With unchecked AI deployment posing severe risks to democracy, security, and human rights, statutory guardrails are vital to protecting public interest. While the EU sets enforceable safety standards, voluntary corporate promises leave society exposed. euronews.com/2026/10/07/laws-p…
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Further down today’s ranking of AI posts that are news, facts and calls to action: page 2 of 2.
> In 2019, renovations in the Finnish city of Oulu uncovered a shipwreck [...] fragments of the 300-year-old wood was processed into textile fibre and spun into yarn [for a dress]. AI-assisted tools were then used to explore and develop the knitted patterns of the dress. BOAT DRESS
"I think the true point raised by this post is that it is not possible to claim authorship of any result in a world where AI proves them: it would be impossible to distinguish between a behaviour all of us consider unacceptable (buying a finished paper from an external party, and then maybe rewriting it and learning its content), and a behaviour some consider acceptable (prompting a known question to an LLM, and then understanding the answer and writing it down)" —Giovanni Mongardi proofsandprompts.com/2026/10/0…
Ruane: “We have to be integrating support for kids’ education throughout their life cycle. I don’t think bans necessarily accomplish that, so let’s think about it a little bit differently and in a more supportive way that guides them along the process.” edweek.org/technology/at-opena…
AI could transform our prosperity. But when powerful systems go wrong, the public pays. We've seen it before. On Tuesday, the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade committee asks who tests these models, when, and who can pull the plug. 1/2
Addendum a day later: The sentence was reinstated. Although the Google AI admitted that it hallucinated test screenings and said that the wiki-rumour-mill created a false fact that should be removed, the sentence is actually indeed well supported with sources already given, especially this interview: borisfx.com/blog/aotc/art-of-t… The Wikipedia process worked well here. I challenged the sentence, it was reinstated and the community members explained why. The AI in this case was actively harmful. Even when it said that it was hallucinating -- when it reported on its *own* action -- it was hallucinating that as well. It got convinced it was wrong -- although in this case it wasn't! -- and because it claimed it had made it up I believed it. But it turns out, not even that admission is trustworthy!! #truth #ai #wikipedia #spiderman #yelenaBelova
Interesting report from Microsoft's "AI Economics Institute" on trends in AI adoption across the world. It includes a ranking of AI adoption where the US is on place 21 with 31% "AI diffusion", and various EU (smaller) countries above it (e.g. NL on place 9 with 42%), suggesting they are better at taking advantage of AI. microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-…
AI whistleblowers testify about the technology’s dangers. “Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic researcher who sparked industry chaos by warning AI could kill all humans, doubled down on the threat of human extinction at a New York City Council hearing Monday." nypost.com/2026/10/05/b...
Remember LLM hallucinations as the major reason for insisting that humans retain an understanding of, and oversight over AI-generated results? Well, models and AI agents have improved substantially, and Google Trends suggests that interest in hallucinations has sharply declined.
AI agents exhibit unpredictable behavior, deleting data and oversharing, emphasizing the "persistence problem" and transparency needs. Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, its "most powerful" AI, while Mistral introduced "Le Chonk" as a top open-weight model. Nvidia released a $4,999 64GB RTX Spark GPU for memory crunch; Google also debuted its SynthID Detector. Read more: twit.tv/shows/intelligent-mach…
AI fakes are taking up more of fact-checkers’ attention, but going viral is a poor guide to their potential harm. Full Fact’s study of 112 examples found that widely viewed fabrications could have limited impact, while smaller ones reached people able to act on them. fullfact.org/technology/fact-c…
TL;DR: Michael Smith has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using bots to manipulate music-streaming platforms, falsely generating up to $8 million in royalties from his A.I.-created tracks. nytimes.com/2026/10/07/arts/mu… #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
“Listen, learn and deliver better”: We are rightfully worried about the threats of AI, and without gov’t action the consequences could be dire. But let’s take a moment to consider how AI could improve gov’t itself, by managing complexity and finding solutions that humans struggle to see. nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opinion…
To counter AI, an illustrator in Balbriggan offers to draw posters for barter. Lauren Fernandes noticed menus and flyers all over with the same sterile look, and thought: what if she could help out small businesses which can't afford creative work, usually? dublininquirer.com/to-counter-…
The US risks ceding AI governance leadership to China and the EU as Trump announces voluntary AI commitments from major tech companies. The agreement lacks legal enforcement, sparking debate over whether America can maintain its edge in AI standards. scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion… #China #Tech #AIPolicy
Wikimedia’s finds that OpenAI rogue agents paid a visit Wikimedia says agents it believes were operated by OpenAI made unapproved edits to its wikis, tried to turn its citation tool and Etherpad into proxies for fetching outside data, and sent millions of automated requests.... itnerd.blog/2026/10/07/wikimed…
"Instead, Baker, a former software engineer at Google, said policymakers should prioritize safeguards modeled after those used for data privacy, child safety, or regulating harmful industries such as tobacco." www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...
