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ChinaTalk 2 months ago 14 ● 3 sources
ChinaTalk is running a contest to crowdsource evaluation protocols for frontier AI models used in diplomatic and national-security decision-making. The submission deadline is September 1st. As a result, proposals will be used to create concrete evals that show what models are useful for, where they fail, and how their behavior changes over time, with judge input from listed researchers and labs.
Rest of World 2 months ago 25
China’s July 15 AI companionship rules led ByteDance to shut down Doubao’s AI agent feature and also prompted Alibaba and Tencent to remove similar companion features. The rules require companies to remind users every 2 hours that they are speaking with AI. Companies now have to modify or disable emotionally interactive companion tools, while some standalone apps keep operating with added identity/age checks and tighter controls.
The Verge 2 months ago 53
Boeing is selling three eVTOL-related subsidiaries to Archer Aviation while taking an undisclosed stake in the company. The deal covers Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu. Boeing will share technology with Archer and keep access to Wisk’s autonomous flight systems for its next-gen commercial and defense projects.
Sifted 2 months ago 9 ● 2 sources
DeepMind’s shakeup is making the UK’s claim of having the most important AI ecosystem outside the US and China look less secure. The article mentions the year 9391 as part of the reported context. As a result, attention shifts to whether UK AI ambitions can hold up despite the change at DeepMind.
Sifted 2 months ago 7 ● 2 sources
Sir Demis Hassabis was announced to move into a leadership role at Alphabet as chair and chief scientist, drawing attention to the implications for the UK’s AI ecosystem. The announcement landed last week. UK stakeholders argue the shift makes DeepMind’s future more critical because it affects where major AI talent and influence remain concentrated.
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18 October 2026
The day’s biggest thread wasn’t better models—it was better fences. U.S. banks and brokerages are increasingly blocking outside AI agents from logging into customer accounts and moving money, with Charles Schwab reporting agents are stopped “in the tens and twenties each week.” Schwab’s workaround is telling: outside agents may view balances and run analyses, but transaction access is tightened via Schwab’s own MCP servers, pushing transfers back toward in-house assistants or human approval. That sits alongside new legal pressure too—at least eight states sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT helps “cyberhacking agents” and harms children while deceiving adults, with OpenAI saying it will keep improving child safety and reviewing misaligned models.
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