Coding Agents Proliferate: Next-generation coding tools empower developers with agent-style interactions
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Coding Agents Proliferate: Next-generation coding tools empower developers with agent-style interactions

New coding tools act like agents to automate software programming tasks. 

April 10, 20242 min read
Coding Agents Proliferate: Next-generation coding tools empower developers with agent-style interactions
Tech & Society

Coding Agents Proliferate: Next-generation coding tools empower developers with agent-style interactions

New coding tools act like agents to automate software programming tasks. 

April 10, 20242 min read
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
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Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.

Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.

April 3, 20242 min read
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
Tech & Society

Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.

Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.

April 3, 20242 min read
Microsoft Absorbs Inflection: Microsoft pays Inflection AI $650 Million, hires most of its staff
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Microsoft Absorbs Inflection: Microsoft pays Inflection AI $650 Million, hires most of its staff

Microsoft took over most of the once high-flying chatbot startup Inflection AI in an unusual deal.

April 3, 20242 min read
Microsoft Absorbs Inflection: Microsoft pays Inflection AI $650 Million, hires most of its staff
Tech & Society

Microsoft Absorbs Inflection: Microsoft pays Inflection AI $650 Million, hires most of its staff

Microsoft took over most of the once high-flying chatbot startup Inflection AI in an unusual deal.

April 3, 20242 min read
U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts
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U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts

The United States military is using computer vision to target enemy positions in the Red Sea and elsewhere.

March 27, 20242 min read
U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts
Tech & Society

U.S. Deploys AI-Assisted Targeting: Maven, a system that analyzes satellite data to identify targets in real-world conflicts

The United States military is using computer vision to target enemy positions in the Red Sea and elsewhere.

March 27, 20242 min read
One Agent, Many Environments: SIMA, a system that understands and plays diverse 3D video games
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One Agent, Many Environments: SIMA, a system that understands and plays diverse 3D video games

AI agents are typically designed to operate a particular software environment. Recent work enabled a single agent to take actions in a variety of three-dimensional virtual worlds.

March 27, 20242 min read
One Agent, Many Environments: SIMA, a system that understands and plays diverse 3D video games
Tech & Society

One Agent, Many Environments: SIMA, a system that understands and plays diverse 3D video games

AI agents are typically designed to operate a particular software environment. Recent work enabled a single agent to take actions in a variety of three-dimensional virtual worlds.

March 27, 20242 min read
Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.
Tech & Society

Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.

Synthetic depictions of politicians are taking center stage as the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off.

March 21, 20242 min read
Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.
Tech & Society

Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.

Synthetic depictions of politicians are taking center stage as the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off.

March 21, 20242 min read
Some Models Pose Security Risk: Security flaws exposed in Hugging Face’s repository and security features
Tech & Society

Some Models Pose Security Risk: Security flaws exposed in Hugging Face’s repository and security features

Security researchers sounded the alarm about holes in Hugging Face’s platform.

March 21, 20242 min read
Some Models Pose Security Risk: Security flaws exposed in Hugging Face’s repository and security features
Tech & Society

Some Models Pose Security Risk: Security flaws exposed in Hugging Face’s repository and security features

Security researchers sounded the alarm about holes in Hugging Face’s platform.

March 21, 20242 min read
India Warns Devs — No Unreliable AI: India advises pre-approval for new AI deployments by tech firms.
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India Warns Devs — No Unreliable AI: India advises pre-approval for new AI deployments by tech firms.

India advised major tech companies to seek government approval before they deploy new AI models.

March 14, 20242 min read

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