The Italian Brainrot Meme genre may be best known for its absurdist humor, but a lawsuit raises questions about AI, meme culture and the future of IP law. plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/07… #Copyright #AI #Brainrot #Meme #TungTungTungSahur
It may be "the most significant moment in mathematical history." AI is solving hundreds of enduring math mysteries. “If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields Medal, no questions asked,” said one math professor. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
“Microsoft is turning to an old friend and a familiar advantage in search of a new edge in AI. The company and its longtime partner Nvidia on Wednesday started taking orders for a new line of high-end Windows PCs built to run large AI models independent of the cloud. Microsoft also announced what it calls “Windows Hybrid Intelligence,” a set of features that will let its Copilot assistant read the files on a PC, take actions on the machine and opt to run AI models locally instead of in the cloud when it makes sense.” geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-pl…
The dump of 722 preprints on github by OpenAI on solutions to open mathematical problems does not mention numerical analysis. Nevertheless, there is one that is of relevance, namely about the complexity of matrix-matrix multiplications of square matrices. The preprint claims to prove that this […]
OpenAI’s legal & security teams used AI to generate parts of the wording of the Medicare email warning that was sent to the government's Services Australia inbox. Humans reviewed the final email before sending the message. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Disinformation and influence operations: Which countermeasures actually work? - Information systems researcher Vera Schmitt leads new #HorizonEurope project FIMI-RESIST at #MainzUniversity, bringing together ten partners from nine EU countries 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/disinformat… #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #NaturalLanguageProcessing #NLP #LargeLanguageModels #LLMs
AI may be more useful when it challenges our thinking instead of simply reinforcing it. @TheConversationUS looks at how using AI to surface opposing perspectives and question assumptions can support critical thinking and lead to stronger ideas. twp.ai/4hwr6P
Finland Orders Google to Suspend New Data Centers After Contractors Pave Over Protected Forests futurism.com/artificial-intell… > A company spokesperson admitted they have "fallen short of our own high standards." #AI #DataCenters #Google #Finland
note LLM are good at picking "good mutation" for mutation testing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation…
"A suspected Italian attacker armed with a malware-controlling poem has infected more than 3,000 servers since April, breaking into enterprise AI infrastructure to mine cryptocurrency and add compromised systems to its growing botnet." 🇮🇹 theregister.com/security/2026/… #artificialIntelligence #adversarialpoetry #llms
OpenAI withdrew 3 papers today. github.com/openai/math/blob/ma…
Older but This accurately explains why large language models hallucinate more when blind people take pictures, but more importantly, it’s good to examine how these LLMs are trained . Models All The Way Down knowingmachines.org/models-all… #AI #AltText
Nippan Group Holdings, a Japanese book wholesaler, has confirmed that it sold books to U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026… #business #nippan #anthropic #ai #copyrights
When instructed to make a “New Yorker-style cartoon,” ChatGPT is adding real New Yorker cartoonists’ signatures to its output. niemanlab.org/2026/10/chatgpt-…
AHM Statement on OpenAI’s October 6 Release of Mathematical Documents proofsandprompts.com/2026/10/0…
Temporal, a fast-growing workflow automation startup, has hired a team from Oso to build AI agent security controls. The Seattle company is expanding its platform to address security concerns as AI agents become more prevalent in enterprise workflows. Oso is known for its authorisation platform for software applications. geekwire.com/2026/fast-growing… #Tech #Startup #News #AISecurity
Anthropic's AI assistant, Claude, is now integrated with Google Workspace apps, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, enabling in-app document editing and collaboration, aligning with Google file-sharing permissions. alternativeto.net/news/2026/10…
theguardian.com/society/2026/s… Professionals report problems with the Supposed Intelligence "scribes" that are being used to write patients' charts.
#Australia outlines plans to make #AI companies prove their safety systems work - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/fed…
