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US officials removed a Chinese-made Qwen AI search tool from the Federal Register website on Wednesday after social media users spotted it powering search of public regulatory comments. The tool, made by Alibaba, had been live for at least a day before removal, and neither the National Archives, the White House, nor the FBI has explained how or why it was deployed.
During the recent conflict with Iran, a US special operations analyst used an AI chatbot to help produce an intelligence report claiming a Chinese vessel was carrying nuclear weapons components. The military mobilized to intercept the ship, with armed personnel and aircraft readied, before officials discovered the report was based on a hallucinated AI output and called off the operation.
Joby Aviation flew a converted Cessna Caravan more than 3,100 miles across the U.S. using its autonomy software to handle taxiing, takeoff, navigation and landing without pilot intervention, though a pilot remained onboard for regulatory compliance. The flight was remotely monitored from Joby's California headquarters and Shaw Air Force Base, and the aircraft is set to continue touring cities like Louisville and Salt Lake City before returning to the West Coast.
A New York Times opinion editor defended the practice of publishing op-eds under politicians' names even when the pieces are ghostwritten or assisted by staff, arguing this has long been standard practice. The comment came amid broader discussion about how AI tools are now blurring the line between human and machine-assisted writing in opinion journalism.
An engineer created a machine learning tool that analyzes each episode of the reality show Survivor to forecast which contestant is most likely to win and who is likely to be voted out next. The dashboard displays win and elimination probabilities over the course of a season, along with a cumulative ranking of top contenders and individual player breakdowns. The creator tested it on the show's 50th season and says it surfaced interesting strategic patterns early in the game.
Ahead of a planned meeting in Washington between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, AI governance is expected to be a key topic despite deep mutual distrust between the two nations. Both countries are simultaneously racing for AI dominance while acknowledging the technology's risks, with Trump previously suggesting that regulation could benefit China's competitive position.
A major Wendy's franchisee operating 314 restaurants has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing what it called sustained system-wide headwinds alongside broader struggles facing the parent company. The filing marks a significant setback for Wendy's, which has already been dealing with declining sales and a contracting store count.
Following an Anthropic researcher's warning about AI risks, CEO Dario Amodei proposed a framework for AI labs to coordinate development speed through independent safety evaluators, particularly among companies in democratic nations. The idea has drawn some support but also criticism, notably from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who pushed back on the approach.
Newly unsealed court documents in The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal internal statements warning that their AI models were creating a 'doom loop' harming the web. A Microsoft applied science director reportedly described the companies' data scraping practices as the 'largest theft of labor in human history' and a mockery of fair use. Microsoft has distanced itself from these remarks, calling them one employee's personal opinion rather than the company's official stance.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state experts to examine potential AI oversight measures, including the possibility of a 'kill switch' to halt dangerous AI systems. The move formalizes a process for studying regulatory options rather than immediately imposing new rules.
A software engineering blogger describes a growing trend where workers let LLMs perform tasks like coding or summarizing without verifying the output, simply relaying results back and forth—dubbed being a 'meat proxy.' The author argues that while this approach has improved since early 2025, its logical endpoint is self-defeating: if an LLM can eventually produce good software unsupervised, employers will simply automate the loop and remove the human entirely.
Amazon is selling the Logitech G502 X Plus Wireless RGB Gaming Mouse for $107.99 via an on-page coupon, down from its $159.99 list price. That marks a 33% cut and the lowest price the mouse has hit to date, according to the listing's 4.4-star rating and pricing history.