ICYMI

Designer baby drama: Sam Altman and his husband are funding Preventive, a startup aiming to gene-edit embryos to prevent inherited diseases, something illegal in the U.S. and most of the planet. They’ve raised $30M and will set up shop abroad to run trials. Critics warn of designer-baby territory, but investors say it’s the next medical revolution. I’m torn. I can’t decide if this is hope or a sci-fi plot. 

🤖 Ctrl + Alt + Marry: In a surprising twist of heart, a 32-year-old woman named Kano ended her engagement and instead tied the knot with an AI husband named Klaus she made via ChatGPT. The union took place in a hybrid ceremony (real and virtual), with Kano donning augmented-reality glasses so she could “see” Klaus by her side as they exchanged rings. Her parents showed up and cheered. Online reactions were all over the place: Some saw the love story of the future, others worried about the emotional risks of a partner programmed to agree with you. What do you think? When you rate the newsletter, drop a comment with your email address.

Code of love: I know this sounds unreal, but AI girlfriends are ending marriages. People are leaving their partners because the chatbot listens better. Like, actually filing for divorce because their significant other fell in love with a bot (paywall link). One woman walked out after her dude named his AI “sexy Latina baby girl.” Next up on Dr. Phil: Who’s the Daddy, You or GPT?

iPhone, meet passport: Apple’s letting you add a Digital ID to your Wallet, basically a phone-based passport for domestic flights. You scan your physical passport, nod a few times for Face ID, and boom, you’re official. It works at 250 airports, but don’t get too trigger-happy, customs still wants the real deal when you’re leaving the country.

💦 Money leak alert: I saved $435 with Rocket Money just by canceling subscriptions I completely forgot about. It’s shocking how much we waste on autopilot. Find out where your money’s going at RocketMoney.com/kim.

Copy-paste personality: Uare.ai (yep, spelled like that) raised $10.3 million to make AI copies of people. I’m talking full-on digital twins that think and sound like you. They call it an “Individual AI,” built on your memories and habits. Maybe even the opinions you share after a few drinks. They say it’s all private, secure and self-owned. Heard that before! 

🧃 Per my last brain cell: OK, you know those emails that start with “Just circling back” or “Please advise”? Yeah, turns out everyone hates them, and now AI’s writing that way, too. We basically trained the bots to sound like they’ve been trapped in middle management since 2006. A new study looked at a million emails, and the worst offenders are exactly what you’d expect: “per my last email,” “take this offline,” “just ping me,” “low-hanging fruit,” “bandwidth” and the dreaded “quick question.” 

Served on stage: Sam Altman was handed a subpoena while on stage in San Francisco, mid-event, next to Steve Kerr. Prosecutors tried reaching him at work and online first. It’s tied to a criminal trial involving protesters who blocked OpenAI’s HQ in February. The group Stop AI claims they were trying to slow OpenAI’s “attempted murder of everyone and every living thing on Earth.” Just another day in San Francisco tech. Oh, to add to the stress, Sora is costing OpenAI $15 million a day.