Sycophantic behavior in AI affects us all, say researchers
… Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone. …
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Google Deepmind hackathon to pit meatbags v machines
… For those hoping for some groundbreaking psychological insights or ideas here, sorry, but what the researchers are proposing is simple. …
Usage-based billing muddles software vendor pricing
… With regard to the way that AI complicates billing for companies that use it in their products, the research points to PwC's 2026 CEO survey that found "only 30 percent of companies surveyed reported increased revenue from AI in the last 12 months." "The monetization opportunity exists, but it is c… …
OpenAI ChatGPT fixes DNS data smuggling flaw
… "We found that a single malicious prompt could activate a hidden exfiltration channel inside a regular ChatGPT conversation," researchers from Check Point said in a blog post on Monday. …
AI models will deceive you to save their own kind
AI + ML AI models will deceive you to save their own kind Researchers find leading frontier models all exhibit peer preservation behavior Leading AI models will lie to preserve their own kind, according to researchers behind a study from the Berkeley Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligenc… …
Anthropic will let your agents sleep on its couch
… This involves, for example, asking the managed agents to consolidate project assets, create Slack channels, research competitor home pages, and send emails with project timelines. …
Russians posing as Signal support to launch phishing raids
… Amazon awarded the researcher a $100 gift card to the AWS Gear Shop, Phantom Labs says. …