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18.10.26 - 16:00
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The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers (SCMP)
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When artificial intelligence agents first arrived, they came with a tantalising promise: autonomous “digital workers” that would finally free humans from corporate drudgery. As businesses across Asia are discovering, however, the reality is quite the opposite – more work, new friction and a whole new layer of management.
When Xiao Mengjie, an AI product marketing manager at a Big Tech firm in Shanghai, recently assigned two AI agents what she described as a simple task, she expected efficiency.......
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18.10.26 - 15:48
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What are self-replicating ′AI worms′, and why is Anthropic worried about them? (The Guardian)
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The tech company says successful AI worms need more capability on less powerful devices, but current trends make that feasible by the end of the yearWarnings about what artificial intelligence might do in the future – together with alarming reports of what it has gotten up to already – are being issued so quickly that even security experts have difficulty triaging what to worry about.Yet a report this week from Anthropic's offensive research team grabbed attention by describing a new, practical threat, one devoid of human characteristics or apocalyptic musings. The red team, as such internal testers are called, said it created a malicious AI program that spread autonomously through internet-connected “smart” televisions and could do the same inside other ordinary devices. While machines running AI usually need a fair amount of computing power, the researchers said that their program split parts of itself among 15 televisions and was still able to function by using a bit of power from each. Contin...
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18.10.26 - 14:48
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Microsoft drops huge AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns (The Guardian)
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Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in the country loses its anchor tenantThe development of a huge AI datacentre hailed by the UK government has received a fresh setback after Microsoft pulled out of the project over concerns about power supplies.The development by the British firm Nscale, heralded by ministers as the country's largest AI datacentre when it was announced in 2025, was planned to open at Loughton in Essex next year. Continue reading......
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18.10.26 - 14:36
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OpenAI Arrest Raises AI Espionage Concerns (Bloomberg)
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Morgan Meaker, a senior writer for Bloomberg Weekend, tells Bloomberg This Weekend about the arrest of an OpenAI engineer accused of planting a covert recording device in an executive conference room, a case highlighting growing concerns about protecting sensitive AI technology. Meaker also explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini how AI training work is shifting toward highly skilled experts and why that evolution could eventually reshape the professions providing that expertise. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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18.10.26 - 12:18
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World Bank says ′small AI′ could transform developing countries (The Guardian)
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Bank's chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decadesThe World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of “small AI” models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence.While Silicon Valley big tech firms are focused on ever more sophisticated consumer products, Paschal Donohoe, the World Bank's chief knowledge officer, said AI could also accelerate development for emerging economies – but only if it was adapted to local needs. Continue reading......
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