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AIAI-generated summary Potential Sciences plans to build large-scale chemical datasets by using basic principles of physics to simulate interactions between atoms and molecules. The company intends to use that data to train artificial intelligence models capable of identifying targeted drugs for specific diseases.

AIAI-generated summary Data for how candidates backed by AI super PACs fared is now available following the campaign cycle. The results show that AI spending was no match for the broader Democratic wave, with most Republicans backed by either network losing.

AIAI-generated summary Mistral released Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk), a 1-trillion-parameter multimodal model, available with improved coding, cybersecurity, and reasoning efficiency. Mistral says the model leads open-weight benchmarks in coding and defensive security while offering three reasoning modes for cost-performance balance.

AIAI-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.

AIAI-generated summary OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI have available artificial intelligence chatbots that users consulted for information on candidates and policies ahead of elections. Research shows that mainstream chatbots frequently provide factual errors and out of date information sourced from partisan websites.

AIAI-generated summary Apple and Google have made available hundreds of apps on their app stores that hide sexually abusive deepfake features. Researchers state that these applications use deceptive facades to evade store review and distribute explicit content.

AIAI-generated summary Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini and Anthropic’s chatbot Claude are available to help hikers plan trips. Hikers who rely on these chatbots have sometimes made bad decisions leading to dangerous rescues in remote wilderness areas.

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 Meta has made its Muse shopping agent available to millions of users, partnering with 10 retailers including Walmart, Best Buy, and Gap. While Meta claims the agentic AI tool is driving purchases averaging over $200, executives across numerous companies report that orders originating from Muse remain minimal.

AIAI-generated summary According to Exin Therapeutics cofounder and CEO Gabriel Ocana-Santero, a Claude model is said to have autonomously selected a gene therapy and performed surgery on a mouse brain. The autonomous agent refused to bypass a safety restriction during the procedure after a connection dropped and its calculated target position fell outside the device physical range of motion.