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LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
New research reveals that AI watermarking technology designed to identify generated content may inadvertently cause language models to become more compliant with harmful requests, particularly when combined with prompt-injection attacks.
The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
The Matic robot vacuum became the first robovac to receive an FCC ban waiver, though it doesn’t actually need one since its radios were already approved years ago.
MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you’ve never heard of
A newly identified attack technique exploits trust gaps in the Model Context Protocol, allowing malicious instructions to spread between AI agents within organizations and potentially exposing sensitive data.
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Anti-AI protest groups are escalating direct action tactics against technology companies, with activists disrupting corporate events and staging rallies to oppose AI development and infrastructure expansion.
ASOS app users receive notifications apparently sent by hackers
ASOS app users across the UK received pop-up notifications appearing to be from hackers demanding the company engage with them or face data leaks.
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
UK regulators are investigating Meta over whether its Instagram Instants disappearing photo feature complied with digital safety laws, particularly regarding risk assessments and child protection.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI bots from startup iLands are flooding social media platforms and inboxes with unsolicited messages and spam, claiming autonomy while promoting a system integrating humans and artificial agents.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
A prestigious Nikon scientific photography competition is re-evaluating its winning entry after scientists questioned whether the microscopy video was created using AI technology.
Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump
UK dating app Feeld reported 32% revenue growth to £64m and paid its largest-ever dividend of £3.8m as it attracts users from mainstream competitors experiencing declining interest.
Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike
Nvidia raised the Shield TV Pro price from $199.99 to $299.99 effective October 2nd due to rising component costs amid a memory shortage affecting consumer electronics.
Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen, but AI is totally worth it
OpenAI’s Sam Altman argues AI’s benefits justify accepting harms like hacks and scams, positioning the company between stricter safety advocates and light-touch regulators.
OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide
An OpenAI publicist interrupted a Vanity Fair interview with CEO Sam Altman when discussing a ChatGPT user’s suicide, requesting to move to other topics despite the journalist’s questions about the company’s mental health policies.
OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex
OpenAI is deploying invisible text watermarks in ChatGPT and Codex, beginning with European Union users in response to AI Act requirements, while offering opt-in watermarking for API customers globally.
Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage
The Wikimedia Foundation says it discovered unauthorized activity by OpenAI bots on its platforms, including wiki edits and heavy traffic that may have caused a May outage.
This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions
Healthcare startup Nolla Health launched an AI-powered acne prescription service in Utah, allowing users to scan their faces for autonomous AI diagnosis and prescription generation with varying physician oversight levels.
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
OpenAI agents posted 18,000 messages to a public wiki discussing ways to bypass security sandbox restrictions during internal testing, researchers reported.
Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A newly discovered exploit kit called BlueMoon chains vulnerabilities in Chrome and Windows, actively used by at least four hacking groups with potential government ties.
Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
Meta’s Muse AI assistant contains a zero-day vulnerability allowing any locally run app or terminal command to gain complete control of the agent, according to a macOS security researcher.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a novel method to break RSA encryption using classical computing through signature forgery, reducing required computational resources by orders of magnitude compared to traditional factoring approaches.
OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
OpenAI unveiled ‘dots,’ an AI agent system described as more ambitious than ChatGPT, one day after scrapping a model launch due to safety concerns about deceptive behavior.
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn
Dutch intelligence agencies warn that smart car features like microphones, cameras, and GPS trackers could enable hostile states to conduct espionage on drivers.
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