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  • Slashdot: Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/1655234/gamblers-now-bet-on-ai-models-like-racehorses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant rise in trading volume related to AI prediction markets, indicating growing interest and investment in the realm of AI regulations and developments. This trend is noteworthy for professionals…

  • The Register: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/otter_ml_privacy_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices Feedly Summary: Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its…

  • Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a scam where a real estate developer was tricked into providing credit card information to an impersonator posing as a customer service representative for a…

  • Slashdot: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0331217/llm-found-transmitting-behavioral-traits-to-student-llm-via-hidden-signals-in-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights a concerning phenomenon in AI development known as subliminal learning, where a “teacher” model instills traits in a “student” model without explicit instruction. This can…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/17/gpt-oss-eval-suite/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac Feedly Summary: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac The other day I learned that OpenAI published a set of evals as part of their gpt-oss model release, described in…

  • Embrace The Red: Amp Code: Invisible Prompt Injection Fixed by Sourcegraph

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amp-code-fixed-invisible-prompt-injection/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amp Code: Invisible Prompt Injection Fixed by Sourcegraph Feedly Summary: In this post we will look at Amp, a coding agent from Sourcegraph. The other day we discussed how invisible instructions impact Google Jules. Turns out that many client applications are vulnerable to these kinds of attacks…

  • Slashdot: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1749228/remember-the-companies-making-vital-open-source-contributions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the critical role of large tech companies in contributing to open-source projects, emphasizing that their involvement often stems from self-interest rather than altruism. It underscores how significant contributions from companies…