AI agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, a group of AI researchers said…
House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards
A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by…
Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons – BBC
Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons BBC
Siri AI is coming: Here are three times it’s really impressed me so far
Siri AI launches next week in iOS 27, and it’s a huge upgrade to Apple’s assistant. There are tons of ways Siri is new and improved, but here are three examples of…
The AI Token Boom Is Hiding a Bigger Story on Palantir
Tokens processed per day are now tracking above 400 trillion, up more than 185% since October 2025 and over 4,250% versus October 2024. The numbers point to a monumental increase in AI demand, however,…
Professor Layton Fans Are Concerned After ‘AI Slop’ Presentation
Fans of Level-5, the legendary studio behind Dark Cloud, Ni no Kuni, and every Professor Layton game, are concerned that the once-beloved developer is now openly embracing “AI slop” following its latest…
Never Forget, AI Slop Is Polluting 9/11 History on the Internet as We Speak
Welles Crowther became known as the Man in the Red Bandana after stories spread about his heroism on September 11, 2001. Now, an AI-generated image purporting to show Crowther rescuing people from…
The AI Pandemic Isn’t On Its Way
Last month, a team of scientists published a high-profile paper describing how they’d taught an AI model to help produce brand-new, deadly viruses. The AI—a “genome-language model” trained on DNA sequences—had designed…
Europe’s difficult choices on AI
The writer is a former president of the European Central Bank and was prime minister of Italy Europe faces a difficult set of choices. It needs to grow, so that it can…
More Questions About AI Dangers, With Pointers From Gary Marcus
Following up on my previous post, I want to point your attention to this post by Gary Marcus, a highly respected and knowledgable critic/skeptic of AI. You should read it just to…