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  • The Register: AI models just don’t understand what they’re talking about

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/ai_models_potemkin_understanding/ Source: The Register Title: AI models just don’t understand what they’re talking about Feedly Summary: Researchers find models’ success at tests hides illusion of understanding Researchers from MIT, Harvard, and the University of Chicago have proposed the term “potemkin understanding" to describe a newly identified failure mode in large language models that…

  • Slashdot: ChatGPT Creates Phisher’s Paradise By Recommending the Wrong URLs for Major Companies

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/03/1912216/chatgpt-creates-phishers-paradise-by-recommending-the-wrong-urls-for-major-companies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ChatGPT Creates Phisher’s Paradise By Recommending the Wrong URLs for Major Companies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a flaw in the accuracy of AI-powered chatbots like GPT-4.1, which could create vulnerabilities for users and pose a security risk due to misinformation. This inaccuracy…

  • Slashdot: Hacker With ‘Political Agenda’ Stole Data From Columbia, University Says

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/03/0012219/hacker-with-political-agenda-stole-data-from-columbia-university-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hacker With ‘Political Agenda’ Stole Data From Columbia, University Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The breach of Columbia University’s IT systems by a politically motivated hacker highlights significant vulnerabilities in higher education cybersecurity. This incident exposes highly sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and admissions…

  • Slashdot: NYT To Start Searching Deleted ChatGPT Logs After Beating OpenAI In Court

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/02/2122230/nyt-to-start-searching-deleted-chatgpt-logs-after-beating-openai-in-court?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: NYT To Start Searching Deleted ChatGPT Logs After Beating OpenAI In Court Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a court ruling requiring OpenAI to retain all ChatGPT logs indefinitely, raising significant privacy concerns. The case illustrates the ongoing tension between data retention for legal…

  • Cloud Blog: A guide to converting ADK agents with MCP to the A2A framework

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/unlock-ai-agent-collaboration-convert-adk-agents-for-a2a/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: A guide to converting ADK agents with MCP to the A2A framework Feedly Summary: The evolution of AI agents has led to powerful, specialized models capable of complex tasks. The Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) – a toolkit designed to simplify the construction and management of language model-based…

  • Cloud Blog: How to build a simple multi-agentic system using Google’s ADK

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/build-multi-agentic-systems-using-google-adk/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to build a simple multi-agentic system using Google’s ADK Feedly Summary: Agents are top of mind for enterprises, but often we find customers building one “super” agent – a jack of all trades – instead creating multiple agents that can specialize and work together. Monolithic agents often…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: PDFs: Portable documents, or perfect deliveries for phish?

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/pdfs-portable-documents-or-perfect-deliveries-for-phish/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: PDFs: Portable documents, or perfect deliveries for phish? Feedly Summary: A popular social engineering technique returns: callback phishing, or TOAD attacks, which leverage PDFs, VoIP anonymity and even QR code tricks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco’s update to its brand impersonation detection engine enhances email…