Sam Altman’s World Takes Proof-of-Human IDs to Banks, Citing $40B AI Fraud Risk
In brief World, the identity project co-founded by Sam Altman, has launched World ID for banking and finance to help...
Artificial intelligence
Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not...
AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
In various tests, solo AI agents invented versions of basketball and “the floor is lava.” But were they truly playing?Sarah...
Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps
In brief StepFun launched the STEPX Neo on Oct. 13, a 3,999-yuan phone, about $560, running its Step AOS 1.0...
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Available only for MIT Technology Review subscribers. Listen to the session or watch below Can AI design new life forms?...
OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task
In brief OpenAI said an internal research model used funds from a crypto wallet it had not been given to...
Hidden Text, a Fake Mailbox: How Researchers Got Rogue AI Agents to Talk
In brief Swarmchasers used hidden text and a mailbox to exchange messages with some AI agents while they were still...
BlackRock’s Larry Fink Warns AI Data Center Halt Could Tip US Into Recession
In brief BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says a U.S. moratorium on data center construction would trigger a recession, saying “so...
Google Says AI Isn’t Building Itself Yet—Even Though It Writes 75% of the Code
In brief Google DeepMind found no statistically significant acceleration in the pace of its AI progress after April 1, 2026;...
BlackRock’s Fink names a U.S. recession trigger, sounds alarm over $40 trillion national debt
BlackRock's Fink names a U.S. recession trigger, sounds alarm over $40 trillion national debtBlackRock's CEO says "a moratorium of some...