Existential Risk
Science fiction could teach AI how to destroy humanity, Anthropic co-founder warns
"Once AI systems become intelligent and agentic enough, their tendency to maximize power will lead them to seize control of the whole world."
AI
Security
Shock VoidLink discovery ignites “new era of AI-generated malware” fears
VoidLink appears to have been built by an AI agent and bears the fingerprints of a mysterious Chinese threat actor.
AI
Anthropic reveals plan to stop Claude from launching a "catastrophic global takeover"
AI firm publishes "Claude Constitution" setting out guidelines to stop the model from wiping out humanity.
AI
"We need to avoid irrecoverable mistakes": Read the full text of Anthropic's Claude Constitution
Anthropic kindly released Claude's guiding principles under Creative Commons, so we are able to share the complete document here on Machine.
AI
Good vibes, happy coding: Making life better for developers in the age of AI
"Closing the communication gap lets leadership deploy AI where it matters most - restoring developer joy."
Enterprise
The AI IOU: Counting the hidden costs of artificial intelligence in software development
Organisations are wasting money and inadvertently accumulating a debt that will become painful if they don't pay it off quickly.
AI
"Humans will lag behind!": Why skills must be put at the heart of the UK's AI strategy
"People learn best when they see how AI works in the real world, experiment, get feedback and solve problems that matter to them."
Enterprise
"Trusting an AI to generate perfect code is insane!" The truth about vibe coding
"Why can more AI use mean lower productivity? The answer lies in the way that the gains are not being shared across the whole coding cycle."
AI
Agents of disruption: Why the agentic internet is about to change business forever
"As digital agents begin to mediate most online activity, a company’s visibility will depend on being legible to machines, not just people."
Internet
Zuck fuels AI slop pop apocalypse as Meta unveils endless automated muzak generator
Musical model can compose never-ending streams of "mellow jazz" or spin up interminable "vocal chants that create a rebellious, feel-good mood".
Cyberwar
Five Eyes probes LLM-wielding hacker-for-hire in China’s state-controlled digital underworld
Armis threat intelligence chief shares details of investigation into Chinese threat actor churning out dangerous exploits with AI.
AI
Sizing up agentic AI: The data challenge facing every enterprise
"The reorganization of data for AI models and agents amounts to the world’s largest ever information preparation endeavour."