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Scale AI sues a former employee and Mercor, his current employer and one of Scale's key competitors, for allegedly stealing more than 100 confidential documents (Hayden Field/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-int

Scale AI still exists and it’s suing an ex-employee over corporate espionage
Scale AI filed a lawsuit Wednesday against its former employee, Eugene Ling, and his current employer, Mercor, which is one of Scale’s key competitors.

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/business/media/artificial-intelligence-death-threats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk8.s4-q.Slb8Z52_E…

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.

A Theoretical Framework of the Processes of Change in Psychotherapy Delivered by Artificial Agents
Arthur Bran Herbener, Malene Flensborg Damholdt
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02144

A Theoretical Framework of the Processes of Change in Psychotherapy Delivered by Artificial Agents
The question of whether artificial agents (e.g., chatbots and social robots) can replace human therapists has received notable attention following the recent launch of large language models. However, little is known about the processes of change in psychotherapy delivered by artificial agents. To facilitate hypothesis development and stimulate scientific debate, the present article offers the first theoretical framework of the processes of change in psychotherapy delivered by artificial agents.…

To reiterate: it's not that The vOICe vision BCI is so good, it's that invasive BCIs for (restoring) vision are often far worse than claimed (by Elon Musk and the likes) #BCI

Sentry: Authenticating Machine Learning Artifacts on the Fly
Andrew Gan, Zahra Ghodsi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00554 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.00554

Sentry: Authenticating Machine Learning Artifacts on the Fly
Machine learning systems increasingly rely on open-source artifacts such as datasets and models that are created or hosted by other parties. The reliance on external datasets and pre-trained models exposes the system to supply chain attacks where an artifact can be poisoned before it is delivered to the end-user. Such attacks are possible due to the lack of any authenticity verification in existing machine learning systems. Incorporating cryptographic solutions such as hashing and signing can m…

Digital Domination: A Case for Republican Liberty in Artificial Intelligence
Matthew David Hamilton
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00312 https://arxiv.org/pdf/…

Digital Domination: A Case for Republican Liberty in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize social and political life in unpredictable ways, raising questions about the principles that ought to guide its development and regulation. By examining digital advertising and social media algorithms, this article highlights how artificial intelligence already poses a significant threat to the republican conception of liberty -- or freedom from unaccountable power -- and thereby highlights the necessity of protecting republican liberty when integ…

Flaw or Artifact? Rethinking Prompt Sensitivity in Evaluating LLMs
Andong Hua, Kenan Tang, Chenhe Gu, Jindong Gu, Eric Wong, Yao Qin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01790 https://

Flaw or Artifact? Rethinking Prompt Sensitivity in Evaluating LLMs
Prompt sensitivity, referring to the phenomenon where paraphrasing (i.e., repeating something written or spoken using different words) leads to significant changes in large language model (LLM) performance, has been widely accepted as a core limitation of LLMs. In this work, we revisit this issue and ask: Is the widely reported high prompt sensitivity truly an inherent weakness of LLMs, or is it largely an artifact of evaluation processes? To answer this question, we systematically evaluate 7 L…

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact (Anthony Salvanto/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-negativity-economy-job-market-artificial-intelligence/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251002/p119#a251002p119

Analyzing Reluctance to Ask for Help When Cooperating With Robots: Insights to Integrate Artificial Agents in HRC
Ane San Martin, Michael Hagenow, Julie Shah, Johan Kildal, Elena Lazkano
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01450

Analyzing Reluctance to Ask for Help When Cooperating With Robots: Insights to Integrate Artificial Agents in HRC
As robot technology advances, collaboration between humans and robots will become more prevalent in industrial tasks. When humans run into issues in such scenarios, a likely future involves relying on artificial agents or robots for aid. This study identifies key aspects for the design of future user-assisting agents. We analyze quantitative and qualitative data from a user study examining the impact of on-demand assistance received from a remote human in a human-robot collaboration (HRC) assem…

Online harassers are using AI tools to create more realistic death threats, posting hyper-realistic AI-generated images and sounds to social media platforms (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/202…

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.