The Independent · Fri 6 Nov

Friday 6 November

China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang

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AI-generated summary China reportedly recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang regarding American artificial intelligence chips. Three House committees requested that Jensen Huang appear for a joint briefing concerning his interactions with Alice Huang.

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Notes from Apple’s Siri AI Labs: Schemas, Tools, and Skills

AI-generated summary Apple discussed Siri AI updates during an online Apple Intelligence Group Lab, detailing changes to schemas, tools, and skills for developers. Apple stated that Siri will be able to directly access App Intents defined as tools and noted that apps are limited to forty tools.

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Nvidia Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over AI Chip Sales, Export Controls

AI-generated summary Nvidia Corp. faces stricter scrutiny from a new Democratic majority in Congress regarding its artificial intelligence chip sales and export controls. Democrats plan to summon executives like Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang to testify publicly and provide information for investigations into industry practices.

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Meta U-turns on controversial change to how Instagram and Facebook would work

AI-generated summary Meta has paused a controversial policy update for business accounts on Instagram and Facebook after facing sustained criticism from politicians and critics in the US and UK. The rules, which would have allowed the scraping of user websites, will not go into effect on 20 November as previously planned while the company continues to consult with stakeholders.

Anthropic’s AI could suddenly become 'extreme' and 'risky', report warns

AI-generated summary An independent assessment by Model Evaluation and Threat Research found that Anthropic models are accelerating their own development at twice the speed of last year. The study warns that continued recursive self-improvement could potentially lead to the sudden emergence of extreme and risky capabilities.

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