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Despite AI hype, Google’s data shows workers aren’t automating themselves away
A new Google Research study analysing 15 million anonymised interactions with its Gemini AI across the Gemini App, AI Mode, and the Gemini API has found little evidence that AI is driving mass automation or displacement of white-collar work, despite widespread predictions to the contrary. The research, dubbed the “AI & Economy ATLAS”, concludes that…
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War machines can run amok with AI in control
A not-for-profit transparency watchdog, Airwars, has published a detailed report titled “Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain” that maps out how artificial intelligence is used across modern military targeting and strikes. The investigation walks through a fictitious but representative kill chain to show how machine learning now shapes decisions on the battlefield, with the authors…
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AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Employees of OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as Google, Meta, Thinking Machines, Microsoft, Mistral, and other leading AI labs, have written a statement to the US government supporting a potential slowdown of sorts for frontier AI development – or at least a speed-up of global coordinated governance efforts. “Al could help create a dramatically better…
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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
TechCrunch has published its latest round-up of “hidden gem” apps on the App Store, arguing that despite predictions AI agents will replace app usage, indie and creative apps are thriving. The piece notes that new app launches are up 60% year-on-year globally and 80% on iOS alone, partly driven by AI-assisted coding making it easier…
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Capcom Is Having A Great Year, And It Has Franchises New And Old To Thank
Capcom reported higher sales and profits for the quarter ending 30 June, helped by the strong performance of new game Pragmata alongside continuing demand for older titles. The results suggest the publisher’s strategy of pairing new releases with a long-selling back catalogue is sustaining growth across both newer and established franchises. Net sales rose 54%…
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Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content
Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk’s AI company xAI after its chatbot Grok was used to create fake sexualised images and videos of her, including one depicting her as a sexual assault victim, which she says left her feeling “distressed and violated”. Her lawyers have published the particulars of claim, alleging Grok was…
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AI is storage’s biggest opportunity – and biggest threat
The Register’s storage editor examines how artificial intelligence has become both the biggest growth driver and the biggest risk for the data storage industry. Since ChatGPT’s launch just over three years ago, storage vendors have had to overhaul their technology to feed data quickly enough to power-hungry GPUs, while also grappling with new dangers from…
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Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
Apple has become only the second company ever to reach a $5tn (£3.78tn) market valuation, benefiting from a broader investor exodus from artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks. The milestone reflects a shift in market sentiment: while rivals pour vast sums into AI infrastructure, Apple’s more cautious approach and reliance on Google’s technology for services like…
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College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought
A history professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi devised a simple test to catch students submitting AI-generated essay answers, hiding an instruction in white text within an essay prompt that told any chatbot to insert the word “Madagascar” nonsensically into its response. Every one of the 35 students who sat the test fell for…
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OpenAI CEO thinks the AI singularity is already upon us and that cracking down on it wouldn’t be good for humanity, because of course he does
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said he believes humanity is already entering the AI “singularity”, a period in which artificial intelligence accelerates technological and social change. He argued that attempts to halt or heavily suppress the technology could harm humanity by preventing it from gaining AI’s potential benefits, while acknowledging that adaptation will be…