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An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permissionResearchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptopsResearchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.
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GPS is being weaponized in electronic warfare — and it's putting ships at riskA cybersecurity researcher explores how GPS disruption can happen and its dangerous consequences.
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Reading AI summaries makes people more likely to buy something — despite alarming 60% hallucination rateA project that found AI summaries are likely to majorly influence buying decisions raises interesting and potentially disturbing questions about how much we trust AI-generated content.
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What's the biggest bottleneck to building better AI? It's no longer the lack of computing resources — it's generating enough energy to feed itFor decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep data centers running as AI spreads into everyday life.
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AI hallucinations work both ways, study shows — using chatbots can amplify and reinforce our own delusionsResearch reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.
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Meet Sky Dragon, the giant 10-person 'flying taxi' that just passed its first flight test in ChinaChina's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.
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World's smallest QR code can store data for thousands of years — but you need an electron microscope to see itScientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam.
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Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain — and it's leading to truckloads of wasteA researcher explores how AI is being used to optimize food delivery, which may not always be a good thing.
