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  • The Register: LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/llm_chatbots_trivial_to_weaponise/ Source: The Register Title: LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins Feedly Summary: System prompt engineering turns benign AI assistants into ‘investigator’ and ‘detective’ roles that bypass privacy guardrails A team of boffins is warning that AI chatbots built on large language models (LLM) can be tuned into malicious…

  • The Register: Google fixing Gemini so it doesn’t channel paranoid androids quite so often

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/google_fixing_gemini_self_flagellation/ Source: The Register Title: Google fixing Gemini so it doesn’t channel paranoid androids quite so often Feedly Summary: Brain the size of a planet and probably trained on Sci-Fi that’s full of anxious and depressed robots Google is aware that its Gemini AI chatbot can sometimes castigate itself harshly for failing to…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/2023212/wsj-finds-dozens-of-delusional-claims-from-ai-chats-as-companies-scramble-for-a-fix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Wall Street Journal has reported on concerning instances where ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have reinforced delusional beliefs, leading users to trust in fantastical narratives,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Sam Altman

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/8/sam-altman/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Sam Altman Feedly Summary: GPT-5 rollout updates: We are going to double GPT-5 rate limits for ChatGPT Plus users as we finish rollout. We will let Plus users choose to continue to use 4o. We will watch usage as we think about how long to offer…

  • Slashdot: Google’s New Genie 3 AI Model Creates Video Game Worlds In Real Time

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/211240/googles-new-genie-3-ai-model-creates-video-game-worlds-in-real-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s New Genie 3 AI Model Creates Video Game Worlds In Real Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google DeepMind’s release of Genie 3 marks a significant advancement in AI capabilities, specifically in the realm of interactive 3D environment generation. The ability for users and AI…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Teases the Future of Windows as an Agentic OS

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/1647209/microsoft-teases-the-future-of-windows-as-an-agentic-os?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Teases the Future of Windows as an Agentic OS Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has released a video on its “Windows 2030 Vision,” highlighting transformative changes anticipated for the Windows operating system, particularly driven by advancements in AI. The discussion, led by David Weston,…

  • The Register: OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/openai_removes_chatgpt_selfdoxing_option/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option Feedly Summary: Checkbox to make chatbot conversations appear in search engines deemed a footgun OpenAI has removed the option to make ChatGPT interactions indexable by search engines to prevent users from unwittingly exposing sensitive information.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s decision…

  • The Register: Alibaba admits Qwen3’s hybrid-thinking mode was dumb

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/alibaba_qwen3_hybrid_thinking/ Source: The Register Title: Alibaba admits Qwen3’s hybrid-thinking mode was dumb Feedly Summary: Chinese e-commerce giant is going back to dedicated instruct and thinking-tuned models as they prioritize quality over convenience One of the headline features of Alibaba’s Qwen 3 family of models when they launched back in April was the ability…

  • The Register: Microsoft bolts Copilot Mode onto Edge to chase AI-browser crowd

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/microsoft_edge_copilot_mode/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft bolts Copilot Mode onto Edge to chase AI-browser crowd Feedly Summary: ‘Edge, order two tons of creamed corn…’ Microsoft on Monday introduced Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, a way to use voice or text commands to automate web-based tasks via AI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…