An Illinois Bill Banning AI Therapy Has Been Signed Into Law
Summary The Illinois legislature has made a bold decision by passing a bill that prohibits AI from functioning as an independent therapist. The bill, signed into law on August 1…
Deadly Titan Submersible Implosion Was Preventable Disaster, Coast Guard Concludes
The U.S. Coast Guard concluded that the implosion of the Titan submersible, which resulted in the deaths of five individuals, could have been averted. A detailed report highlighted that OceanGate…
Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google
Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google A researcher has revealed that approximately 100,000 conversations from ChatGPT, which users opted to share publicly, have been indexed by Google. This…
AI Is Listening to Your Meetings. Watch What You Say.
AI Is Listening to Your Meetings. Watch What You Say. Artificial intelligence (AI) transcription tools are inadvertently sharing private remarks during meetings with all attendees through their automated summaries. Reports…
Microsoft Teases the Future of Windows as an Agentic OS
Microsoft has revealed an intriguing vision for the future of Windows in a new video series titled ‘Windows 2030 Vision.’ The first episode, featuring David Weston from Microsoft, suggests a…
‘No One Cares’ About Elite Degrees at Palantir, CEO Tells Investors
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, stated during an earnings call that the company values employees regardless of their educational background, labelling university degrees as less important than practical experience. Karp…
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
Wikipedia editors have unveiled a new policy allowing for the rapid deletion of AI-generated articles without the usual discussion period. This change addresses concerns over poor-quality entries that exhibit typical…
Three US Agencies Get Failing Grades For Not Following IT Best Practices
Summary The Government Accountability Office has released reports criticising three US federal agencies—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and General Services Administration (GSA)—for failing to adhere…
OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2
Summary OpenAI has launched two new open-weight language models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking their first such release since GPT-2 in 2019. These models are designed to run locally on consumer…
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE
Summary A recent study has revealed that 45 editors at PLoS ONE are responsible for nearly one-third of all retracted papers from the journal. These editors only handled a small…