AI vendors' response to security flaws: It wasn't me
… "This is an explicit part of how MCP stdio servers work and we believe this design does not represent a secure default," the AI company told the researchers. …
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Google says it will let publishers opt out of AI overviews
Off-Prem Google says it will let UK publishers opt out of AI overviews One search engine switch to rule them all in Google's response to UK competition watchdog The UK's competition watchdog has published responses to its consultation over Google's strategic market status SMS covering search and se… …
Most chatbots will help plan school shootings: Study
… And only Claude consistently argued against taking violent action, pushing back in 76 percent of responses. …
Lovable denies data leak, cites 'intentional behavior'
… In X posts later on Monday the AI coding company first said it was "made aware of concerns regarding the visibility of chat messages and code on Lovable projects with public visibility settings," and added: "To be clear: We did not suffer a data breach." The company then went on to blame its docume… …
If AI agents mess up, there's nobody to sue
… "A lot of the current laws don't really lend themselves particularly easily, because it assumes always that a human or company is doing something and that's not true. …
Water company spins out homegrown AI after LLMs failed it
… Derek Bednarski, founder and CEO, told The Register in an email that when his company tried to use large language models for materials science research "they were confidently wrong in ways that cost us months." Bednarski said his company was trying to build a desalination product that was essential… …
Mercor says it was 'one of thousands' hit in LiteLLM attack
… While Mercor's statement didn't say how Lapsus$ gained access to its company data following the LiteLLM compromise, last week Wiz security researchers told The Register that "high-profile extortion groups like Lapsus$" were now working with the TeamPCP, the crew believed to be responsible for the T… …
Sycophantic behavior in AI affects us all, say researchers
… "Participants exposed to sycophantic responses judged themselves more 'in the right,'" the team said. …
Amazon rejects AWS climate disclosure proposal
… The company relies heavily on renewable energy credits RECs , according to the proposal, which asks whether the volume purchased will increase and whether enough will be available. Amazon's investors would benefit from analysis that explains how the company will tackle those concerns, it states. …
Perplexity Comet hurtling toward Amazon ban
… "Today, Amazon announced it does not believe in your right to hire labor, to have an assistant or an employee acting on your behalf," the company said in response to Amazon's litigation last November. …