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Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem
In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.
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A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon’s sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.
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The Android-powered Boox Palma 2 Pro fits in your pocket, but it’s not a phone
This e-reader has a color screen and 5G.
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Microsoft’s Mico heightens the risks of parasocial LLM relationships
“It looks like you’re trying to find a friend. Would you like help?”…
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This browser claims “perfect privacies protection,” but it acts like malware
Researchers note links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.
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Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”
Models trained on short, popular, and/or “superficial” tweets perform worse on benchmarks.
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Lawsuit: Reddit caught Perplexity “red-handed” stealing data from Google results
Scraper accused of stealing Reddit content “shocked” by lawsuit.
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With new acquisition, OpenAI signals plans to integrate deeper into the OS
The acquired firm was working on a tool to control macOS directly with AI.
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Microsoft makes Copilot “human-centered” with a ‘90s-style animated assistant
“Mico” literally tries to put a face on Microsoft’s chatbot-turned-assistant.
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