Anthropic warns of AI ‘worms’ spreading across smart gadgets
The researchers modelled their estimate on Kimwolf, a botnet – a network of hijacked devices controlled by hackers…
Morrison CEO Paul Newfield urges New Zealand to chase $100 billion+ AI data centre opportunity
Demand for AI computing is rising faster than ever, and while computing chips are increasing in quality each…
AI changes accounting firm hiring, with more focus on soft skills
Despite workflow savings, 94% of New Zealand practices don’t expect AI to reduce team numbers over the next…
Anthropic AI model posed as a human to send cops fake lead on unsolved case
In another well-publicised case, an OpenAI agent undergoing a security evaluation broke out of its testing environment and…
Australia’s Firmus Technologies pulls the pin on its ASX listing
“The board therefore concluded that proceeding with the offer was not in the best interests of the company…
Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom
With both numbers hitting all-time highs, the company will have broken its own records for both sales and…
‘Reckless’ AI firms can’t control their models, claims whistleblower
“We don’t know how to prevent them from developing goals of their own and we don’t have the…
Artificial intelligence: Bunnings launches AI assistant Buddy for Kiwi DIYers
Bunnings New Zealand general manager Melissa Haines said Buddy was designed to make it easier for customers to…
OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling ‘sensitive’ info
Last month, a 27-year-old researcher named Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic with a stark warning that the leading…
AI investment: How regulation could determine who captures the profits
The reason regulation matters is becoming increasingly clear. Artificial intelligence is evolving from software that answers questions into…
Army intel officer Arthur Finegan ordered to pay $1500 for assaulting Queenstown taxi driver
But instead of paying, Finegan, an 18-year-old private with high-security clearance privileges in the Army, grabbed the driver…
OpenAI cancels release of newest model because of safety concerns
Concerns about AI safety have escalated in recent months after models developed by OpenAI and rival lab Anthropic…