 6% above baseline by 2029, while manufacturing output is expected to stay around 3% higher by 2029. The report says productivity gains could keep the expansion going even as monetary policy tightens.

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• Stanford University removes promotional photo altered with AI to replace student, violating policy
• Stanford violates policy, uses AI to alter photo of students for advertising purposes
• Stanford AI-Edits Photo to Change Student’s Race and Gender
• The changing face of Stanford: University slammed for AI-generated race swap in photo
• Creatio commits $300m to scale financial AI
• Creatio commits $300m to scale financial AI
• Leaky-integrator reconstruction: taming error accumulation in recursive differenced time-series forecasting
• Trump is rebranding ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as ‘Super Intelligence’. Here’s what will change
• Stockholm’s Spiich raises €3 million to let AI handle admin work while sales teams focus on customers
• Numeral raises $100m for AI sales tax compliance
• Letter: Artificial intelligence on the loose
• Is the "AI" Chip Stock Momentum Rally Over?
• AI Partnerships Might Change The Case For Investing In Intel Stock (INTC)
• A US AI boom would lift growth well beyond tech sector