DailyAIWire | Highlights of AI News – April 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: The artificial intelligence scene of today seems to be moving at the speed of ideas. April 28 offers a whirlwind of invention, controversy, and inspiration ranging from revolutionary biotech discoveries to historic legal battles influencing the future of generative artificial intelligence. Let’s get going.
Scientists Cure Rare Genetic Disorder Using CRISPR-AI Combo Breakthrough
In a world-first, researchers at the Broad Institute and MIT have combined CRISPR gene editing with AI-driven protein modeling to cure a rare blood condition, Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type II, in lab-grown human cells.
HelixMind, their artificial intelligence system, predicted the safest, most efficient gene edit by simulating 12 million protein-editing scenarios in less than 72 hours.
Dr. Tanya Ruiz, the lead scientist, said,
This would have taken us ten years without artificial intelligence. We’re now considering individualized genetic cures during a patient’s lifetime.
Preparing for clinical trials in 2026, the team may be able to open the door for AI-accelerated cures for hundreds of rare diseases.
UNESCO Advocates for Worldwide AI Ethics Treaty
UNESCO presented a draft Global AI Ethics Treaty today, encouraging nations to embrace consistent values on transparency, human rights, environmental responsibility, and bias reduction in artificial intelligence systems as concerns about AI misuse rise.
The treaty suggests:
All AI algorithms should undergo required bias audits.
Complete openness on AI decision-making in finance, law enforcement, and healthcare.
Global enforcement power-holding watchdog agencies.
UNESCO Secretary-General Audrey Azoulay stressed,
AI should help people, not control them. This is a race between ethics and innovation; we have to prevail in both.
With more than 70 countries likely to attend, Geneva will host the first round of international talks this June.
Trending: AI Personal Trainers Become Mainstream
Forget about gym membership fees. The most recent fitness trend now? Personal Trainers using artificial intelligence.
Based on user biofeedback, apps like FitMind AI, NeuroTrack, and SweatSmart provide hyper-personalized workout plans, emotional motivation cues, and real-time posture corrections.
Lauren Chen, CEO of FitMind AI, said:
Wearables and computer vision are helping us not only track reps but also grasp user fatigue, mindset, and recovery in real-time.
Largely driven by AI-enhanced, hyper-personalized experiences, industry experts believe the $19 billion fitness app sector could double by 2028.
OpenAI Unveils “Intent Recognition” Feature in GPT-5.5 Turbo
OpenAI has only recently released GPT-5.5 Turbo, an improved version of its flagship model with Intent Recognition—the capacity to infer a user’s underlying goal even from ambiguous cues.
OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Mira Solari claims this capability lets GPT-5.5 Turbo “not just answer what users say, but what they mean,” so minimizing misunderstandings and enabling much more seamless interactions.
Early testers claim a 38% decrease in prompt clarifications and a significant increase in multi-step task execution.
Solari remarked at the OpenAI Day demo in San Francisco, “This is bringing us closer to actual cognitive cooperation between humans and machines.”
Already being deployed across ChatGPT Plus accounts, the update is anticipated to reach enterprise users by mid-May.
Runway Launches Gen-3 Model: AI Video Advances Once More
Runway ML has launched Gen-3, its newest AI video generation model able to create 30-second cinematic clips from basic text prompts with realistic lighting, dynamic camera movements, and actor-like avatars just weeks after being acquired by Meta.
Beta users refer to Gen-3 as “the Midjourney of video.”
Marketers, indie filmmakers, and creative professionals are already using Gen-3 to quickly generate material for pitches, ads, and even short films.
Analysts say the AI video content market might be worth $35 billion by 2027 as Runway, Meta, and OpenAI compete for control.
AI4Health Joins WHO for Worldwide Rollout
AI4Health, the AI-driven diagnostics platform, has revealed a strategic alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) to expand its services to developing nations building on its successful deployment in North America and Europe.
What is the target?
By the end of 2026, increase AI-assisted triage and diagnostics to 500 hospitals spread throughout Latin America, South Asia, and Africa.
Nikhil Sharma, CEO of AI4Health, said:
AI should not be a luxury just for the wealthiest hospitals. Everyone should find it to be a lifeline.
Early studies reveal that AI4Health’s systems cut emergency room wait times by 43% and enhanced early detection of critical conditions including sepsis and strokes by 29%.
Copyright Wars Intensify: Anthropic Major Publishers of Books Sued
The conflict between artificial intelligence companies and copyright owners erupted once more today as Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Macmillan jointly sued Anthropic, makers of Claude AI.
The lawsuit claims Anthropic “unlawfully ingested copyrighted works” without consent to train its large language models.
According to a statement from Penguin Random House,
Under the cover of artificial intelligence innovation, creative work should not be used without permission. This is about fundamental rights.
Though legal professionals believe the result is unclear given changing case law on generative AI, Anthropic contends its training techniques qualify under fair use.
Should it prevail, this case might change how future AI companies obtain their training data sets, maybe causing significant licensing fees.
Last Thoughts: A Tectonic Shift is Underway
The news today verifies one thing: Artificial intelligence is no longer a side show. It is the primary performance.
From battling uncommon illnesses to rethinking creative sectors, from copyright courtrooms to gym floors, artificial intelligence is everywhere and evolving quicker than ever.
Racing toward the second half of 2025, one reality endures: Those who know, change, and morally steer AI will form the future.
Keep tuned in with DailyAIWire; remain sharp and inquisitive.
