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Tuesday 3 November

OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'

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AI-generated summary OpenAI announced its Grid Protectors Program to let future facilities reduce electricity consumption during emergencies and periods of high demand. The company states that families and small businesses should not be asked to subsidize a compute campus's electricity needs.

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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search

AI-generated summary Google announced that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. Google says schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search because AI features are integrated into the search engine.

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CrowdStrike's AI Kill Switch stops agents, not models

CrowdStrike's AI Kill Switch stops agents, not models

AI-generated summary CrowdStrike launched an AI Kill Switch on Tuesday that it says allows security teams to stop a misbehaving AI agent, prevent it from restarting, and cut off its network access. The new tool is part of Falcon Guardian, which is CrowdStrike's product for securing AI agents and is available now following the company's announcement in Barcelona.

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