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  • Slashdot: Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/165206/mathematicians-find-gpt-5-makes-critical-errors-in-original-proof-generation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a study by University of Luxembourg mathematicians that evaluated the capabilities of GPT-5 in extending a qualitative mathematical theorem. The findings revealed significant shortcomings of the AI, particularly…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Is the LLM response wrong, or have you just failed to iterate it?

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/7/is-the-llm-response-wrong-or-have-you-just-failed-to-iterate-it/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Is the LLM response wrong, or have you just failed to iterate it? Feedly Summary: Is the LLM response wrong, or have you just failed to iterate it? More from Mike Caulfield (see also the SIFT method). He starts with a fantastic example of Google’s AI mode…

  • Docker: You are Doing MCP Wrong: 3 Big Misconceptions

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mcp-misconceptions-tools-agents-not-api/ Source: Docker Title: You are Doing MCP Wrong: 3 Big Misconceptions Feedly Summary: MCP is not an API. Tools are not agents. MCP is more than tools. Here’s what this means in practice. Most developers misread the Model Context Protocol because they map it onto familiar API mental models. That mistake breaks…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/21/mustafa-suleyman/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman Feedly Summary: Simply put, my central worry is that many people will start to believe in the illusion of AIs as conscious entities so strongly that they’ll soon advocate for AI rights, model welfare and even AI citizenship. This development will be a dangerous…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT agent’s user-agent

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/4/chatgpt-agents-user-agent/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT agent’s user-agent Feedly Summary: I was exploring how ChatGPT agent works today. I learned some interesting things about how it exposes its identity through HTTP headers, then made a huge blunder in thinking it was leaking its URLs to Bingbot and Yandex… but it turned out…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Cyber resilience begins before the crisis

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/12/cyber-resilience-begins-before-the-crisis/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Cyber resilience begins before the crisis Feedly Summary: Hear directly from Microsoft’s Deputy CISO for Customer Security, Ann Johnson, about the need for proactive planning in cyber incidents. The post Cyber resilience begins before the crisis appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Slashdot: ‘AI Is Not Intelligent’: The Atlantic Criticizes ‘Scam’ Underlying the AI Industry

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/062257/ai-is-not-intelligent-the-atlantic-criticizes-scam-underlying-the-ai-industry?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘AI Is Not Intelligent’: The Atlantic Criticizes ‘Scam’ Underlying the AI Industry Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critically examines the portrayal of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), as capable of understanding and emotional intelligence. It highlights misconceptions about AI’s capabilities and warns against…

  • Slashdot: Researchers Warn Against Treating AI Outputs as Human-Like Reasoning

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/29/1411236/researchers-warn-against-treating-ai-outputs-as-human-like-reasoning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Researchers Warn Against Treating AI Outputs as Human-Like Reasoning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Arizona State University are challenging the misconception of AI language models’ intermediate outputs as “reasoning” or “thinking.” They argue that this anthropomorphization can mislead users about AI’s actual functioning, highlighting…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Meet the Deputy CISOs who help shape Microsoft’s approach to cybersecurity: Part 2

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/07/meet-the-deputy-cisos-who-help-shape-microsofts-approach-to-cybersecurity-part-2/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Meet the Deputy CISOs who help shape Microsoft’s approach to cybersecurity: Part 2 Feedly Summary: Meet the minds behind how Microsoft prioritizes cybersecurity across every team and employee. Three deputy chief information security officers share their experiences in cybersecurity and how they are redefining protection. The post…