… With the update, Amazon says you can give Alexa Plus a topic, and the AI assistant will offer an overview of what its AI hosts plan to talk about, allowing you to steer the conversation and adjust its length before it starts generating the episode. …
… The chatbot described the scene in the pre-edited image with surprising detail it correctly identified that my cat is a Maine Coon despite the photo mostly just showing his ass , and then explained how it’s going to achieve the results I’d requested. …
… This Wired article shows how an indirect prompt injection attack against a Gemini-powered AI assistant could cause the bot to curse in responses and take over smart home controls by turning on the heat unexpectedly or opening blinds in response to saying “thanks.” In a report dubbed “ Invitation is… …
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… However, as Ars Technica notes, the researchers who identified Copy Fail published the details of the exploit publicly before all of the affected distributions could release patches for it. …
… Apple’s AI assistant could also get its own app and integrations with more third-party AI models. Additionally, the Image Playground app and the Safari start page are said to be getting a redesign along with the Weather app adding a new “Conditions” section.
… Microsoft is also exploring OpenClaw-like agents tailored to certain roles, such as marketing, sales, and accounting, to “limit the permissions the agent needs,” siloing them from other parts of a business, according to The Information. …
… The report also mentions AI as a target for attackers, saying “GTIG has observed adversaries increasingly target the integrated components that grant AI systems their utility, such as autonomous skills and third-party data connectors.” Google’s report also details how hackers are using “persona-dri… …
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
… MAI-Thinking-1, Microsoft’s first reasoning model, was the main addition, along with six other new models focused on image, voice, transcription, and coding. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me these models are part of a bigger effort to prove that Microsoft can become a top AI model creator. …