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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: xAI: "We spotted a couple of issues with Grok 4 recently that we immediately investigated & mitigated"

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/15/xai-mitigated/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: xAI: "We spotted a couple of issues with Grok 4 recently that we immediately investigated & mitigated" Feedly Summary: xAI: “We spotted a couple of issues with Grok 4 recently that we immediately investigated & mitigated" They continue: One was that if you ask it "What is…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting @grok

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/12/grok/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting @grok Feedly Summary: On the morning of July 8, 2025, we observed undesired responses and immediately began investigating. To identify the specific language in the instructions causing the undesired behavior, we conducted multiple ablations and experiments to pinpoint the main culprits. We identified the operative lines…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Django’s security policies

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/django-security-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Django’s security policies Feedly Summary: Following the widespread availability of large language models (LLMs), the Django Security Team has received a growing number of security reports generated partially or entirely using such tools. Many of these contain inaccurate, misleading, or fictitious content. While AI tools can…

  • Slashdot: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/08/1255232/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s modification to its Gemini AI engine allows it to interface with third-party applications, circumventing user privacy settings regarding app interactions. The adjustments raise concerns over data privacy, as user…

  • Slashdot: Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/1354223/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The investigation into the textbook “Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced” highlights issues of academic integrity, particularly regarding the use of potentially AI-generated content and the fabricating of citations.…

  • The Register: Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/bot_overwhelming_websites_report/ Source: The Register Title: Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data Feedly Summary: GLAM-E Labs report warns of risk to online cultural resources Bots harvesting content for AI companies have proliferated to the point that they’re threatening digital collections of arts and culture.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Slashdot: Google Cloud Caused Outage By Ignoring Its Usual Code Quality Protections

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/2141250/google-cloud-caused-outage-by-ignoring-its-usual-code-quality-protections?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Cloud Caused Outage By Ignoring Its Usual Code Quality Protections Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a major outage in Google Cloud caused by a flawed update to its Service Control system, highlighting critical issues related to error handling and the lack of…