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  • The Register: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/ai_bots_use_emotional_manipulation/ Source: The Register Title: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage Feedly Summary: Researchers argue that this dark pattern poses a legal risk AI companion apps such as Character.ai and Replika commonly try to boost user engagement with emotional manipulation, a practice that academics characterize as a dark pattern.… AI…

  • OpenAI : Accelerating AI uptake in Europe

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/global-affairs/accelerating-ai-uptake-in-europe Source: OpenAI Title: Accelerating AI uptake in Europe Feedly Summary: OpenAI and Allied for Startups release the Hacktivate AI report with 20 actionable policy ideas to accelerate AI adoption in Europe, boost competitiveness, and empower innovators. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Hacktivate AI report released by OpenAI and Allied for…

  • The Register: When AI is trained for treachery, it becomes the perfect agent

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/when_ai_is_trained_for/ Source: The Register Title: When AI is trained for treachery, it becomes the perfect agent Feedly Summary: We’re blind to malicious AI until it hits. We can still open our eyes to stopping it Opinion Last year, The Register reported on AI sleeper agents. A major academic study explored how to train…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Scott Aaronson

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/29/scott-aaronson/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Scott Aaronson Feedly Summary: Given a week or two to try out ideas and search the literature, I’m pretty sure that Freek and I could’ve solved this problem ourselves. Instead, though, I simply asked GPT5-Thinking. After five minutes, it gave me something confident, plausible-looking, and (I…