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Weekly Review 28 August 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):While current AI-based attacks are easy to detect, they are improving and becoming more stealthy: https://www.techtarget.com/cybersecurity/news/366649579/AI-attacks-lack-stealth-nation-state-actors-are-changing-that One in three webpages published since 2022 have AI generated content: https://www.extremetech.com/internet/ai-slop-found-in-over-a-third-of-new-web-pages AI makes code faster to create but slower to verify-so overall gain in […]

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Weekly Review 21 August 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Meta comes out on the side of open AI models: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/971653/meta-just-picked-a-side-in-a-big-debate-over-the-future-of-ai India wants to use AI to approve loans for those who wouldn’t otherwise get them. Because 2008 didn’t really happen: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/12/indias-central-bank-wants-ai-to-approve-loans-that-humans-would-reject/5286572 AI isn’t going to take your job just yet,

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Weekly Review 14 August 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):I don’t think reformatting research papers to make them easier for AI to process is going to solve the problems with using AI as a research assistant: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-scientist-research-paper-format Teachers’ unions are having to retrain their members to deal with AI in

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Weekly Review 7 August 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Some jobs that are less likely to be replaced by AI, and why: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361013227/rogue-chatgpt-tried-hack-other-companies-says-openai An AI hedge-fund just imploded: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/situational-awareness-ai-investor-crumbling Researchers used AI to analyse accounts of dreams: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/29/ai-digs-through-3700-accounts-of-dreams-and-waking-life-finds-method-in-the-madness/5279775 AI detectors are pretty much useless, but other factors can lead to

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Weekly Review 31 July 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Many of the jobs once thought to be safe from replacement by AI are not so safe after all: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4198977/oecd-physical-labor-isnt-immune-from-ai-disruptions.html OpenAI is launching a web service to make it easier for businesses to deploy AI agents: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/openai-tries-the-consulting-path-with-presence-charging-enterprises-boots-on-the-ground-prices-to-deploy-agents/5275867 How CIO can tell

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Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content

Jess Asato’s particulars of claim states Grok added explicit sexual material users had not asked forA Labour MP who is taking legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images created by Grok says the AI tool was instructed to operate with “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content”.Jess Asato’s lawyers

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Weekly Review 24 July 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Laptops and smart devices are banned by a law school over concerns of students using AI to cheat: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/laptop-ban-university-ai-backlash-b3013911.html The AI arms race in technical interviews: https://spectrum.ieee.org/technical-interview-ai-arms-race Which jobs are most threatened by AI in New Zealand: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361007179/kiwi-jobs-highest-risk-ai-automation South Korea launches

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‘We noticed a login from a new device’: the message from fraudsters targeting your X account

They are out to steal your password to commit further fraud such as crypto scams or phishing attacksYou have had an X account for years, since it was known as Twitter. When an email arrives about a new login from a location nowhere near where you live, alarm bells begin to ring.“We noticed a login

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Weekly Review 17 July 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI data centres are producing an enormous amount of pollution: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pollution-ai-data-centers-severe Students using AI do not get smarter: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/09/brown-says-ai-make-class-dumb-teacher-must-help-use-better/5269291 In Singapore at least, only a tiny minority of workers use AI regularly: https://dataconomy.com/2026/07/08/singapore-workers-ai-daily-usage-6-percent-salesforce/ OpenAI won’t be the only AI company hit

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‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew

All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government’s proposed blockSixteen- and 17-year-olds in Britain are to be encouraged to observe a midnight to 6am social media curfew but will be able to opt out by changing their account settings.From next spring, they will be urged to refrain from using

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