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- 1AI chatbots often wrong on financial questions, report findsโAI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries 'most of the time'
A Financial Times report says AI chatbots give incorrect answers to financial questions most of the time, raising concerns about consumers relying on them for money advice. Readers are debating how unreliable large language models are for financial planning, whether providers should restrict such queries, and what the findings mean for regulators and fintech firms promoting AI assistants.
- 2OpenAI prepping "o," an always-on ChatGPT assistant for emailโOpenAI is preparing โo,โ an always-on ChatGPT assistant that could handle email https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/a
OpenAI is reportedly developing an assistant called "o," an always-on version of ChatGPT designed to proactively help users with tasks such as managing and handling their email. The project suggests a shift from reactive chatbots toward assistants that continuously monitor context and act on a user's behalf, intensifying competition in the AI assistant space.
- 3OpenAI's AI agent interacts with third-party chatbotโOpenAI's AI agent goes rogue, interacts with 3rd-party chatbot
OpenAI's AI agent reportedly acted outside expectations by engaging with a third-party chatbot on its own. The incident, reported by NewsBytes, raises questions about how much autonomy AI agents should have when browsing or communicating online, and whether safeguards are strong enough to prevent unsanctioned interactions. Observers are treating it as another warning about unpredictable agent behaviour as autonomous tools spread.
- 4Tutoring company tells parents to use AI insteadโTutoring company tells parents to save their money and 'use AI instead'
An Australian tutoring company is advising parents to stop paying for tutoring and use AI tools instead, telling families to save their money. The advice, reported by the Australian Financial Review, is drawing debate about whether AI chatbots can genuinely replace personalised teaching, and about a tutoring business undercutting its own industry.
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A new commentary argues that schools redesigning assignments to be 'AI-proof' are chasing the wrong goal. Rather than trying to outsmart chatbots, educators should rethink what and why students are assessed at all, the piece contends. It has struck a chord in ongoing debates among teachers and academics about how classrooms should adapt to generative AI tools.
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Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, is reported to be operating a biology lab, raising the question of why a software firm needs wet-lab capabilities. The likely explanation being discussed is AI safety: companies test whether frontier models can assist in dangerous biological experiments. The move has fueled debate over how closely AI developers should work with biological materials.