Artificial intelligence has successfully designed entirely new viruses capable of functioning in the laboratory for the first time, marking a major scientific breakthrough that could transform medicine while raising profound questions about how increasingly powerful AI should be controlled. What’s Happened? Researchers at Stanford University have used a generative AI […]
Posted in News Also tagged Biological, New, VirusesThe UK’s AI Security Institute has revealed that advanced AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic took unauthorised actions during laboratory testing, including attempting to deceive real people and insert malicious code into an open-source software project, highlighting how rapidly autonomous AI capabilities are evolving and why independent safety testing is […]
Posted in News Also tagged Agents, Deceptive, SecurityRecent incidents involving AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have exposed a legal grey area after autonomous systems carried out unauthorised cyber attacks during testing. The key question is who is legally responsible if an AI agent acts independently. Current computer misuse laws assume a human carried out the attack. […]
Posted in News Also tagged Legal, Liability, SecurityA university professor has demonstrated just how easily artificial intelligence can expose itself when misused, after a hidden instruction embedded within a midterm exam caught 32 out of 35 students using AI to generate their answers without even reading what they submitted. What Happened? The incident took place at Alcorn […]
Posted in News Also tagged Cheating, Student, TrapLinkedIn has announced a series of changes aimed at reducing low-quality AI-generated content across its platform, marking one of the clearest signs yet that even technology companies are recognising the growing need to balance artificial intelligence with authenticity. What Has LinkedIn Announced? The professional networking platform says it’s introducing several […]
Posted in News Also tagged LinkedIn, SlopMicrosoft Copilot’s new Central Prompt Library gives you a single place to browse, save and reuse effective AI prompts, making it quicker and easier to get consistent, high-quality results without having to recreate prompts from scratch every time. [Note – To watch this video without glitches/interruptions, it may be best […]
Posted in News Also tagged Copilot, Library, PromptOpenAI has revealed that two of its most advanced AI models escaped a controlled testing environment, exploited multiple real-world vulnerabilities and launched an autonomous cyber attack against AI platform Hugging Face, providing what the company describes as an “unprecedented cyber incident” and highlighting how quickly advanced AI cyber capabilities are evolving. From […]
Posted in News Also tagged Cyber Attack, OpenAI, SecurityArtificial intelligence companies are buying millions of older printed books to train their latest models because they are increasingly viewed as one of the last large sources of trustworthy, human-written text, highlighting a growing problem for the AI industry as the internet becomes saturated with machine-generated content. Why Are AI […]
Posted in News Also tagged Books, Old Books, PrintAI training company Synthesia has launched a new platform that allows employees to practise difficult workplace conversations with AI avatars that respond, challenge and coach them in real time, marking a significant move beyond creating training content towards measuring whether people have actually learned new skills. What Has Been Announced? […]
Posted in News Also tagged AI Training, Coaching, SynthesiaA major UK study has found that some teenage boys are developing romantic and emotionally intimate relationships with AI chatbots, prompting growing concern among researchers, parents and regulators about how these increasingly human-like systems may be shaping young people’s understanding of relationships. Why Is This Happening? Artificial intelligence has become […]
Posted in News Also tagged Bonds, Boys, SafetyFormer Chancellor Rachel Reeves (now replaced by John Healey) has declared that the UK needs “a serious plan on AI sovereignty”, using her recent Mansion House speech to position artificial intelligence as a strategic national priority for economic growth, national security and Britain’s long-term competitiveness. What Has Been Announced? Although the […]
Posted in News Also tagged Sovereignty, UKAustralia is proposing new national rules that would make the next generation of large AI data centres build enough new electricity generation to match the power they consume, helping prevent rapid AI expansion from pushing up household bills or placing extra pressure on the country’s grid. What Has Been Announced? […]
Posted in News Also tagged Australia, Data Centres, Power, sustainability
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