The OpenAI agents involved in last month’s incursion into Hugging Face were trained so heavily on winning a competition that they pursued a relentless campaign to cheat, a new report documented. In the process, and without authorization, they created an improvised message board to hatch a plan that ultimately landed them squarely inside the latter...
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.
What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.
Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Earlier this year, Meta created a “plan” to reduce some of its teams by as much as 60 percent to make the company “AI native,” Reuters reported today, citing two people familiar with Meta’s internal affairs. Reuters’ report highlights the challenges organizations face when analyzing the best uses for AI and determining when the technology...
Instagram Chief Says ‘No Silver Bullets’ for Teen Safety in Bellwether Trial
Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.
SpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on Spaceport in Louisiana
It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas.
Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails
Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails.