Tag: actions

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Build AI agents with the Mistral Agents API

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/27/mistral-agents-api/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Build AI agents with the Mistral Agents API Feedly Summary: Build AI agents with the Mistral Agents API Big upgrade to Mistral’s API this morning: they’ve announced a new “Agents API". Mistral have been using the term "agents" for a while now. Here’s how they describe them:…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/26/github-mcp-exploited/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP Feedly Summary: GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP GitHub’s official MCP server grants LLMs a whole host of new abilities, including being able to read and issues in repositories the user has access to and submit new…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/26/luis-von-ahn-on-linkedin/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn Feedly Summary: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn Last month’s Duolingo memo about becoming an “AI-first" company has seen significant backlash, particularly on TikTok. I’ve had trouble figuring out how much of this is a real threat to their business as opposed to…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Feedly Summary: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic’s CDN because they don’t appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic’s system cards are always worth…

  • Slashdot: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/25/0347239/duolingo-faces-massive-social-media-backlash-after-ai-first-comments Source: Slashdot Title: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Duolingo’s recent shift towards an “AI-first” policy spearheaded by CEO Luis von Ahn, resulting in the phasing out of human contractors. This move has led to significant public backlash,…

  • Slashdot: MCP Will Be Built Into Windows To Make an ‘Agentic OS’ – Bringing Security Concerns

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/24/1740221/mcp-will-be-built-into-windows-to-make-an-agentic-os—bringing-security-concerns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: MCP Will Be Built Into Windows To Make an ‘Agentic OS’ – Bringing Security Concerns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s plans to integrate the Model Connectivity Protocol (MCP) into Windows, highlighting its potential for improving automation in AI applications but also raising…

  • Slashdot: Ask Slashdot: Do We Need Opt-Out-By-Default Privacy Laws?

    Source URL: https://ask.slashdot.org/story/25/05/24/0430214/ask-slashdot-do-we-need-opt-out-by-default-privacy-laws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ask Slashdot: Do We Need Opt-Out-By-Default Privacy Laws? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text raises significant concerns about corporate practices related to privacy rights and the lack of effective self-regulation in software and web interfaces. It advocates for new laws that would ensure privacy protections…