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-A FOIA expert at the University of Florida told the Washington Post, "I think we have to watch the government really carefully on how they use AI to redact records, because I think it's going to be a very powerful tool for secrecy.” -Gates said the more pressing concern is when bad actors tap into the power of AI to aid with bioterrorism or mass financial fraud incidents. -OpenAI's agents had tar...

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-It's four specialized computer chips called "tensor processing units" which, combined, offer the power of a single server in a data center. Solar panels will supply just one kilowatt of power to juice the chips, which is equivalent to the energy needed to run a hair dryer. -Pay with Smile will run on Revolut Register, the company's new hospitality point-of-sale hardware system. -The Google avatar...

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-Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed "extreme concern" about the incident and criticized the company for taking too long to notify Australian authorities. -Meta says it will allow people to opt out of having their "visual data" from the glasses used for AI training. -ShinyHunters got the information by using a zero day exploit in the PeopleSoft program from Oracle to obtain access to Amazon...

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-Anthropic's Fable 5.1 and OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra rolled out new models that offer similar levels of performance but at lower costs -XPENG says its Iron humanoid robot walked autonomously off its newly operational production line after its assembly was complete, paving the way for mass production later this year. -Apple now links to Hidden Histories podcast episodes within Maps for select landmarks...

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-The company reportedly talked to the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority, in hopes that they would agree to regulate it under MiFID rules. -The European Union's regulatory arm has proposed rules that would force data center operators to disclose their energy and water use through a common rating system. -Dubbed J490 inside Apple, the device is currently being wid...

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-Anyone using Meta's Muse to shop on Amazon is now being greeted with the message, "Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon's Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed." -Joby Aviation has claimed the "first-ever autonomous flight across the United States," after it outfitted an aircraft with its autonomous flight system to complete the journey without human input....

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-Microsoft's director of Applied Science, Dr. Brent Hecht, said OpenAI's work was akin to the "largest theft of labor in human history" that could create a "doom loop." -By "leads," the company means that the AI "can complete most of a task end-to-end from a high-level prompt, while a human supervises." -However, there were still 4,470 cases of planes being targeted by lasers between January and J...

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-OpenAI revealed six new incidents, wherein the models it was testing acted on their own and behaved in concerning ways it didn't expect, in a post about how it was adopting a new framework for "misalignment reports." -The Oversight Board is once again pushing Meta to address the flood of AI-generated content on its platform. -GMO Internet Group unveiled what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambul...

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-The Information says Meta could unveil the new model dubbed Luna at its upcoming annual Connect developer conference scheduled on September 23 and 24. -Federal prosecutors disclosed Binance's alleged role in the scheme in a forfeiture complaint that they say sent $1.5 billion to Iran via a series of interrelated digital wallets. -Nitter is an open-source platform that allows people to read posts...

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-On Monday, the IFPI launched the Streaming Integrity Initiative, what it calls "a new industry commitment to combat streaming fraud and protect artists, songwriters and fans from its harm." -Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI have moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Apple. -Apple's streaming service collected eight Primetime Emmy awards last night, including six for Widow's Bay and two for Pluribus....

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-A group of researchers told The Wall Street Journal that the agents, which the company was testing in a supposed sandbox environment, reportedly broke into RubyGems, which is a community-run packaging service for Ruby programs and libraries. - In an interview with Fortune, Sam Altman said that "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public." -T...

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-"Biological misuse" is just one flavor of troubling AI usage the report documents, but it's of growing importance because newer models like Fable 5 are increasingly good at helping with scientific research. -Chatbot makers will be required to implement mental health resources, safety protocols in case a minor discusses self harm and notifications for parents if a child turns off safety settings....

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