AI on Trial, Agents on the Rise, and Job Hopes in Jeopardy
Anthropic wins a copyright battle, new AI agents gain momentum, but UK grads face a bleak market—and hackers, deepfakes, and rogue chatbots raise new alarms.
Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ has resigned, says White House official
Reuters/ The Guardian
Yes, that’s a real headline. "Big Balls," a Dogecoin-affiliated employee, resigned, and the White House is somehow connected. Politics and meme culture collide once more.
AI Security Turning Point: Echo Chamber Jailbreak Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot
Aminu Abdullahi/ TechRepublic
A serious flaw in AI systems is revealed by a recent jailbreak known as Echo Chamber, which causes safety layers to malfunction when prompts are cleverly constructed. It serves as a warning about AI security.
North Korean Hackers Try to Steal Crypto Via Deepfake Zoom Call
J.R. Johnivan/ TechRepublic
Deepfakes just got better: To steal cryptocurrency, North Korean hackers pretended to be executives on Zoom calls. Greetings from the new world of cybercrime: real faces, fake voices.
Is ChatGPT Making You Dumber?
Abduldattijo/ Towards AI
It's possible that you're outsourcing more thought than you think. Researchers are questioning whether ChatGPT is softening or sharpening minds as it becomes your go-to helper.
Vendor-Neutral AI Agent Interoperability Project’s Participants Include Microsoft, Google, AWS, Salesforce
Megan Crouse/ TechRepublic
Tech companies are collaborating to make AI agents more amiable. A vendor-neutral architecture is being supported by Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Salesforce to provide cross-platform agent functionality.
Perplexity’s AI-Powered Comet Browser Expands to Windows in Beta
Aminu Abdullahi/ TechRepublic
Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser is now available for Windows. It is quick, chat-first, and made to reimagine web navigation, one clever query at a time.
Salesforce Agentforce 3 brings visibility to AI agents
Ryan Daws/ AI News
Salesforce just released Agentforce 3, a platform that allows organisations to have greater control and insight over the actions of AI agents. Observability for your automated colleagues is what it is.
Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books
Emma Roth/ The Verge
Anthropic won a fair use lawsuit, but it's not over yet. The AI company continues to face criticism for reportedly training its models on copyrighted novels.
People in the UK: how is AI changing job-seeking for university graduates?
The Guardian
Graduates from the UK are joining an automated job market that includes AI-screened resumes and virtual interviewers. It's more algorithm-driven, faster, and more difficult than before.
UK graduates facing worst job market since 2018 amid rise of AI, says Indeed
Lauren Almeida/ The Guardian
AI is reducing the number of employment openings, in addition to altering the job search. According to recent data, automation is causing the most difficult job environment for UK graduates in years.