Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers at Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have created A2, an AI-powered agent that discovers and validates vulnerabilities in Android…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary San Francisco-based AI company Anthropic has expanded restrictions to block its services from companies that are majority‑owned by entities from…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI will concentrate wealth among a small elite while…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Sway is an AI debate programme developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University that pairs students with opposing views for…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit Summary Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class action fund to settle claims…
Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney have created an AI agent, dubbed A2, that automates discovery and validation of…
Where’s the Fun in AI Gambling? Summary On WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast, hosts Michael Calore and Lauren Goode speak with senior writer Kate Knibbs about the growing intersection of AI…
Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules Summary A University of Pennsylvania preprint (reported via Ars Technica/WIRED) shows that classic human persuasion techniques can often make language models…
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life Content summary Simon Sharwood argues that recent reports of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing longevity and organ transplants…
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley Summary Startup Job Bolt offers AI avatars to run pre-screening interviews. Simon Sharwood of The Register…
