Malicious PyPI packages give hackers control of Telegram bot servers

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...
New Scientist

You don't need to worry about recursive-self-improving AI – yet

One of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies has implored the industry to pause development on AI, because the latest models could be reaching a tipping point where they become capable ...
Scientific American

Anthropic warns AI could soon start improving itself. Critics aren’t convinced

The companies at the frontier of artificial intelligence should be ready to slow down, one of the fastest-moving among them says. Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, has claimed AI systems may ...
New York Post

Traveler used AirTag to prove airline lied about lost luggage — and responses show it happens all the time

Have airlines joined the Mile Lie Club? A Delta passenger claimed she caught the airline in a lie thanks to an Apple AirTag, which showed that her bag was not where they said it was. While originally ...
Crowdfund Insider

AI Startup Recursive Superintelligence Secures $650M

Recursive Superintelligence has raised $650 million at a $4.65 billion valuation in a funding round led by GV and Greycroft, according to the company. The round also included participation from AMD ...
SiliconANGLE

Recursive Superintelligence raises $650M to build self-improving AI models

Recursive Superintelligence Inc., a startup that hopes to develop self-improving artificial intelligence models, launched today with $650 million in funding. Alphabet Inc.’s GV fund and Greycroft led ...
Science Daily

Goodbye colonoscopy? New stool test detects 90% of colorectal cancers

A breakthrough in microbiome research could change how colorectal cancer is detected—no colonoscopy required. Scientists used AI to map gut bacteria at an unprecedented level of detail, revealing ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
New York Magazine

The People Falsely Accused of Using AI

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The Conversation

More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good

K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...