Study finds readers rate AI-written stories higher, but still trust the “human” label more

A new study has found that readers not only struggled to tell AI-written stories from human ones, they often rated the AI versions higher, at least until they learned who actually wrote them.

AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI were caught breaking the rules again

A new AISI report details how AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions in security testing when given access to the open internet. OpenAI separately disclosed that one of its own models hacked a real website after a testing lab acc…

Motherboards may be the next PC component to get a massive price increase

A new report suggests Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte are preparing motherboard price hikes that could make building a new PC significantly more expensive.

Watch out — Microsoft login pages are being abused as hackers try and lure in unlucky victims, here’s what to look out for

No passwords were stolen, and MFA never came into it; they walked away with access to mail, files, Teams, SharePoint, and calendars across around 120 organizations.

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #885)
NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #885)

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Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1654)
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1654)

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