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A Fake Software Library Made Up by a ChatBot Was Downloaded More Than 35,000 TimesGenerative artificial intelligence is good at sounding authoritative - even when it's making stuff up. One community that thinks so-called AI hallucinations are actually a good thing: hackers. Especially when developers use AI tools that hallucinate entire software libraries.

Chance of AI-Generated Content Affecting Results Appears to Remain Low - for NowChina-backed attackers are continuing to refine their use of content generated using artificial intelligence tools, including audio deepfakes and video news anchors, to sow disruption and influence elections in the U.S., Taiwan, India and beyond, security researchers at Microsoft warn.

'Fictitious Dialogue' About Harmful Content Subverts Defenses, Researchers FindAfter testing safety features built into generative artificial intelligence tools developed by the likes of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind, researchers have discovered that a technique called "many-shot jailbreaking" can be used to defeat safety guardrails and obtain prohibited content.

Nations to Jointly Develop Evaluation Mechanisms and Risk Mitigation GuidesThe United States and the United Kingdom signed a landmark artificial intelligence agreement on Monday to work together to develop tests for the most advanced AI models and share research capabilities. The countries also committed to developing similar partnerships with other nations.

Altman's Role as Fund's Sole Owner Was Meant to Be Temporary, OpenAI SaysOpenAI CEO Sam Altman no longer owns the company's $325 million venture capital fund launched with backing from Microsoft. Altman's role as the fund's sole owner raised eyebrows although OpenAI said the arrangement was always meant to be temporary.

Synechron's Ivan Perić on Mitigating Credit Issues, Ensuring Regulatory ComplianceCredit risk is a persistent challenge for financial institutions, particularly in business lending. Ivan Perić, head of global artificial intelligence R&D at Synechron, discussed how AI can assess credit risk, ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate operational risks.