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Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 11, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …
The New York Times: “In late March, Iran circulated a shaky video supposedly showing an American F/A-18 under attack. Iranian officials claimed they had destroyed the jet, though the Pentagon denied that. The video quickly earned millions of views online, demonstrating how Iran has exploited the global media ecosystem to propagate an image of military …
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The Alliance for Secure AI, AI Job Loss Tracker – Newly reported layoffs where AI is either explicitly cited or credibly blamed as a material factor. Reporting window starts January 1, 2025.
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice. Meta’s Muse Spark model offers to analyze users’ health data, including lab results. Beyond the obvious privacy risks, it’s not a capable stand-in for a real doctor. Meta’s Superintelligence Labs launched its first generative AI model, called Muse Spark, earlier this week. …
Zacharie Laïk – There is no single place to find the world’s laws. “Legal Data Hunter is trying to fix that and 10 weeks in, it might actually work. 2 weeks ago, 351 collection scripts built by an AI agent to index the world’s laws were open sourced. Within days, lawyers and developers from around the …
The New York Times Gift Article – The company’s A.I.-generated answers look authoritative, but they draw on an array of sources, from trustworthy sites to Facebook posts: “A recent analysis of AI Overviews found that they were accurate approximately nine out of 10 times. But with Google processing more than five trillion searches a year, …
Wall Street Journal – no paywall: “A federal judge in Manhattan ruled in February that when a criminal defendant used an AI chatbot to prepare for his legal defense, he waived attorney-client privilege. The prosecution can now read every word he typed and the answers he received. If this reasoning stands, the consequences will reach …
Platformer – The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. “Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up? Two weeks ago, Anthropic accidentally leaked the existence of what the company said was its most powerful artificial intelligence to date: a new model, known as Claude Mythos Preview, …
Mashable: “Mere days after Bluesky announced its new AI product, Attie, the coding helper has already become the second most blocked account on the platform. The Attie profile was given the cold shoulder by 125,000 users already, TechCrunch reported. With just 1,500 followers, that means 83 times more users blocked Attie than followed it — …
Tubefilter – “Oh sorry, children’s advocacy orgs and experts, you wanted YouTube to have less AI-generated content aimed at kids? HarperCollins plans to add to the pile. The Big Five publisher has signed a multiyear deal with Toonstar, which describes itself as an “AI-powered” studio built by “a nimble team of creators, builders and technologists …
The Wrap – McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: ‘It’s a Betrayal’ Sacramento Bee staffers refuse bylines over a new AI tool as colleagues at the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer harbor concerns.. Axios – The New York Times’ editorial union leaders on Tuesday sent a letter to management arguing its artificial intelligence standards are “woefully …
