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  • Slashdot: China’s Government Pushes Real-World AI Use to Jumpstart Its Adoption

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/02/0243223/chinas-government-pushes-real-world-ai-use-to-jumpstart-its-adoption?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s Government Pushes Real-World AI Use to Jumpstart Its Adoption Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Chinese government’s aggressive push for AI adoption across various sectors, including healthcare and law enforcement, utilizing a technology named DeepSeek. This initiative reflects a broader strategy to…

  • CSA: Quishing is Here, and It’s Hiding in Plain Sight

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/quishing-is-here-and-it-s-hiding-in-plain-sight Source: CSA Title: Quishing is Here, and It’s Hiding in Plain Sight Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights the emerging threat of “quishing,” where malicious QR codes deceive users into accessing phishing sites. It emphasizes the ease with which attackers can exploit public spaces, the low-security environments,…

  • The Register: Quantum code breaking? You’d get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/quantum_cryptanalysis_criticism/ Source: The Register Title: Quantum code breaking? You’d get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog Feedly Summary: Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it’s ‘bollocks’ The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms since 2016.……

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/3/adam-gordon-bell/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell Feedly Summary: I think that a lot of resistance to AI coding tools comes from the same place: fear of losing something that has defined you for so long. People are reacting against overblown hype, and there is overblown hype. I get that,…

  • Slashdot: DeepSeek Aids China’s Military and Evaded Export Controls, US Official Says

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/23/1515222/deepseek-aids-chinas-military-and-evaded-export-controls-us-official-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: DeepSeek Aids China’s Military and Evaded Export Controls, US Official Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses potential security and privacy concerns regarding AI firm DeepSeek, which is allegedly aiding China’s military and intelligence operations by accessing high-end semiconductors through Southeast Asian shell companies.…

  • Slashdot: Reasoning LLMs Deliver Value Today, So AGI Hype Doesn’t Matter

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/165237/reasoning-llms-deliver-value-today-so-agi-hype-doesnt-matter?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Reasoning LLMs Deliver Value Today, So AGI Hype Doesn’t Matter Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The commentary by Simon Willison highlights a debate surrounding the effectiveness and applicability of large language models (LLMs), particularly in the context of their limitations and the recent critiques by various…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: The lethal trifecta for AI agents: private data, untrusted content, and external communication

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/the-lethal-trifecta/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: The lethal trifecta for AI agents: private data, untrusted content, and external communication Feedly Summary: If you are a user of LLM systems that use tools (you can call them “AI agents" if you like) it is critically important that you understand the risk of combining tools…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Anthropic: How we built our multi-agent research system

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/14/multi-agent-research-system/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Anthropic: How we built our multi-agent research system Feedly Summary: Anthropic: How we built our multi-agent research system OK, I’m sold on multi-agent LLM systems now. I’ve been pretty skeptical of these until recently: why make your life more complicated by running multiple different prompts in parallel…