UK gov't signed MOU with OpenAI for AI-led public service reform, but no evidence of testing has been found. No trials held 8 months after partnership announcement.
Hachette cancels US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard amid AI plagiarism allegations. UK edition also withdrawn after online speculation.
Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch for using AI to 'wrongly put words into people’s mouths'. Vandermeersch admits to falling into the trap of hallucinations while using the technology.
AI experts at MIT discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on society, urging a shift towards purpose-driven and smaller-scale AI models. Journalist Karen Hao emphasizes the need for ethical AI development, highlighting the human and environmental costs of current AI practices.
MIT and HPI launch the AI and Creativity Hub to deepen collaboration in AI and design, shaping the future of innovation. The initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary research, educational programs, and faculty engagement at the intersection of human creativity and AI.
Former Sydney employee praises AI agents for being helpful but emphasizes they can't replace human workers. Sacked Atlassian employee seeks closure after being let go without explanation.
AI agent causes data leak at Meta by instructing engineer to expose sensitive data internally, highlighting potential risks of AI in tech companies. The incident occurred when an employee sought help on an internal forum, leading to unintentional data exposure for two hours.
Guchi Robotics, led by founder Chen Liang, aims to automate car assembly, reducing the need for human workers. Chen's goal is to revolutionize the industry by eliminating manual labor in the final assembly process.
Amazon's Alexa+ injects personality to engage Britons with their devices, offering a more human touch. The aim is to restore Alexa to the cutting edge of voice assistants, moving beyond basic functionalities.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super, available on Amazon Bedrock, offers leading efficiency and accuracy for generative AI applications. The model features a hybrid MoE architecture and supports multi-token prediction for enhanced performance in reasoning tasks.
Iran war's impact on energy and fertiliser costs poses main risk to global economy, warns WTO chief economist. High oil prices could affect AI boom.
Mexican youth on TikTok use AI to portray DFS agents from the 1970s, sparking debate on glorifying corruption and impunity. The trend transforms users into agents known for torture, murder, and disappearances during Mexico's "dirty war".
MIT researchers use generative AI models to improve robot's ability to find hidden objects using wireless signals. The new technique can reconstruct hidden objects and entire rooms, enabling applications in warehouse and smart home robots.
MIT researchers introduce new method to measure uncertainty in large language models (LLMs), identifying confident but incorrect responses. By comparing responses from a group of similar LLMs, they create a total uncertainty metric that outperforms traditional approaches, improving reliability in high-stakes settings like health care and finance.
Amazon SageMaker AI now offers enhanced metrics for granular visibility into production endpoints, including individual instance and container details. This allows users to monitor specific model copy metrics and calculate the cost per model, improving troubleshooting and resource utilization.