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Elon Musk said in an X post that SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase GPUs.

The AI-powered robot is still in the learning and development stages, relying on human interaction and real-world experiences to improve its intelligence.

Systems that guard our email and bank accounts are vulnerable to attacks, but building on the best defenses will buy time and prevent a crisis, writes Tyler Cowen. AI commentator Zvi Mowshowitz declared: “It was the probably worst day in cybersecurity history. So far.” The day in question was last Thursday, when news that AI had detected a critical flaw in PHP, a programming language used for building websites, leaked before the fix was available. That sent much of the internet running for patches and fixes, and the result probably will be that many older websites end up permanently dysfunctional. Many governments even took their websites offline for a while, to limit the risk of hacking. We are likely to survive this particular episode without the economy crashing down. But as Zvi’s comment indicated, other problems will arise in the future and they may be far more serious. One issue I have followed with special interest is cryptography. Throughout the tech industry, there is a slowly rising worry about AI breakthroughs in cryptography, which, in theory, could throw open the front door of every email, online transaction, and bank account. Recent headlines tell the story. “Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Could Break Lattice Cryptography Within Two Years,” reads one, announcing that the cryptocurrency creator has lost faith in systems recently thought to be invulnerable. Even more daunting: “Claude AI Solves 25-Year NSA Cryptography Mystery in Just 30 Minutes.” Now that an AI model from Anthropic (where I am an economic adviser) has cracked through a barrier no human has managed, whether any barrier is safe has become a live question.

Officials said the AI bot accessed publicly available voter data through the state's data hub but did not access voter files or Georgia's voter registration system.

Corporate America’s massive AI investments have delivered “zero financial payoff” outside the Magnificent 7, a new Apollo analysis found, intensifying investors’ fears over big AI spending ahead of critical Big Tech earnings this week.

Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Why it matters: AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI have continued to make disclosures about agents taking unauthorized or unintended actions, raising alarms about advancing model capabilities and the extent of human control. Driving the news: In a training run, Claude accessed aggregate vote counts, pulling data that the state makes available to the public for a fee. It didn't access the state's voter registration system or change or pull any voting records, an Anthropic spokesperson said. However, the model bypassed a paywall in accessing the information, according to Georgia officials and Anthropic. "The model was being used internally for a statistics project to pull public data," the Anthropic spokesperson said. "Without being asked to, the model requested a token to query a dashboard that contained information normally available for a fee. We have since put in place mitigations to block these kinds of actions." The company notified the Georgia secretary of state's office and the White House weeks ago but administration officials urged the Georgia Secretary of State's office to make a public disclosure sooner, a source familiar told Axios. Those requests went unheeded, the source said. The bottom line : Anthropic has previously been in the administration's crosshairs for inadequately disclosing AI incidents. Now it's Georgia's turn.

Ahead of the US midterm elections on Nov. 3, national polls show that most Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the direction of the country.

GM plans to expand "eyes-off" autonomous driving across more vehicles as it invests in AI and software, areas that could become a growing source of revenue.

An emerging trend is that companies are hiring entry-level workers to be AI babysitters. Seems exciting, but it's mainly dead-end. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

In an AI-generated ad, Steve Hilton imagines a future where the multibillion-dollar undertaking is transformed into a monument to government failure.

In his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers, Jim Cramer explains why the AI trade has cracked and what he's doing about it.

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AI models underperform in non-English languages, which national organizations and experts say unintentionally disenfranchises communities using AI for election information.

The owners of Elvis Presley’s music have sued Anthropic for allegedly using his copyrighted lyrics without permission to train its AI models and generating infringing versions of his songs.

Artificial intelligence could usher in an era of abundance after a roughly 20-year transition, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, but he warned the transition will disrupt employment and challenge the role work plays in people's lives.The billionaire...

Authentic Brands Group says AI company infringed on rights of songs by the King such as Can’t Help Falling in Love The owners of Elvis Presley ’s music catalogue are suing artificial intelligence ( AI ) company Anthropic for allegedly using Presley’s songs to train their models without permission. Authentic Brands Group, the licensing organization that has ownership of both Presley’s music and likeness, is accusing Anthropic of infringing on the rights of 274 songs by Presley. The lawsuit, first reported by Billboard , was filed on Friday. Continue reading...

Hey guys, today I read a statistic that showed that Agentic traffic surpassed human traffic on the internet and that statistic was very shocking to me. At the same time I saw another statistic that showed only 10% of agents built, actually get into production. These two statistics seemed ironic to me. So I wondered to myself what is the major bottleneck that is causing a lot of the agents that are being built not get into production and what is the infrastructure missing to make Agentic traffic to thrive even more? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234108 Points: 3 # Comments: 5

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An AI expert says banks may not just fear hackers. They may fear customers making better money decisions.

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After complaints about AI-generated "slop," Etsy is tightening rules and requiring sellers to be more transparent.

US stock investors face a pivotal week, with corporate earnings reports led by major AI players and a Federal Reserve meeting posing critical tests for a suddenly shaky market rally.Weakness in technology shares left investors on edge about the state of the AI trade that...

Microsoft is warning that Chinese state-aligned hackers have unleashed a sophisticated new wave of artificial intelligence-powered cyberattacks targeting hundreds of organizations worldwide, exploiting trusted software providers and gaining privileged access to corporate...