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A technology newsletter compiled several stories, including a look at 'swarm chasers,' research questioning whether AI models' stated 'thought' processes reflect their actual reasoning, observations that teenagers are losing their sense of time, and concerns from students about Google's expanding use of AI tools in schools.
Many states have passed laws requiring disclosure or banning deceptive AI-generated political content, especially close to elections. However, these measures vary widely and often rely on after-the-fact remedies like labeling or litigation rather than preventing fabricated videos from spreading in the first place.
A University of Massachusetts professor argues that generative AI is used more productively when it is asked to challenge or critique a person's work rather than simply complete tasks for them. The recommendation centers on creating deliberate 'friction' between AI and user, with each questioning the other's output.
TypeSafe AI released an AI model called Jev about three weeks ago. The model has already prompted other developers to create copycat versions and has stirred discussion in Silicon Valley about alternatives to large language models.
The Arizona Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing for Gabriel Horcasitas after ruling that an AI-created video of the victim, Christopher Pelkey, was unreliable evidence. The video, which depicted Pelkey speaking to the judge, was produced by his family to humanize him but was deemed not to reflect actual events. This case marks a potential first in U.S. courts involving AI-generated evidence influencing judicial decisions.
At a White House lunch with top AI executives, President Trump signed an executive order declaring the government will no longer use the term 'artificial intelligence,' replacing it with 'Super Intelligence.' The move followed a September 23 UN speech in which he criticized the term, and tech leaders at the event reportedly went along with the change.
An AI industry founder, who also parents two teenagers, writes that people should actively shape how artificial intelligence integrates into daily life rather than leaving those decisions to a small group of technologists. The founder frames this as advice given directly to their own children as they consider future careers.
Bjorn R. Watne, Interpol's global chief information security officer, told CNBC that AI is mainly accelerating existing fraud and scam tactics rather than creating new ones. He said AI lets scammers target many victims at once and use better translation and fake digital identities, making fraudulent interactions harder to spot.
A report using AI-assisted analysis found that opposition to artificial intelligence, data center construction and Flock surveillance cameras has emerged as a rare unifying issue among American voters. The findings indicate this backlash is becoming a notable factor heading into the midterm elections.
A mathematician writing in a new essay says artificial intelligence systems are beginning to crack mathematical problems that have stumped human researchers for decades, something the author says they never expected to witness. The author argues this marks a turning point where the cultural image of mathematicians as singular problem-solving 'heroes' is fading as AI takes on that role.
Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model built for deep reasoning in finance, coding, creative writing and cybersecurity tasks. Independent benchmarking firm Artificial Analysis found Argon matches OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on its Intelligence Index at roughly 60 percent of the cost, with a notably lower hallucination rate of 15 percent. Google says it is already using Argon internally for quantum computing research, codebase migrations, and data center memory optimization, where it freed up 300 TiB of memory.
Tim Cook and his successor as Apple CEO, John Ternus, were missing from a White House gathering of top tech executives convened by President Trump to discuss artificial intelligence. Leaders from Meta, Tesla, Nvidia and other major tech firms attended, but Apple did not respond to questions about why it was left out, and the White House also declined to comment. Cook had attended a state dinner at the White House just days earlier alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping.