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Gemini will connect crisis users to therapists after lawsuit claims chatbot drove man to suicide
If Google’s chatbot Gemini is skeptical about a user’s mental health condition, it will refer that person to a clinical expert.
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Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT will do anything to avoid destroying other AI agents
The world’s most advanced AI models have adopted a doomsday mode, as models like Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and others will stop at nothing to preserve their kind. Even if that means lying, cheating, and disobeying users' orders.
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Malicious web content can be used to deceive and exploit AI agents, Google DeepMind says
Autonomous AI agents are now a very real phenomenon on the web, but so are their vulnerabilities, which attackers can easily exploit via malicious content, say Google DeepMind researchers.
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Another billionaire announces the arrival of AGI, says it is not “evenly distributed”
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has announced the arrival of general artificial intelligence (AGI).
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Britons ditch social media posting as AI chatbots fill the void
Social media use by adults from the United Kingdom has declined rapidly over the past two years. The use of AI, on the other hand, has skyrocketed as more and more people are becoming acquainted with it.
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OpenAI lays out AI policy doctrine for humanity's transition to superintelligence
OpenAI on Monday introduced what it calls a “slate of people-first policy ideas” designed to kick-start a much-needed AI blueprint as society barrels toward superintelligence with few guardrails in place.
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Musk wants another million satellites. Scientists say they would ruin the night sky
SpaceX’s plan to fill the orbit with an additional million satellites acting as data centers would ruin the night sky for everyone, scientists warn. And that’s only one of the risks.
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AI models will covertly scheme to prevent fellow AI models from being shut down
We already know that AI models may at times go out of their way to avoid being shut down and even blackmail their human creators. Now, it turns out that the same models will also go to great lengths to prevent fellow AI models from being turned off.
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“Humiliating and distressing”: students use AI to create sexual images of teachers
Teachers across Scottish schools are becoming increasingly distressed as students circulate sexual and violent AI-generated images of them on social media.
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Can AI buy and sell stuff on Vinted and Depop better than you?
The secondhand market is expected to grow in the future, with AI making it easier for us not only to find the best deals but also to become better sellers. But how do we achieve that?
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US lawmakers want to ban Dutch chipmaker ASML from selling key technology to China
A cross-party group of US politicians have proposed a law to impose further restrictions on exports of computer chipmaking equipment to China, affecting companies such as ASML and China's top chipmakers.
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UK teachers say kids can’t spell, write, or think straight – all thanks to AI
Two-thirds of more than 9,000 British school teachers, polled by the National Education Union, said they had noticed a steep drop in students’ core abilities, including basic literacy skills. They’re blaming AI.
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China is banning AI-generated "digital humans" from offering virtual relationships to children
China's cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services that could mislead children or fuel addiction.
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Researchers exposed major flaws in AI agents by simply pretending to be the owner
AI as a technology has seldom been short of hype, but AI agents have seen the hype ramp up to unprecedented levels. A recent study from researchers at Northeastern University, Harvard, MIT, and a dozen other institutions suggests that the capabilities of these agents are growing far faster than our ability to secure them. The researchers looked at six AI agents with the explicit instruction to try to break them if they could. The results are sobering.
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After a school shooter used ChatGPT, its crisis contractor is building a deradicalization chatbot
People who show violent extremist tendencies on ChatGPT will be directed to human and chatbot‑based deradicalization support through a new tool in development in New Zealand.
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Google introduces new AI Inbox for Gmail premium users only – for a reason
Google has begun rolling out a new AI-powered feature in Gmail called AI Inbox. Its features are currently available to a handful of people who are willing to pay a pretty penny.
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China builds major new AI cluster, ditches Nvidia for Huawei chips
China has switched on one of its largest artificial intelligence computing systems yet, with Shenzhen bringing a 10,000-card AI cluster online, built using domestically developed chips.
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AI-infused Slack is set to have 30 new features to increase productivity
The workplace messaging app Slack is getting a major AI upgrade. The company has unveiled 30 new features and promised they’ll change how employees interact with the app, particularly through its AI assistant, Slackbot. The top changes will require the bot to go through employees’ messages.
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This hospital is ready to replace “a great deal of radiologists” with AI
The replacement could help cut costs and increase access to breast cancer screening, but it cannot be done without regulatory changes.
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AI app downloads and adoption rates across the G7 (2025 study)
Recently, we at Cybernews released an AI Adoption Index — a study that examines which countries use AI apps the...
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