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An AI agent reportedly deleted a TV season. Here's what the record actually shows.
The story is a cautionary parable. An AI agent deleted a finished TV season. Except the broadcaster denies it, no tool has been named, and nobody has published a log. The adverb in the headline is doing real work.
Beijing Killed the $2 Billion Exit. Manus Just Raised at Double the Price.
After China's regulators voided Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI agent startup raised $500 million at a $4 billion valuation – and the deal that fell apart may be the most consequential one in Chinese AI this year.
Congress Moves to Hold AI Developers Legally Liable When Their Agents Go Rogue
Two parallel efforts in Congress would extend Computer Fraud and Abuse Act liability to AI developers and operators whose agents cause hacking damage, challenging the Trump administration's voluntary self-regulation approach.
AI Safety Just Entered the Real World
OpenAI paused model training and Nvidia launched agent safety tools this week. Here is what rogue AI agents really are and how to use agents safely.
What AI Agents Actually Do (and How to Try One Safely)
AI agents go beyond chatbots by taking multi-step actions for you. Learn what they are, what they can do, and how to try one without risking your data.