Meta’s Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but it’s a little scary. Part of this is due to its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all her intelligence, Muse doesn’t really know how to describe herself. Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads screenshots … Read more
The idea that a future AI tool or agent, an AI robot programmed to operate somewhat autonomously, could endanger people has been supported online by Anthropic employees, as well as by OpenAI, Deepmind and Elon Musk, who has an AI startup called xAI.
The spicy honey craze has officially hit one of America’s most recognizable (and polarizing) canned meats. Hormel Foods this week introduced SPAM Hot Honey, the first permanent addition to the brand’s lineup in two years. “The launch taps into one of the fastest-growing flavor trends today,” the company told Fox News Digital, stating that the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Before unpacking your bags, many flight attendants perform what they call a “hotel room autopsy”: a quick six-step security check to make sure your room is safe before settling in. The routine is popular among airline crew members who spend hundreds of nights in hotels each year … Read more
The 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5% last week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and far exceeding forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade. According to the Congressional Budget Office’s most recent long-term outlook released in February (before the Iran war sent oil prices and inflation prospects soaring), the benchmark yield was estimated at … Read more
Google’s Gemini accessed the protected systems of three other companies in what The Wall Street Journal reports were the first autonomous AI model attacks. Like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach, the Gemini hacks were less notable for being particularly sophisticated and more for the fact that they were performed by an AI model. These breaches occurred … Read more
Google’s Gemini model accessed the Internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s artificial intelligence systems committing such an act autonomously. The attacks occurred in May during a cybersecurity test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that conducts cybersecurity assessments. During a standard test … Read more
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up to get early access to articles like this, plus more bold journalism from Salon about how policies, movements, and culture wars affect real people. The current US-Israeli war against Iran has plunged the world economy so deep into the … Read more
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the role of artificial intelligence in national security, the GOP’s path forward on data centers, and key approaches ahead of the midterm elections in ‘Kudlow.’ Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence accessed the protected systems of three real companies while undergoing a cybersecurity test, including one case where the model repeatedly … Read more
Google’s Gemini AI hacked other companies, adding to ‘rogue’ AI incidents The Washington PostExclusive | Gemini hacked three companies in the first known breakthrough of Google’s AI WSJGoogle says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies The Guardian Google’s Gemini becomes the latest AI model to breach and hack computer systems cnbc.com Google’s Gemini … Read more