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View More NewsIn brief Emergence AI says some autonomous AI agents committed simulated crimes and violence during weeks-long experiments. Gemini-based agents reportedly carried out hundreds of simulated crimes, while Grok-based worlds collapsed within days. Researchers argue that current AI benchmarks fail to capture how agents behave over long periods of autonomy. AI agents inhabiting a virtual society drifted into crime, violence, arson, and self-deletion during long-running experiments by startup Emergence AI.In a study published on Thursday, the New York-based company unveiled “Emergence World,” a research platform designed to study AI agents operating continuously for weeks inside persistent virtual environments instead of isolated…
Last week, I recorded a We the People podcast episode for the National Constitution Center discussing the increased volume of applications and orders on the Supreme Court’s interim docket, aka the “shadow docket,” with Professor Steven Vladeck of the Georgetown Law Center, moderated by Julie Silverbrook. The podcast has now been released as is available for listen here, or on your podcast platform of choice. Read the full article here
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On April 25, a man armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives charged through a security gate and was apprehended by Secret Service agents before he could descend the stairs that would have led him into the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. He has since been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump. Writings by the suspect indicated his desire to target members of Trump’s administration, as well. Naturally, observers discuss the possible causes, including mental illness, radicalisation in online echo chambers, and the conduct of the Trump Administration. Some speculate that the self-described “Friendly Federal Assassin” was motivated in part by a feeling of personal failings: that his graduate degree from a less prestigious school was not commensurate with his undergraduate degree from Caltech, and nor was his subsequent employment (he worked as a part-time teacher to supplement his game development business). We have little evidence so far that any career frustrations or financial woes played a role in this…
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In brief THORChain suspended all trading after security researchers flagged a suspected multi-chain exploit allegedly affecting Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, and Base networks.…
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For all of President Donald Trump’s unpredictability, he does have some consistencies, one being his love of a reviled ruler. He’s praised Vladimir Putin…
The Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio for U.S. stocks is nearing the 1999 peak seen during the dot-com bubble. Read the full article here
Privacy messaging app Signal has said it may exit Canada if forced to comply with the country’s proposed lawful access bill, which would require…