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  • Hacker News: Autonomous AI Agents Should Not Be Developed

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    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/papers/2502.02649 Source: Hacker News Title: Autonomous AI Agents Should Not Be Developed Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critiques a paper that argues against the development of fully autonomous AI agents by outlining various weaknesses in its arguments. Key points include the lack of empirical evidence, an oversimplified…

  • Slashdot: Most Britons Back Ban on ‘Smarter-than-Human’ AI Models, Poll Shows

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1347229/most-britons-back-ban-on-smarter-than-human-ai-models-poll-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Most Britons Back Ban on ‘Smarter-than-Human’ AI Models, Poll Shows Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The YouGov poll reveals significant public concern regarding the regulation of AI systems, with a strong preference for strict safety laws. The disparity between public opinion and government policy on AI…

  • Slashdot: ‘Torrenting From a Corporate Laptop Doesn’t Feel Right’: Meta Emails Unsealed

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1224244/torrenting-from-a-corporate-laptop-doesnt-feel-right-meta-emails-unsealed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Torrenting From a Corporate Laptop Doesn’t Feel Right’: Meta Emails Unsealed Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This report highlights serious allegations against Meta for copyright infringement relating to unauthorized training of AI models on pirated literary works. Newly released emails bring to light extensive data piracy,…

  • The Register: If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/ransomware_costs_analysis/ Source: The Register Title: If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show Feedly Summary: 35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.……

  • Schneier on Security: AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ais-and-robots-should-sound-robotic.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic Feedly Summary: Most people know that robots no longer sound like tinny trash cans. They sound like Siri, Alexa, and Gemini. They sound like the voices in labyrinthine customer support phone trees. And even those robot voices are being made obsolete…

  • Hacker News: IRS using AI to make sure people aren’t playing the system (2023)

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    Source URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/irs-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-taxes/ Source: Hacker News Title: IRS using AI to make sure people aren’t playing the system (2023) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) utilizing an AI tool to monitor taxpayers in efforts to prevent tax evasion. While the implementation of AI in…

  • Hacker News: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

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    Source URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/business/google-ai-weapons-surveillance/index.html Source: Hacker News Title: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has made significant changes to its AI ethics policy, notably removing commitments against using AI for weaponry and surveillance. This shift reflects a growing competition for…