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AI Influencer Scam: Man Travels 2000km to Meet Fictional Persona
A Brazilian man sold his possessions to visit an AI-generated woman, highlighting the risks of parasocial relationships with synthetic media.
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UK financial regulator demands AI failure and near-miss reporting from firms
The FCA states that incident reporting requirements must extend to significant AI failures and near-misses to ensure accountability for autonomous systems.
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Russia’s AI-driven VPN blocking plan risks mass false positives
Draft national strategy proposes using artificial intelligence to identify circumvention tools, raising concerns over collateral damage to legitimate traffic.
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Agreement Analyzer by S&C and OpenAI spots contract issues using firm legal expertise
A new AI tool from Sullivan & Cromwell and OpenAI helps legal teams spot issues in draft agreements, blending firm expertise with artificial intelligence.
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NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows PC Debuts for Creators, Gamers and Local AI Agents in October
NVIDIA introduces the RTX Spark laptop, a Windows device designed for creators, gamers and local AI agents, with global launch events scheduled for October.
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AI-Generated Resumes Create Uniformity and Fraud in Hiring
Recruiters report that identical, polished applications are the primary stressor, with confirmed AI fraud rising to 27 percent of organizations.
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Compact AI agents risk forming decentralized botnets on insecure consumer hardware
Anthropic warns that compact AI agents may soon spread across insecure consumer hardware, creating persistent botnets without centralised server support.
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Decart's neural network optimizer draws $7B Amazon bid after Anthropic walked away
Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly negotiating a potential $7 billion acquisition of AI developer Decart.ai Inc., which provides software for optimising neural networks across different processors.
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Horizon3.ai: AI Speeds Cyber Threats, Demanding Evidence-Based Exposure Management
New research from Horizon3.ai argues that artificial intelligence has fundamentally altered the speed, scale, and financial dynamics of modern cyber threats.
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Apple Secures Huxe Personnel and IP for AI Podcast Expansion
The tech giant has acquired the team behind personalised audio startup Huxe, licensing its technology to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities within its podcast ecosystem.