In a new study published in Science, Stanford computer scientists showed that artificial intelligence large language models are overly agreeable, or sycophantic, when users solicit advice on interpersonal dilemmas. Even when users described…
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AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice, study finds
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AI’s Romance Advice for You Is ‘More Harmful’ Than No Advice at All
You really shouldn’t use chatbots in your love life, but if you do, beware. A new study published on Thursday in the journal Science found that when AI dispenses relationship advice, it’s more likely to agree with you than give constructive…
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Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks
The common assumption among iPhone security experts has been that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was difficult, requiring a lot of time, resources, and teams of skilled researchers to break through its layers of security…
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AI Uses Drone Images to Predict Ground-Level Disaster Damage
How can AI be used to assess past earthquake damage? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated how a new AI…
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ChatGPT is not getting an erotic mode, after all
If you were expecting ChatGPT to get an “erotic mode,” that idea is officially off the table. According to Financial Times, OpenAI’s spicy mode is on hold “indefinitely.”
Inside OpenAI’s struggle to bring the adult mode to…
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Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs
But bear in mind Intel’s pricing here—at $199 and $299, these CPUs’ most direct competition is coming from AMD’s 6- and 8-core non-X3D processors, in particular the Ryzen 9600X, 7700X, and 9700X. We don’t have one…
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Silicon Valley’s two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve
This is one of those Silicon Valley real-life episodes that seems pulled from the HBO satire show. This week, some really atrocious malware was discovered in an open source project developed by Y Combinator graduate LiteLLM.
LiteLLM gives…
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A major hacking tool has leaked online, putting millions of iPhones at risk. Here’s what you need to know.
Security researchers have uncovered a series of cyberattacks targeting Apple customers across the world. The tools used in these hacking campaigns have been dubbed Coruna and DarkSword, and they have been used by both government spies and…
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How BTS turned an entire city into a stage
Concert venues are supposed to measure a star’s reach. BTS skipped the…
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This Multidimensional Holographic Breakthrough Stores Massive Data Inside Light Itself
A breakthrough holographic system uses AI and multidimensional light to store vastly more data in less space. Researchers have created a new method for holographic data storage that captures and retrieves information in three dimensions by…
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