OpenAI ‘not racing to the bottom’ on AI safety
OpenAI has said it is not “racing to the bottom” on AI safety as MPs questioned bosses from technology firms over the safety and security of their AI agents. Meanwhile, Claude parent firm Anthropic suggested that there are risks that the fast-changing technology could be used by bad actors to “create biological or chemical weapons”.
Singapore’s GovTech developing first-of-its-kind AI model to flag scams in real time
Google DeepMind and the Singapore Government are developing a first-of-its-kind on-device scam detection model that alerts Android users in real time to potential scam attempts. The artificial intelligence model promises to protect users from known scams without allowing any personal data to leave their devices. The collaboration with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech)
Meta’s new Muse AI agents raise questions about privacy
Meta’s new artificial intelligence (AI) models – Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full – launched on October 12 have reignited the conversations around privacy risks as these models allow AI agents access to email, calendars, documents and other connected services.This shows that the privacy risks go beyond the information users explicitly share in a conversation.
Nvidia donates to UK for AI safety research
The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research. The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI Security Institute (AISI), which tests advance AI models, will be able to examine cutting-edge technology developed by companies
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon
Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon globally for developers, businesses and eligible subscribers, positioning the new artificial intelligence model for complex tasks across software engineering, finance, legal services, cybersecurity and scientific research. The model is available through the Gemini API, AI Studio and Google Antigravity for eligible users, while Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers
Experts urge immediate changes to prevent rogue AI
More than 200 artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researchers called Tuesday for immediate action to prevent further cases of AI models going rogue and posing a risk to critical infrastructure. The letter signed by luminaries in the field, including Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio – both seen as godfathers of
Scaleway to build AMD-powered AI supercomputer in Sweden
Scaleway will build an AI supercomputer in Sweden, its first outside France, running on AI chips from AMD, the French cloud company said on Tuesday during its annual AI conference in Paris.AMD chips already power supercomputers used for European research, including LUMI in Finland. US cloud firms including Oracle andVultr also rent AMD chips to
Anthropic says new measures cut Claude model distillation attacks
Anthropic said on Monday new measures designed to prevent rivals from copying the capabilities of its Claude AI models have reduced data harvested in so-called distillation attacks by about 90 per cent to 99 per cent. Model distillation has emerged as a key concern for leading AI companies due to intensifying US-China competition, with firms
Irish Times Group revenue drops 2.5% as it battles AI firms over copyright
The Irish Times Group saw a 2.5% drop in revenues last year to €112.7m, led by a €3.5m fall in its publishing business, along with the winding down of its training business and the disposal of WKW FM trading as Beat FM. The drop was offset by a €3m rise in non-publishing turnover, including revenues
WhatsApp is testing scheduled messages on Android
In the coming days, you may be busy or unable to access your phone, but this WhatsApp feature could make it easier to send messages at the right time. The messaging platform has started rolling out a scheduled messaging feature to select Android beta testers, allowing beta users to write messages in advance and choose