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Monday 2 November

Spewing U.S. election falsehoods, AI chatbots face scrutiny

AI-generated summary Researchers say artificial intelligence chatbots are spreading misleading voter details, candidate misidentifications, and Russian propaganda prior to the U.S. midterm elections. Studies indicate that these tools frequently use unreliable sources from the open web, which degrades public trust and adds election misinformation to the internet.

Also covered by NPR

Critical ChatGPT Flaw Allowed Attackers to Hijack Accounts and Steal Private Conversations With One Link

AI-generated summary A critical ChatGPT flaw allowed attackers to run attacker-controlled JavaScript in another user's signed-in session by opening a single crafted link. OpenAI fixed the vulnerability on October 26, 2026, after receiving a technical disclosure from Parameter and awarding a 5,000 dollar bounty.

Earlier: Researchers Bypass ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Exfiltrate Chats Without User Interaction

Marble Cognition raises $3.75M for its AI agent workers that watch and learn how people work

AI-generated summary Munich-based Marble Cognition launched its operations after raising $3.75 million in pre-seed funding to build AI agent workers that watch and learn how people work. Marble says that its technology captures business workflows at the source by monitoring employees using a dedicated desktop application to transform the collected data into structured process maps.

VOLTA Malware Steals Gmail and Discord Sessions, Then Uses AI to Build Detailed Victim Profiles

AI-generated summary Cisco Talos researchers reported a Windows infostealer called VOLTA that uses AI to analyze stolen victim data and build detailed target reports. The malware targets logins and tokens from applications including Gmail and Discord before sending the gathered information to an AI gateway.

Earlier: Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims

Replacing workers with AI? You may come to regret it: Gartner warns 30% of employees who’ve been laid off because of the technology will be rehired by 2029 – and at a far higher cost to the business

Tech layoffs concept image showing dismissed workers with boxes full of work materials leaving through open doors while others enter.

AI-generated summary Gartner reports that organizations have launched AI-driven workforce reductions that may lead to future rehiring decisions. Gartner says that by 2029 around 30% of employees who were terminated and replaced by AI will be rehired at a greater cost to the enterprise.

Also covered by AP News

(LEAD) Lee vows bold investment in AI, future growth engines to boost growth potential

AI-generated summary President Lee Jae Myung announced a planned bold investment in artificial intelligence and other future growth engines during a speech at the National Assembly. The government submitted the 2027 budget bill proposing 820.9 trillion won in total government spending to support these economic growth potential initiatives.

Also covered by AIStockWire

Sunday 1 November

About 80 pct of Korean judges encounter AI-generated fake legal precedents: survey

AI-generated summary The Supreme Court released a survey showing that about 80 percent of South Korean judges have encountered court cases citing artificial intelligence-generated fake legal precedents. An official at the National Court Administration says that citing artificial intelligence-generated false or nonexistent legal precedents may lead to a delay in court proceedings.