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AIAI-generated summary Schwarz Digits and Bull have announced plans to develop an independent European artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure ecosystem to target sovereignty gains for enterprises across the region. Schwarz Digits says the memorandum of understanding will provide organizations operating in regulated and strategic sectors with a dedicated sovereign artificial intelligence architecture.

AIAI-generated summary Security researchers have released details about a technique known as memory poisoning, which allows attackers to inject malicious or misleading memory items into an artificial intelligence assistant's persistent memory layer. Forcepoint states that the aim of these attacks is to trick artificial intelligence agents into producing false information, creating a persistent risk that can repeatedly output flawed data across future sessions.

AIAI-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.

AIAI-generated summary National Grid plans to build Britain’s biggest electricity substation on Teesside after purchasing 73 acres of land at Dorman Point. Matt Pearce says the deal will support the growth of artificial intelligence and digital technologies while enabling regional economic development.

AIAI-generated summary Cisco Talos researchers released findings showing that hackers have started adding artificial intelligence functionality into a new strain of infostealer malware named Volta-Autodoxer. Cisco Talos says the malware compiles stolen data into a dossier and uses commercial large language models to profile victims and quickly surface high-value targets.

AIAI-generated summary Alibaba Cloud launched its first public cloud region in the Netherlands with two new data centers in Amsterdam. Alibaba Cloud says the new infrastructure will help deliver resilient low-latency services and support local data processing needs.

AIAI-generated summary The institution where Alan Turing first addressed the topic of artificial intelligence rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot access to 65,000 staff. New research from Gartner indicates that just 3% of organizations have been able to achieve desired cost savings through productivity gains.

AIAI-generated summary Chancellor John Healey announced an inaugural budget including a funding package to support British artificial intelligence development, security, and skills capabilities. The package allocates funds toward the AI Security Institute, the National Cyber Shield, and the Sovereign AI Fund to support UK companies.

AIAI-generated summary Amazon released a memo telling software development engineers and software development managers that not every task needs artificial intelligence tooling. Terk Terkowitz says that our most prolific engineers have demonstrated that neither the developer role nor their output is defined by the use of artificial intelligence.

AIAI-generated summary OpenAI released ChatGPT, which kickstarted the explosion of generative AI and brought hidden costs related to governance for many enterprises. ISG says that when AI governance is not built into the project from the start, it can add months to the project rollout.