Journalism In The 2100s

Journalist John Chesto discussed AI, local reporting, robotics, and journalism’s evolving future while emphasizing human relationships.

Researchers hid a prompt injection inside a PNG, and AI fell for it

A seemingly harmless PNG image could fool AI coding assistants into exposing sensitive data, according to new security research.

What Students Need To Know About AI Degrees Before Picking A Major

From AI majors to traditional STEM degrees, here’s what you should study if you want to work in artificial intelligence and set yourself up for a future-proof career.

Typology Of AI-Based Therapy Micro-Bursts Reveals How People Lean Into Chatbots For Mental Health Advice

I’ve previously defined AI-based therapy micro-bursts, which is how people tend to use AI for mental health advice. Now, here’s my typology. An AI Insider scoop.

Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta told Dylan Byers, of Puck News, that it had nixed the feature after backlash from its user base.

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without the account owner’s permission. […]

ChatGPT Browser Atlas Will Be Discontinued by OpenAI in August

Browser capabilities will still exist, though, in OpenAI’s desktop AI.

AI Ransomware Is Here, Now Powered By Cheaper, Agentic Models

JadePuffer, a ransomware operation, used an AI agent to carry out much of the intrusion chain from reconnaissance, key theft, database encryption and even ransom note generation.

Claude Code can now browse the web without opening Chrome

Anthropic has added an in-app browser to Claude Code on desktop, allowing the AI coding assistant to browse websites, read documentation, and interact with web pages directly inside the app.

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup’s hardware plans. In its complaint, Apple says it uncovered “a pattern of theft of Apple’s trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple.” In addition to OpenAI, the lawsuit also names IO Products – Jony Ive’s hardware startup, […]