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Study finds AI advice can make people less accurate and more confident

Study finds AI advice can make people less accurate and more confident

Researchers say access to AI advice sharply reduced people’s willingness to admit uncertainty, while also lowering accuracy and raising confidence on questions where the model often got things wrong.

Mamdani Moves to Curb AI-Edited Rental Photos in New York City

Mamdani Moves to Curb AI-Edited Rental Photos in New York City

New York City’s latest housing report calls for landlords and realtors to disclose when AI or other digital tools have been used to alter rental listings.

Inside the AI Hype Spiral That’s Distorting Corporate Decisions

Inside the AI Hype Spiral That’s Distorting Corporate Decisions

A long essay argues that AI adoption is being driven less by measurable gains than by pressure, signaling, and fear of dissent inside large organizations.

Why so many AI logos read as circular and organic — and why that keeps drawing attention

Why so many AI logos read as circular and organic — and why that keeps drawing attention

A humorous source piece argues that many AI brand marks share a recurring visual formula: circles, gradients, and central openings that can resemble anatomy. The broader point is about convergence in tech branding.

Trump’s AI vetting order puts a voluntary White House review process into motion

Trump’s AI vetting order puts a voluntary White House review process into motion

AP reported on a White House order creating a voluntary process for vetting advanced AI systems before release. The move offers a clearer view of how Washington is thinking about AI oversight now.

Anthropic is urging states to speed up AI rules as frontier models advance

Anthropic is urging states to speed up AI rules as frontier models advance

Anthropic is urging faster state-level AI regulation, a useful signal that frontier labs are trying to shape the rules before the next wave of model deployment. The piece is relevant for readers tracking how AI policy is being fought in the states, not just in Washington.

How the UK is using AI spending to build more of its own tech stack

How the UK is using AI spending to build more of its own tech stack

The UK is pairing a national AI supercomputer with support for domestic chip startups in an effort to reduce reliance on foreign hardware and infrastructure.

OpenAI’s first branded device is a keyboard for keeping tabs on AI agents

OpenAI’s first branded device is a keyboard for keeping tabs on AI agents

OpenAI’s debut hardware is a $230 mini-keyboard that surfaces the status of multiple Codex threads at a glance, underscoring how agentic AI is pushing demand for human oversight tools.

ZML opens up a free inference server that aims to run AI models across more chips

ZML opens up a free inference server that aims to run AI models across more chips

The French startup, backed by notable AI and startup figures, is releasing ZML/LLMD as a free way to explore faster inference across Nvidia, AMD, Google TPU, Apple Metal and Intel Arc hardware.

Automating AI Away

Automating AI Away

A blog post on Beagle SCM argues that the best way to use large language models in developer workflows may be to surround them with deterministic tools that steadily take over repetitive tasks.

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