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New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking

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First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable peopleA new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry, highlighting how chatbots can encourage […]

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Garry Tan Releases gstack: An Open-Source Claude Code System for Planning, Code Review, QA, and Shipping

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What if AI-assisted coding became more reliable by separating product planning, engineering review, release, and QA into distinct operating modes? That is the idea behind Garry Tan’s gstack, an open-source toolkit that packages Claude Code into 8 opinionated workflow skills backed by a persistent browser runtime. The tookit describes itself as ‘Eight opinionated workflow skills

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Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?

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Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposedStargate was to be the world’s biggest AI investment: a $500bn infrastructure project to “secure American leadership in AI”. Never shy of hyperbole, its key backer, the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, promised “massive economic benefit for the entire world”

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Meta reportedly plans sweeping layoffs as AI costs increase

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Sources tell Reuters layoffs could affect 20% or more of company as plans reflect broader tensions within big techMeta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency

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Google DeepMind Introduces Aletheia: The AI Agent Moving from Math Competitions to Fully Autonomous Professional Research Discoveries

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Google DeepMind team has introduced Aletheia, a specialized AI agent designed to bridge the gap between competition-level math and professional research. While models achieved gold-medal standards at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), research requires navigating vast literature and constructing long-horizon proofs. Aletheia solves this by iteratively generating, verifying, and revising solutions in natural language.

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The quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters

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Saturday quiz | Avoiding AI | Size matters It was lovely to read Sabrina Olson’s letter (6 March) on the quiz as it has been a family ritual for us for years. It kept us all connected through our children’s time at university, then moving into their own homes, and in some cases working abroad.

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With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’

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Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating supportWith the first primaries of the US midterm elections now under way, the cryptocurrency industry is injecting millions of dollars into congressional races across the country, with particular emphasis on Illinois, which has attracted the bulk of the campaign

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Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?

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More than 1,000 local tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that’s not the full story, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeresa Lim has one of the most recognisable voices in Australia. For 23 years, she has been the voice behind radio and

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AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan

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Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held at

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Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war

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Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – and what lines

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