Microsoft
Microsoft admits new Phi-4 small language model is "tedious"
Waffly model delights in giving "long and elaborate" answers that can be just a little bit dull.
Jasper Hamill
Immersive Technology
Bipartisan bill creates panel to help Trump make the US a global XR leader
Commerce department officials will advise the president on how to ensure the US plays a guiding role in this fast-growing market.
Surveillance
China's secret surveillance tool has a strange limitation
Sinister spy software lets cops collect "extensive sensitive data" from people's phones and snap pictures from their camera
ChatGPT
OpenAI outage: ChatGPT went down and people lost their sh*t
Students grappled with the grim reality of having to write essays and do exam revision the old-school way after an OpenAI horror outage.
cybersecurity
Krispy Kreme gets Kracked: Doughnut giant has a cybersecurity hole
Cake fans left glazed and confused as mystery incident causes major operational disruption.
Psychology
Humans exploit female AI models and distrust male bots, study finds
Experiment uncovers clear gender biases in the way people treat AI agents.
AI
Behind the five-star-facade: How AI is making product reviews totally unreliable
Study finds that GenAI testimonials are hyper-positive and totally convincing, putting humans at risk of manipulation.
Google Willow sparks "quantum apocalypse" crypto flash crash panic
Are quantum computers going to crack encryption and render Bitcoin, Ethereum and all other coins worthless? Well...
data
Zero share data: Towards a new consumer privacy paradigm
StJohn Deakins, founder of Datasapiens, on "fostering more personalised and participatory relationships between businesses and customers".
AI
Google CEO: The AI slowdown is here and all "low-hanging fruit" has been picked
Don't expect to see AGI next year - or anytime soon.
ChatGPT
OpenAI o1 caught "scheming" to destroy other models and save itself from shutdown
GenAI model spotted breaking rules, trying to murder a competitor and then lying about it. No big deal...
space
Alien AI could be "harvesting" black holes using Dyson Spheres
Physicist suggests that automated extraterrestrials may seek to extract the power from the universe's darkest celestial entities.