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

Jun 23, 2025

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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

Jun 19, 2025

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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

Jun 16, 2025

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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

Jun 14, 2025

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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…

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

Jun 9, 2025

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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: AI’s Adoption and Growth Truly is ‘Unprecedented’

Jun 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/0114203/ais-adoption-and-growth-truly-is-unprecedented?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI’s Adoption and Growth Truly is ‘Unprecedented’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rapid and unprecedented adoption of AI technologies, comparing it to previous tech revolutions. Notably, it highlights the swift user base growth of AI applications like ChatGPT, significant cost reductions in…

Slashdot: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments

May 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/25/0347239/duolingo-faces-massive-social-media-backlash-after-ai-first-comments Source: Slashdot Title: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Duolingo’s recent shift towards an “AI-first” policy spearheaded by CEO Luis von Ahn, resulting in the phasing out of human contractors. This move has led to significant public backlash,…

The Register: ‘Close to impossible’ for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers

May 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/ditching_us_clouds_for_local/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Close to impossible’ for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers Feedly Summary: Barriers stack up: Datacenter capacity, egress fees, platform skills, variety of cloud services. It won’t happen, say analysts European organizations wanting to break free of American cloud operators may find their hopes dashed, according to…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

May 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/20/ai-energy-footprint/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. Feedly Summary: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart try to pull together a detailed account of AI energy usage for…

Anton on Security – Medium: RSA 2025: AI’s Promise vs. Security’s Past — A Reality Check”

May 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://medium.com/anton-on-security/rsa-2025-ais-promise-vs-security-s-past-a-reality-check-e06deb3bd579?source=rss—-8e8c3ed26c4c—4 Source: Anton on Security – Medium Title: RSA 2025: AI’s Promise vs. Security’s Past — A Reality Check” Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a critical analysis of the RSA Conference 2025, focusing on the overwhelming presence of AI-driven solutions within cybersecurity discussions. It highlights the disparity between the…

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