Tech culture
Bumble founder: Online dating makes people feel "judged, insecure and rejected"
"We have been leaning on algorithms but haven't paused to say: 'What are these products doing to people?'"
Jasper Hamill
UK
Is the UK finally going to ban under-16s from social media?
Parliament prepares to debate petition to increase the age limit for joining X, Meta, TikTok and other platforms.
openai
OpenAI reveals how it stops models causing harm or ruining kids' childhoods
Machine's guide to the "Model Spec" that teaches OpenAI's models how to behave.
Enterprise
"Regulations can be a tailwind": Dynatrace on NIS2 and complexity beyond human control
"It is not possible to provide the level of detail and accuracy required through manual processes."
GenAI
Meta is using AI to make NPCs more human, less robotic and hopefully not quite as ridiculous
Patent application reveals plans to give non-player characters the ability to speak and behave realistically using LLMs and GenAI.
Airbnb reveals plan to build AI-powered "Amazon of travel" super app
"A place to stay is, frankly, a very small part of the overall equation."
Cyberwarfare
The rise of Four Eyes: New coalition could pose "profound" security threat to the West
Ex-CISA chief warns that a quartet of rival nations are forming an axis to rival the Five Eyes alliance.
Fintech
Money Machine: Open Banking vs Elon Musk & dire warnings from the BoE
Brace for shocks and systemic risk as DOGE continues to savage America's public sector...
Agentic AI
Hugging Face: Autonomous AI agents should NOT be unleashed
"The history of nuclear close calls provides a sobering lesson about the dangers of ceding human control to autonomous systems..."
openai
Elon Musk offers $100 billion to buy OpenAI, renames himself Harry Bōlz
"It’s time for OpenAI to return to a open-source, safety-focused force for good."
AGI
Altman's Law: OpenAI boss sets out three rules of AI economics
"The future will come at us in a way that is impossible to ignore and the long-term changes will be huge."
AI
Academics and industry leaders share wishlists for the Paris AI summit
"We must allow innovators to innovate, builders to build and developers to develop."