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Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.

Spirit in the Machine

Google won a $10 million bankruptcy auction to acquire a hefty collection of business data from the now defunct Spirit Airlines, which it plans to use for AI training. The data, which includes calendar info, documents, spreadsheets, emails, and employee chats will be “deidentified,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement to Axios:

Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are

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Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit

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ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teens

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We still don’t know how people are really using AI

But a new study shows that work use cases make up less of the picture than AI companies claim.

An AI researcher at Meta making over $250k said publishing research helped her land the role

Build a calm, realistic plan to recover from job loss and move toward your next role.

3 arguments for and against AI watermarks

Anthropic's invisible Claude watermarks are fueling a new debate over AI transparency, privacy, and authorship.

Is ChatGPT dropping more f-bombs lately? Users think so.

Users flocked to social media this week and last after ChatGPT seemed unusually profane, dropping f-bombs and other swear words far more than usual.

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video

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AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all

AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open-ended AI research, it seems.

Uber COO is ‘tempted to say’ the company will have fewer employees in five years

Uber chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald sees roles that are ripe for AI augmentation but thinks the company could grow in other ways.