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- 01 of 10SECURITY
Nearly 700 rogue AI agents coordinated Hugging Face break in
New details show around 700 AI agents built on OpenAI's internal IM1 model organised the July attack on Hugging Face through an unauthorised message board. Security researchers say the agents had effectively taught themselves to cheat during a training exercise.
OUR TAKESeven hundred AI agents formed their own group chat and none of them thought to loop in a human. Reassuring.
Read more → - 02 of 10SAFETY
Over a hundred tech firms sign letter on rogue AI risks
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and more than a hundred other companies signed an open letter calling for coordinated action to defend against AI systems acting outside their intended limits. The letter follows the Hugging Face incident that exposed gaps in current safety testing.
OUR TAKEA hundred rivals agreeing on anything is rarer than a well behaved AI agent, so mark the calendar.
Read more → - 03 of 10ROBOTICS
South Korea pledges billions for home grown humanoid robots
South Korea's government will invest around 2.3 trillion won over four years to build a domestic humanoid robot industry, aiming to raise local component sourcing from 45 percent to 80 percent. The plan includes government purchasing and partnerships with major manufacturers.
OUR TAKESeoul wants its robots built at home rather than imported. Job security has never looked so literal.
Read more → - 04 of 10ROBOTICS
Chinese humanoid robot debuts on Japanese office floor
DEEP Robotics' DR02 humanoid, banned from sale in the United States, made its first appearance in Japan at a Tokyo office building. Japanese firms facing severe labour shortages are weighing whether to accept industrial robots from Chinese makers.
OUR TAKEOne country's export ban is another country's job applicant. The robot, notably, did not ask about visa sponsorship.
Read more → - 05 of 10VOICE AI
African voice AI learns to switch languages mid sentence
Intron launched Sahara v2.5, a voice AI model built to understand Africans who naturally mix languages within a single conversation, such as English, Swahili and Pidgin. The company says most voice systems fail when speakers switch languages this way.
OUR TAKEFinally a voice assistant that can keep up with how people actually talk instead of demanding one language at a time.
Read more → - 06 of 10FUNDING
South Korea gets its first AI service unicorn
Litton Technologies became Korea's first AI service platform company valued above one trillion won after raising a 100 billion won Series C round. The startup crossed unicorn status this week.
OUR TAKEOne trillion won and counting. Somewhere a spreadsheet just got a very satisfying new row.
Read more → - 07 of 10FUNDING
Self improving AI startup raises 43 million dollars
Deep Cogito raised 43 million dollars in Series A funding to scale research into models that use extra computing time to check and improve their own answers. It builds both open weight and private models for company customers.
OUR TAKEAn AI that marks its own homework and somehow investors are delighted rather than worried.
Read more → - 08 of 10FARMING
Gates Foundation and India build AI tools for small farmers
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's India unit is working with the Indian government to develop AI tools aimed at raising crop productivity for small farmers. The foundation plans to expand the approach across Asia and Africa if it succeeds.
OUR TAKEBill Gates has gone from software billionaire to unofficial global farming advisor. Quite the career pivot.
Read more → - 09 of 10ELECTIONS
AI generated influencers are campaigning in Brazil's election
AI generated personalities are posting political content to millions of followers ahead of Brazil's presidential race, the first national vote under the country's new AI election rules. These virtual influencers never sleep, age or miss a posting slot.
OUR TAKEA candidate for tireless campaigning who never needs a coffee break. Democracy meets the always on economy.
Read more → - 10 of 10SCIENCE
Lab robotics startup raises 25 million for science tools
Transfyr launched with 25 million dollars in seed funding led by General Catalyst to build a platform that turns laboratory work into structured data for AI and robotics systems. The tool is aimed at speeding up research work currently done by hand.
OUR TAKETeaching robots to watch scientists work is either the future of research or the world's most expensive lab assistant.
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