US Orders Civilian Agencies to Rip DeepSeek Out of Government Systems
In brief DHS directed U.S. civilian agencies on Monday to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the model...
Artificial intelligence
“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world
“I think I have good news about the nature of neural networks.” With those simple words of optimism, Nick Cammarata,...
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...
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...