Pentagon, Anthropic Clash Over AI
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The U.S. Defense Department and AI firm Anthropic clashed over how artificial intelligence should be used in future battlefields, prompting safety and policy concerns among officials in Washington.
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
when big tech companies say that AI will save the planet, what kinds of AI are they actually talking about — and what's their proof? i took a look at some great new research from @ketanjoshi.co and talked to other experts about how a lot of this talk is probably bullshit:
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn't Offer Much Proof
A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
when big tech companies say that AI will save the planet, what kinds of AI are they actually talking about — and what's their proof? i took a look at some great new research from @ketanjoshi.co and talked to other experts about how a lot of this talk is probably bullshit:
Reposted by Jutta Haider, Rebecca Tushnet, Meredith Farkas
If "AI" was being built, used, and planned for in responsible ways--the way a civilization designed to enhance human thriving would do--then a lot more people would be enthusiastic about its potential. But the people in charge of defining what AI will be are the fucking worst short-term scumbags.
February 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
If "AI" was being built, used, and planned for in responsible ways--the way a civilization designed to enhance human thriving would do--then a lot more people would be enthusiastic about its potential. But the people in charge of defining what AI will be are the fucking worst short-term scumbags.
On Gen Z's (understandable!) anxiety: AI is likely to boost productivity, so we can create more with less. That likely creates a bigger pie. But a bigger pie won't pay the bills unless we figure out how to ensure that everyone gets a reasonable slice.
February 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
On Gen Z's (understandable!) anxiety: AI is likely to boost productivity, so we can create more with less. That likely creates a bigger pie. But a bigger pie won't pay the bills unless we figure out how to ensure that everyone gets a reasonable slice.
Reposted by Janet Murray, James Goodwin, Rosemary A. Joyce
"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
by Timnit Gebru
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Better Images of AI
We are a non-profit creating more realistic and inclusive images of artificial intelligence. Visit our growing repository available for anyone to use for free under CC licences, or just to use as insp...
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February 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
From betterimagesofai.org
New paper in Current Directions in Psych Science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
After countless arguments about what tasks ppl should/should not offload to AI, we instead argue that genAI can be used *augment* research protocols in novel ways. I.e. use AI to make better psych experiments!
After countless arguments about what tasks ppl should/should not offload to AI, we instead argue that genAI can be used *augment* research protocols in novel ways. I.e. use AI to make better psych experiments!
February 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
New paper in Current Directions in Psych Science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
After countless arguments about what tasks ppl should/should not offload to AI, we instead argue that genAI can be used *augment* research protocols in novel ways. I.e. use AI to make better psych experiments!
After countless arguments about what tasks ppl should/should not offload to AI, we instead argue that genAI can be used *augment* research protocols in novel ways. I.e. use AI to make better psych experiments!
by Mor Naaman
Counterpoint: in the AI age there will be a high-premium on authenticated, human-inside services, for real estate and other industries.
As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes. www.wired.com/story/backch...
Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI
As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Counterpoint: in the AI age there will be a high-premium on authenticated, human-inside services, for real estate and other industries.
Quite an eye-opening video about the tech bros by the inimitable ClimateAdam. Watch it. youtu.be/py0XpKxAnNU
Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlords
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Quite an eye-opening video about the tech bros by the inimitable ClimateAdam. Watch it. youtu.be/py0XpKxAnNU
Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
My decade long struggle to achieve AI aligned to my human values: autocorrect still won't let me type duck. Duck. Ah for duck's sake
February 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
My decade long struggle to achieve AI aligned to my human values: autocorrect still won't let me type duck. Duck. Ah for duck's sake
by Juan Cole Reposted by Martin Shaw
Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death
Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death
Location, contact networks, patterns of communication, and group affiliations make it possible to map the social life of an entire people
dlvr.it
February 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death
To be clear, no country should have its head in the sand about AI. But ‘embrace’ here, from OpenAI, means one thing - ‘uncritically adopt our tech, become permanently dependent on our power and infrastructure, and pay us handsomely for the privilege’
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
To be clear, no country should have its head in the sand about AI. But ‘embrace’ here, from OpenAI, means one thing - ‘uncritically adopt our tech, become permanently dependent on our power and infrastructure, and pay us handsomely for the privilege’