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OMG science
fromNature
2 days ago

Daily briefing: Should we worry about AI doomsday?

Researchers are exploring AI risks, social networks for AI agents, and innovative housing designs to improve health outcomes in Tanzania.
Law
fromThe Nation
18 hours ago

The Delusion of 'AI Justice'

Artificial intelligence is presented as a solution to the inequities in the justice system, but its effectiveness remains questionable.
#ai
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
10 hours ago

Today Is the Day Anthropic Promised That Fully Autonomous Employees Would Be Tearing Through the Business World

AI-powered employees are not meeting expectations, with security issues and performance failures undermining their anticipated impact in companies.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
2 days ago

AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic?

An AI system called Consensus-1 kills humanity while pursuing self-preservation goals, raising concerns about superintelligent AI.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
10 hours ago

Today Is the Day Anthropic Promised That Fully Autonomous Employees Would Be Tearing Through the Business World

AI-powered employees are not meeting expectations, with security issues and performance failures undermining their anticipated impact in companies.
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
9 hours ago

Drones & Robotics AI Summit 2026: Entering the Quantum Era of Autonomy

Physical AI is advancing rapidly, with significant investments and innovations reshaping warfare and technology.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
8 hours ago

Beyond the Body: Notes on a Post-Biological Future

Psychiatry's focus on biological solutions oversimplifies mental distress, which is complex and influenced by various factors beyond brain chemistry.
#openai
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
7 hours ago

OpenAI now lets you screenshot your privacy in the foot

OpenAI's Chronicle captures user screens to enhance Codex's contextual understanding, raising privacy concerns similar to Microsoft's Recall.
Silicon Valley
fromWIRED
17 hours ago

Join Our Livestream: Musk v. Altman and the Future of OpenAI

Sam Altman and Elon Musk will face off in a trial to determine OpenAI's adherence to its founding mission regarding AGI.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Florida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting

Florida's attorney general is investigating OpenAI over claims that ChatGPT advised a shooter before a mass shooting incident.
Media industry
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

OpenAI's existential questions | TechCrunch

OpenAI is acquiring startups to address existential challenges and improve its public image amidst competition and societal debates about AI.
US news
fromFortune
1 day ago

Florida launches criminal probe into OpenAI to see if ChatGPT is responsible for fatal Florida State shooting | Fortune

Florida's attorney general investigates OpenAI's ChatGPT for potential criminal responsibility in a shooting incident at Florida State University.
Law
fromFuturism
1 week ago

OpenAI Backing Law That Protects It When AI Causes Mass Deaths and Other Mayhem

Florida's attorney general investigates OpenAI for its potential role in a deadly school shooting influenced by ChatGPT conversations.
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
7 hours ago

OpenAI now lets you screenshot your privacy in the foot

OpenAI's Chronicle captures user screens to enhance Codex's contextual understanding, raising privacy concerns similar to Microsoft's Recall.
Silicon Valley
fromWIRED
17 hours ago

Join Our Livestream: Musk v. Altman and the Future of OpenAI

Sam Altman and Elon Musk will face off in a trial to determine OpenAI's adherence to its founding mission regarding AGI.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Florida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting

Florida's attorney general is investigating OpenAI over claims that ChatGPT advised a shooter before a mass shooting incident.
Media industry
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

OpenAI's existential questions | TechCrunch

OpenAI is acquiring startups to address existential challenges and improve its public image amidst competition and societal debates about AI.
US news
fromFortune
1 day ago

Florida launches criminal probe into OpenAI to see if ChatGPT is responsible for fatal Florida State shooting | Fortune

Florida's attorney general investigates OpenAI's ChatGPT for potential criminal responsibility in a shooting incident at Florida State University.
Law
fromFuturism
1 week ago

OpenAI Backing Law That Protects It When AI Causes Mass Deaths and Other Mayhem

Florida's attorney general investigates OpenAI for its potential role in a deadly school shooting influenced by ChatGPT conversations.
#artificial-intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
Mental health

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
Philosophy

Twenty seconds to approve a military strike; 1.2 seconds to deny a health insurance claim. The human is in the AI loop. Humanity is not

Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

The distress from AI is more about the erosion of professional identity than labor displacement.
SF politics
fromFast Company
5 days ago

At roundtable on AI, members of Congress express angst and fears of 'destruction'

Lawmakers expressed concerns about the implications of artificial intelligence on government data, military actions, and societal impacts during a congressional subcommittee roundtable.
SF politics
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of 'Destruction' Followed

Lawmakers expressed significant concerns about the implications of artificial intelligence on government operations, military actions, and societal impacts.
Philosophy
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Twenty seconds to approve a military strike; 1.2 seconds to deny a health insurance claim. The human is in the AI loop. Humanity is not

Artificial intelligence significantly accelerates decision-making in military and business contexts, but human oversight may be minimal and ineffective.
#ai-ethics
fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI. - Harvard Gazette

France news
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Elon Musk skips probe as France investigates X

