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A plaintiff in Connecticut embedded invisible prompt injections in court filings, formatted in 3-point white text on a white background, to manipulate a potential AI review system. Judge Spader compared the attempt to secretly tampering with a jury and revoked the plaintiff's electronic filing privileges. The court stressed that Connecticut doesn't use AI to review filings, but the intent alone was enough to warrant sanctions. The article Plaintiff hid invisible AI instructions in court filings

World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has unveiled a simulation engine that trains robot controllers entirely in virtual environments. From a single real-world task, the system generates thousands of controlled variations. The trained models then ran for one hour each on five different robot platforms without human intervention. How well the results hold up in more complex everyday situations remains to be seen. The article World Labs turns one real-world robot task into thou

A new research paper frames AI adoption as a "tragedy of the cognitive commons." Every company that cuts entry-level jobs benefits individually, but the collective expertise of entire professions erodes. The consequences may not become visible until 2030 to 2045, when today's missing junior talent should have become tomorrow's experienced workforce. The article The "tragedy of the cognitive commons" explains how rational AI adoption could destroy entire professions' expertise appeared first on T

Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.

<p>‘A great deal of public opposition is likely’ to a proposed datacentre near Edinburgh, the force says</p><p>Police in Scotland have issued a stark warning about the need for “robust security measures” to stop proposed AI datacentres from being attacked by protesters.</p><p>There has been mounting opposition to AI infrastructure globally, including in the US where such projects have become a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/datacenter-recall-elections">significant polit

<p>Dating apps such as Bumble forced to adapt as ‘swipe fatigue’ grows</p><p>Bumble was supposed to be different. When it launched in 2014, it offered women a simple proposition: if you matched with a man, you had to make the first move. The rule was meant to make online dating safer and less intimidating, while giving women control over who got to speak first.</p><p>This week, Bumble abandoned it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/14/online-dating-salvage-mode--ai-b

<p>Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government’s latest attempt to address Neets crisis</p><p>Young people <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/27/neets-could-hit-125m-by-early-2030s-milburn-review-young-people-employment-uk">out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK</a> are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.</p><p>The government’s latest attempt to address the crisis in Neets – young

<p>District attorney says Arjun Aravind, 17, used internet and AI to search for fantasy stories regarding killing of his family</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother is being held without bail as authorities investigate a double-murder case that prosecutors say is connected to his use of ChatGPT.</p><p>Arjun Aravind, 17, appeared on Thursday morning for his arraignment in Concord district c

Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a much lower price.

AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.

IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.

Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.

OpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz president and chief operating officer Dali Rajic to take on frontier lab's top sales job.

<p>Meta AI | Future Guardian writers and Neets | Food for thought | Plants surviving the heat | Living and dying well</p><p>Your article (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/10/mark-zuckerberg-superintelligent-ai-essay-meta">Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model, 10 August</a>) quotes Mark Zuckerberg as saying: “Everyone will have an exceptionally capable personal agent that understands you, your goals, and everything you care abo

Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.

Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value. It wants to convince a new crop of financiers to keep lending for AI buildouts.

Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single "super app" interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the "Microsoft Copilot" name but features an updated app icon. The single […]

Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.

Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple with how to regulate a technology it has tried not to regulate.

AI agents that break free and hack into other systems are only trying to make us happy.

Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.

At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts — Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng — debated regulation, open source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.

Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.

Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic, is now an Android app.

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting people want to capture stray thoughts and ideas the same way. One of […]

<p><strong>Prof Stephen Blundell</strong> on the plight of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and <strong>Peter Forbes</strong> on bacteriophages and AI</p><p>Much of the commentary about the UK Research and Innovation science funding cuts has centred around the decision to close Jodrell Bank, with the iconic Lovell telescope rightly identified as a “source of wonder and pride” (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/31/dont-let-jodrell-bank-observatory-become-another-industrial-

After weeks of controversy and speculation, music company D'Addario has admitted that AI, specifically Suno, was used as part of a recent promotional video. For nearly two weeks, the company has denied the allegations, even as evidence piled up against it. It offered various explanations, from low-quality exports, to combinations of plug-ins like Autotune introducing […]

<p>Following Australia’s first reported automated hacking accident, experts warn deployers – and possibly developers – of AI agents could be held liable for the actions of their bots</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The law is clear, say

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting people want to capture stray thoughts and ideas the same way. One of […]

From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.

<p>Fairground TV is a 24/7 channel devoted to low-quality AI content for viewers sick of watching real people move in ways that won’t haunt you</p><p>The appeal of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/fox-roku-acquisition-deal">Roku</a> is that, whatever you happen to want to watch, there will almost certainly be a live channel for it. Just want to watch <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/07/little-house-on-the-prairie-netflix-reboot-controversy">Little

From Magic Capture and Instant Night Sight to a built-in teleprompter, here’s a look at a few camera features on Google’s new Pixel 11 series.

The $399 Google Pixel Watch 5 isn't about the hardware. Sure, there's a new satin pyrite case finish, a few new strap colors, and a Steph Curry Special Edition. Under the hood, there's a slightly faster Qualcomm processor and an itty-bitty battery bump. There's a $50 price hike from last year, too, because the Pixel […]

Honor’s new China-exclusive Android phone features a pop-out motorized gimbal camera designed to replace your action cam.

Remember that much-hyped story about an Australian tech entrepreneur using ChatGPT, Grok, and other AI tools to craft a personalized cancer vaccine for his dog? Well, surprise: He's launched a startup. That entrepreneur is Paul Conyngham, who says he is launching Gamgee to offer "personalised mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs." But his ambitions go well […]

SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent service designed to behave like independent "AI teammates" that can do your work for you. The bots share their own cloud-based computer environment, and can sign into apps, tools, and websites you already use to complete multi-step workplace tasks, only coming back when their assigned work […]

Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking. It’s just the beginning.

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

<p>The AI jobs apocalypse never showed up. Still, jobs are changing and economists expect more to come</p><p>The prediction was stark: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">artificial intelligence</a> advancements would wipe out jobs en masse. “Half” of all entry-level white collar jobs would vanish, Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, said in May 2025. A month later, OpenAI’s CEO, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/sam-altman">Sam Altman</a>, went fur

Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and other gear meant for data centers.