Forget AGI—Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules
Ongoing struggles with AI model instruction-following show that true human-level AI still a ways off.
Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous
The results of AI-assisted hacking aren’t as impressive as many might have us believe.
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.
Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup
AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta’s shift from research to rapid product releases.
ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of
Relatively new technique can bypass many endpoint protections.
Researchers isolate memorization from reasoning in AI neural networks
Basic arithmetic ability lives in the memorization pathways, not logic circuits.
Researchers surprised that with AI, toxicity is harder to fake than intelligence
New “computational Turing test” reportedly catches AI pretending to be human with 80% accuracy.
Wipers from Russia’s most cut-throat hackers rain destruction on Ukraine
Sandworm and other Russian-state hackers unleash data-destroying payloads on their neighbors.
Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs
Christmas Island facility would support naval surveillance in strategic Indo-Pacific waters.
5 AI-developed malware families analyzed by Google fail to work and are easily detected
You wouldn’t know it from the hype, but the results fail to impress.
OpenAI signs massive AI compute deal with Amazon
Deal will provide access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips that power ChatGPT.
Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation
Both vulnerabilities are being exploited in wide-scale operations.
ChatGPT maker reportedly eyes $1 trillion IPO despite major quarterly losses
It could be “one of the biggest IPOs of all time,” according to Reuters.
After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users
AI companion app faces legal and regulatory pressure over child safety concerns.
NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86,000 times
Packages downloaded from NPM can fetch dependancies from untrusted sites.
Nvidia hits record $5 trillion mark as CEO dismisses AI bubble concerns
“I don’t believe we’re in an AI bubble,” says Huang after announcing $500B in orders.
New physical attacks are quickly diluting secure enclave defenses from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel
On-chip TEEs withstand rooted OSes but fall instantly to cheap physical attacks.
OpenAI data suggests 1 million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT weekly
Sensitive chats are rare but significant given the large user base.
Expert panel will determine AGI arrival in new Microsoft-OpenAI agreement
New deal extends Microsoft IP rights until 2032 or until AGI arrives.
A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon’s sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.
Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps
At least one CVE could weaken defenses put in place following 2008 disclosure.
NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware
Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta’s business.
Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains
Malicious payloads stored on Ethereum and BNB blockchains are immune to takedowns.
Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in.
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