Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling?
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling? Summary This WIRED Uncanny Valley episode (hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore with senior writer Kate Knibbs) examines how artificial intelligence is being marketed…
ICE Has Spyware Now
ICE Has Spyware Now Summary The WIRED security roundup reports that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will soon be able to obtain spyware from Israeli firm Paragon after the…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline — dubbed Auto Exploit by its creators, two independent Israeli researchers — uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories…
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley Summary Job Bolt offers AI avatars to run pre-screening interviews for employers. The Register’s Simon Sharwood…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google has been fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission for allegedly abusing its market power in…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton told the Financial Times that AI is likely to concentrate wealth…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Content Summary San Francisco-based Anthropic has widened its restrictions and is now blocking access to its AI services for companies that…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is piloting Sway, an AI-driven debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon, to help reduce heated exchanges…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that pumps Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind international research expedition (Expedition 501) has drilled up to 1,289 feet into the…