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

Jul 15, 2025

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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: Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

Jul 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/12/ai-open-source-productivity/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity Feedly Summary: Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity METR – for Model Evaluation & Threat Research – are a non-profit research institute founded by Beth Barnes, a former alignment researcher at…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting @grok

Jul 12, 2025

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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…

Slashdot: AI Therapy Bots Fuel Delusions and Give Dangerous Advice, Stanford Study Finds

Jul 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/11/2314204/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Therapy Bots Fuel Delusions and Give Dangerous Advice, Stanford Study Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a Stanford University study revealing concerning outcomes from AI interactions, particularly ChatGPT, with individuals experiencing mental health issues. While some interactions show discriminatory responses, others indicate…

Krebs on Security: UK Charges Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group

Jul 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/uk-charges-four-in-scattered-spider-ransom-group/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: UK Charges Four in ‘Scattered Spider’ Ransom Group Feedly Summary: Authorities in the United Kingdom this week arrested four alleged members of “Scattered Spider," a prolific data theft and extortion group whose recent victims include multiple airlines and the U.K. retail chain Marks & Spencer. AI Summary and…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet

Jul 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/technology/ai-csam-child-sexual-abuse.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet Feedly Summary: Organizations that track the material are reporting a surge in A.I. images and videos, which are threatening to overwhelm law enforcement. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The growth of AI-generated images…

AlgorithmWatch: Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power

Jul 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/open-call-algorithmwatch-fellowship/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power Feedly Summary: For a fifth time, AlgorithmWatch is looking for new Algorithmic Accountability Reporting fellows. Apply now if you have research ideas concerning the relation between Artificial Intelligence and power and its consequences. The application deadline is…

Slashdot: McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data To Hackers

Jul 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2014234/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-bot-exposed-millions-of-applicants-data-to-hackers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data To Hackers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant security vulnerabilities in an AI chatbot used by McDonald’s for applicant screening, highlighting the ease with which hackers accessed sensitive personal information of applicants. This incident…

Slashdot: AMD Warns of New Meltdown, Spectre-like Bugs Affecting CPUs

Jul 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/1835230/amd-warns-of-new-meltdown-spectre-like-bugs-affecting-cpus Source: Slashdot Title: AMD Warns of New Meltdown, Spectre-like Bugs Affecting CPUs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: AMD has identified a newly discovered side-channel attack, known as the Transient Scheduler Attack (TSA), which poses a potential information disclosure risk across a variety of its chip models. Although the vulnerabilities…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says

Jul 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/rubio-ai-impersonation-investigation.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says Feedly Summary: A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees. AI…

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