I tried Meta’s new Muse AI agent — it’s incredibly useful, but handing it my digital life felt deeply uncomfortable
I tried Meta’s new Muse AI agent — it’s incredibly useful, but handing it my digital life felt deeply uncomfortable

Meta’s Muse proved remarkably capable at handling digital errands, but its usefulness depends on granting an unsettling amount of access to personal information.

‘You’re still going to be steamrolled by the super intelligences created in the US’: UK government rejects calls for an AI ‘kill switch’
‘You’re still going to be steamrolled by the super intelligences created in the US’: UK government rejects calls for an AI ‘kill switch’

UK government has ruled out an AI kill switch because it wouldn’t actually be able to put a stop to harmful AI despite best efforts.

The Pentagon reportedly asked OpenAI to provide an AI that doesn’t like saying no to requests
The Pentagon reportedly asked OpenAI to provide an AI that doesn’t like saying no to requests

Documents revealed disputed Pentagon requests for an OpenAI system with fewer refusals, while officials denied such language existed in final agreements.

Microsoft is working with the American Federation of Teachers to work out how best to use AI in the classroom

American teaching federations establish “legally enforceable protections” with Microsoft to ensure the National AI Safety & Privacy Standard.

Google Health’s mistakes are a grave warning for Apple’s new AI-powered Health app
Google Health’s mistakes are a grave warning for Apple’s new AI-powered Health app

Apple’s Health app is getting an AI makeover, and Apple fans are hoping it will avoid the fate of Google Health.

Anthropic CEO calls for pacing AI frontier model development and warns ‘in 6–12 months such a swarm [of agents] could be capable of taking over the entire internet’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is also worried model development is going too fast, but he has a plan for slowing down and managing its unprecedented and accelerated capabilities — though if anyone anywhere will agree to it remains to be seen

Anthropic CEO calls for pacing AI frontier model development and warns of AI agents ‘taking over the entire internet’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is also worried model development is going too fast, but he has a plan for slowing down and managing its unprecedented and accelerated capabilities — though if anyone anywhere will agree to it remains to be seen

‘One of the worst outcomes for companies is reacting in a knee-jerk fashion before the rewards can be reaped’: How game engines, version control software, and AI are delivering new benefits and challenges to almost every industry

I spoke to Brent Schiestl of Perforce to learn more about how AI is affecting real-time workflows, and the extra tools businesses are deploying to manage assets and measure productivity.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Muse personal AI agent is a work accessory designed by people who don’t do real work
Mark Zuckerberg’s Muse personal AI agent is a work accessory designed by people who don’t do real work

Meta’s Muse AI agent looks to solve all your problems – but is it over-promising already?

‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened
‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened

Is AI less sycophantic now? I tried to make ChatGPT flatter, validate and agree with me and was surprised by what it did next.