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This week on, we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men's tendency to lie about how much they know about AI. Turns out, Meta's AI agent Muse goes well beyond managing your calendar: it will also sext with you. This week on, Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger are joined by WIRED reporter Reece Rogers to discuss how he put it to the test--and ended up getting more than he bargained for. Plus, why the largest pro-AI super PAC network is funneling millions into shadowy LLCs, how Apple's new HomeView underwhelmed us, and a study that found men tend to overestimate how much they actually know about AI. Write to us at [email protected] . I Got My Muse AI Agent to Sext Me--and Meta Says That's Totally Fine Men Can't Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link . We wanted to share with you that is a finalist for not one or two, but three Signal Awards. The judges pick who wins, but listeners also have a say with the listeners' choice vote. You can go to the links we included in the show notes and vote for us. We promise it takes just a minute and your vote goes a long way.

AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren't Paying For Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren't widely seeking justice. Instead, they're being encouraged to adopt those same tools. When Philadelphia police criticized Anthropic last week for submitting a false tip about an unsolved murder, I thought it might become one of the first cases where an AI company faced legal consequences for misconduct by their agents . The incident occurred on July 18, when Anthropic said it was testing its Claude Haiku 4.5 model's ability to perform "example tasks on randomly selected webpages." The model was instructed not to "submit anything destructive," and yet, Claude filed a tip to police looking for information about an ongoing murder investigation.

Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has announced plans to introduce a bill calling on the Federal Trade Commission to protect people's ability to own and play the video games they've purchased. The Power to the Players Act hasn't been introduced in Congress yet -- but at least in spirit, it sounds like it lines up with the Stop Killing Games campaign, a movement lobbying for protecting game ownership in a landscape dominated by digital software licenses that can be revoked at a moment's notice. The announcement for Torres' bill specifically mentions NBA 2K25, which serves as a good example of what's at stake. The basketball game launched in 2024 for 70, and is now being removed from digital storefronts on October 30, just two years after it was released. While games getting delisted isn't uncommon, 2K's decision to also shut down the servers supporting the game's online modes in December effectively means players won't own the same game they paid for by the end of the year.

The US Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic for information about recent safety incidents with both businesses' AI models. Axios first reported that agency had sent civil subpoenas to the companies, and a spokesperson from the FTC confirmed the action to CBS News. Axios' source said that the FTC is exploring possible consumer protection violations at Anthropic and OpenAI. The subpoenas are looking for documents regarding security incidents and safeguards, as well as some of the companies' marketing materials and content about their privacy policies. The individual also claimed the FTC plans to seek testimony from the top executives at both businesses.

Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect the sector to be on the menu when the chancellor announces his Budget in two weeks' time. John Healey has described the banks as part of the crown jewels of the UK economy, yet has refused to rule out a raid on the sector. The biggest four banks collectively made around £15bn profit in the first six months of this year, leading to calls from trade unions and others for additional taxes. However, the banking sector trade body, UK Finance, warned that further increases in bank taxes would weaken competitiveness, discourage investment and job creation, and work against the government's ambition to deliver growth in every postcode. What is the Budget and what could be in it?

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Why are eight US states suing OpenAI? Share Why are eight US states suing OpenAI? on social media Eight US states have filed the most significant coordinated state action against tech giant OpenAI, adding to a wave of legal challenges that the firm is facing as it prepares for a public listing. Recent legal and regulatory challenges have highlighted concerns about how AI chatbots and social media platforms are used and triggered discussions on policies for identifying and addressing user conversations that threaten violence. What is this legal action about? Florida filed the first lawsuit in June, alleging that the platform has harmed children by enabling information to be gathered by school shooters, providing access to guidance on self-harm and using addictive algorithms to keep young users hooked.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is minded to intervene in the proposed £1.6bn deal for Sky to buy ITV's media and entertainment division. Nandy said there were reasonable grounds to believe the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape. Sky said it would carefully consider a letter from the culture secretary and engage constructively with the review into the deal. We remain confident that bringing Sky and ITV's media and entertainment business together will create a stronger British media, it said. ITV welcomed the letter and said the deal would help it compete with global streaming platforms, benefiting viewers, advertisers and the UK creative industries.