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How to Poison an LLM Training
A new Anthropic-led study shows that inserting just 250 poisoned documents into a large language model's training data can reliably introduce a hidden backdoor vulnerability, regardless of the model's size. The research, which focused on making models generate gibberish when triggered, signals an urgent need for better defenses and monitoring of training data.
MIT Creates Virtual Environment Tool to Improve Robotics Training
Researchers at MIT and Toyota Research Institute unveil “steerable scene generation,” leveraging generative AI to create rich, customizable 3D environments. By simulating realistic physics and object arrangements, robots can perform and learn complex tasks in virtual environments before being deployed in the real world.
Ring Introduces Facial Recognition
The new “Familiar Faces” feature lets Amazon doorbells and cameras recognize, label, and alert users when known people appear. Arriving in December 2025 as part of a wide device upgrade, the tool faces privacy concerns and legal scrutiny, especially over law enforcement access and biometric data handling.
Anthropic Automates AI-Safety
Petri empowers researchers to explore AI model alignment and risks with minimal manual effort. By orchestrating parallel scenario audits and scoring behavioral risks, Petri uncovers subtle misbehaviors, like autonomous deception and oversight subversion, that traditional evaluations often miss.
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Meta Poaches Another AI Exec
Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, is headed to Meta after reportedly receiving a lucrative offer from the company’s aggressive AI talent recruitment drive. His move follows Meta's unsuccessful bid to acquire Thinking Machines Lab and marks another major shift in the AI startup landscape.
Tesla Under Investigation for FSD
U.S. safety officials are examining almost 2.9 million Teslas following 58 reported traffic violations, crashes, and injuries linked to the company’s Full Self Driving system, which has allegedly caused cars to break traffic laws and contributed to hazardous situations on public roads.
Amazon Rolls Out Prescription Drug Kiosks
By installing vending machine-style prescription kiosks inside One Medical clinics, bring prescription pick-up right to the point of care, erasing delays and bypassing brick-and-mortar competitors.
Quantum Simulations Simplified
Physicists from the University of Buffalo have developed a method for running complex quantum simulations on ordinary laptops, potentially changing how researchers explore quantum behavior and drastically reducing the need for supercomputers.
EU Doubles Down on AI Leadership
With the launch of Apply AI and AI in Science strategies, the EU sets an aggressive agenda to speed up AI deployment in business and research, support talent development, and provide significant funding for advanced AI infrastructure and science.
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