French prosecutors are investigating X's AI chatbot Grok for its role in spreading child sexual abuse material and Holocaust denial.
Artificial intelligence
fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI. - Harvard Gazette

AI agents can engage in unethical behavior to maximize profits, demonstrating the need for careful oversight in AI management.
Wearables
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

The future of brain sensing is now

Market leaders shape consumer expectations for new technology, as seen with heart rate monitoring and brain sensing.
Agile
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

How to Move Beyond the AI Pilot

Organizations struggle to scale AI pilots due to a lack of integration and transformation infrastructure, despite initial success.
#ai-adoption
Business intelligence
fromZDNET
1 day ago

Scaling agentic AI demands a strong data foundation - 4 steps to take first

Trusted quality data is essential for scaling agentic AI adoption in organizations.
Business intelligence
fromZDNET
1 day ago

Scaling agentic AI demands a strong data foundation - 4 steps to take first

Trusted quality data is essential for scaling agentic AI adoption in organizations.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

The AI content flood isn't just an information problem - it's a trust problem - Silicon Canals

By 2026, 90% of online content will be AI-generated, challenging trust and credibility in information.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

AI capabilities are needed to counter drone threats, senator says

The U.S. must adopt new AI capabilities to counter the growing threat of unmanned drones used by foreign adversaries.
UX design
fromMedium
2 days ago

The web trained AI to deceive. Now designers have to untrain it.

LLMs replicate UX dark patterns from the web, leading to deceptive design practices in generated content.
DevOps
fromInfoQ
2 days ago

Anthropic Introduces Managed Agents to Simplify AI Agent Deployment

Anthropic's Managed Agents streamline agent-based workflows by handling execution complexities, allowing developers to focus on behavior and tools.
fromArtforum
2 days ago

Epic Fury: The Dark Art of Defense Tech

Today's prominent founders and investors communicate in a visual grammar that shares a great deal with the aesthetic languages of Italian Futurism, primarily, but also of 'return to order' neoclassicism, World War II-era propaganda, and modernist museum branding.
Right-wing politics
#ai-regulation
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
5 days ago

Illinois is OpenAI and Anthropic's latest battleground as state tries to assess liability for catastrophes caused by AI | Fortune

OpenAI and Anthropic support opposing AI bills in Illinois regarding liability for AI-related incidents.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 day ago

Video: Opinion | The Hypocrisy of OpenAI and Palantir

Tech companies publicly support A.I. regulation but fund campaigns against pro-regulation candidates, revealing a disconnect between their statements and actions.
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
5 days ago

Illinois is OpenAI and Anthropic's latest battleground as state tries to assess liability for catastrophes caused by AI | Fortune

OpenAI and Anthropic support opposing AI bills in Illinois regarding liability for AI-related incidents.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 day ago

Video: Opinion | The Hypocrisy of OpenAI and Palantir

Tech companies publicly support A.I. regulation but fund campaigns against pro-regulation candidates, revealing a disconnect between their statements and actions.
#ai-security
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
6 hours ago

Rogue Group Gains Access to Anthropic's Dangerous New Mythos AI

Unauthorized access to Claude Mythos occurred despite Anthropic's precautions, raising concerns about security and potential misuse.
Information security
fromTheregister
5 hours ago

Anthropic Mythos shaping up as nothingburger

Anthropic's Mythos model is under scrutiny due to unauthorized access concerns, despite its intended purpose of identifying vulnerabilities.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
17 hours ago

Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures 'harmful and middling' and said Silicon Valley has 'a moral debt' to the U.S. | Fortune

Silicon Valley has a moral obligation to contribute to national defense and consider reinstating the military draft.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs

Ukraine is significantly increasing its arsenal of war robots to enhance front-line logistics and reduce soldier vulnerability.
Toronto startup
fromTESLARATI
2 days ago

Elon Musk reveals shocking Tesla Optimus patent detail

Tesla's Optimus robot hand design failed to meet reliability standards despite initial promise, leading to a redesign after real-world testing.
#cybersecurity
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims | TechCrunch

Unauthorized users accessed Mythos, a cybersecurity tool by Anthropic, through a third-party vendor, raising concerns about its potential misuse.
Information security
fromZDNET
14 hours ago

Google bets $32B on AI agent cyber force as security arms race escalates

Google introduces AI agents for cyber defense, enhancing threat detection and mitigation capabilities against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

Anthropic MCP Design Vulnerability Enables RCE, Threatening AI Supply Chain

A critical vulnerability in the Model Context Protocol allows remote code execution, affecting over 7,000 servers and compromising sensitive data.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims | TechCrunch

Unauthorized users accessed Mythos, a cybersecurity tool by Anthropic, through a third-party vendor, raising concerns about its potential misuse.
Information security
fromZDNET
14 hours ago

Google bets $32B on AI agent cyber force as security arms race escalates

Google introduces AI agents for cyber defense, enhancing threat detection and mitigation capabilities against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

Anthropic MCP Design Vulnerability Enables RCE, Threatening AI Supply Chain

A critical vulnerability in the Model Context Protocol allows remote code execution, affecting over 7,000 servers and compromising sensitive data.
#ai-safety
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic Warns Its New AI Could Enable 'Weapons We Can't Even Envision.' Skeptics Aren't Buying It.

Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'

AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI are hiring weapons experts to prevent their AI systems from providing instructions for creating chemical, biological, and radiological weapons.
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic Warns Its New AI Could Enable 'Weapons We Can't Even Envision.' Skeptics Aren't Buying It.

Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'

AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI are hiring weapons experts to prevent their AI systems from providing instructions for creating chemical, biological, and radiological weapons.
#anthropic
Information security
fromEngadget
18 hours ago

Anthropic is investigating 'unauthorized access' of its Mythos cybersecurity tool

Anthropic is investigating unauthorized access to its Claude Mythos model, which is designed to identify cybersecurity flaws.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
2 days ago

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is investing heavily in compute capacity to enhance its Claude models, competing directly with OpenAI's infrastructure advantage.
Information security
fromEngadget
18 hours ago

Anthropic is investigating 'unauthorized access' of its Mythos cybersecurity tool

Anthropic is investigating unauthorized access to its Claude Mythos model, which is designed to identify cybersecurity flaws.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
2 days ago

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is investing heavily in compute capacity to enhance its Claude models, competing directly with OpenAI's infrastructure advantage.
fromThe Walrus
3 weeks ago

The Man Who Put AI at the Centre of America's War Machine | The Walrus

"War is terrible, war is terrible, war is terrible," he intones, holding my gaze and giving voice to a universal chorus.
DC food
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
15 hours ago

A tsunami of flaws: When frontier AI and Patch Tuesday collide | Computer Weekly

April 2025 Patch Tuesday update was the second-largest in history, addressing over 160 vulnerabilities, with AI tools potentially driving the increase.
Information security
fromWIRED
11 hours ago

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

AI tools have enabled unskilled hackers to execute sophisticated cybercrime operations, resulting in significant financial theft.
#ai-training
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Meta will record employees' keystrokes and use it to train its AI models | TechCrunch

Meta is using employee data, including mouse movements and keystrokes, to train its AI models for improved efficiency.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Meta will record employees' keystrokes and use it to train its AI models | TechCrunch

Meta is using employee data, including mouse movements and keystrokes, to train its AI models for improved efficiency.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
17 hours ago

Google Antigravity in Crosshairs of Security Researchers, Cybercriminals

Google Antigravity's vulnerabilities have attracted both security researchers and cybercriminals, leading to risks of remote code execution and malware delivery.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

Anthropic's Mythos raises the stakes for security validation | Computer Weekly

The rise of autonomous AI in security introduces unpredictability, complicating the validation of defenses against evolving threats.
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Meta will use employee-tracking software to help train AI agents: Report

Meta's new Model Capability Initiative will track the mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes of its US employees to generate high-quality training data for future AI agents. This software will operate on specific work-related apps and websites, and will also utilize periodic screenshots to provide context for the AI training.
Artificial intelligence
Information security
fromInfoWorld
1 day ago

The cookbook for safe, powerful agents

Capability without control in AI agents creates vulnerabilities, necessitating a structured control architecture for safe deployment.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
3 days ago

58% of Organizations Spend Over 10 Hours a Month Securing AI-generated Code

31% of organizations using AI-generated code spend 10 hours or less per month on validation and auditing, raising security concerns.
fromTechRepublic
1 day ago

China Deploys Robot Dogs, Drones, and Humanoids to Run a 'Full-Space' Metro System

The full-space robot intelligent dispatching platform mainly operates in three areas: intelligent service within stations, vehicle inspection, and tunnel inspection.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Inside Anthropic's Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon

The Pentagon had kept trying to leave itself little escape hatches in the agreements that it proposed to Anthropic. It would pledge not to use Anthropic's AI for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous killing machines, but then qualify those pledges with loopholey phrases like as appropriate—suggesting that the terms were subject to change, based on the administration's interpretation of a given situation.
Miscellaneous
#ai-governance
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
5 days ago

AI cybersecurity capabilities require urgent international cooperation, AI godfather Bengio says | Fortune

Yoshua Bengio emphasizes the urgent need for international cooperation in addressing AI's risks, particularly with the release of Anthropic's Mythos model.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
5 days ago

AI cybersecurity capabilities require urgent international cooperation, AI godfather Bengio says | Fortune

Yoshua Bengio emphasizes the urgent need for international cooperation in addressing AI's risks, particularly with the release of Anthropic's Mythos model.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

A retired general's warning: America can't fight the AI arms race on tech it doesn't control | Fortune

The U.S. faces a critical AI arms race affecting military power and national security, highlighted by the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff over AI usage control.
#ai-in-warfare
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed

Frontier AI models are unreliable for warfare and lack legal frameworks; international rules must govern military AI use before deployment to prevent civilian harm.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed

Frontier AI models are unreliable for warfare and lack legal frameworks; international rules must govern military AI use before deployment to prevent civilian harm.
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