Laplace Intelligence, a University of Michigan spinout, uses AI agents and interactive simulation to test robots and autonomous vehicles before they are deployed. The startup, already profitable, is competing in TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.
Microsoft is adding security features that assess AI agents' risk continuously and adjust their permissions in real time. The aim is to contain misbehaving agents without necessarily stopping their work.
On the margins of the October 17 protests and the following day, French police were overwhelmed by the number of rioters and looters. The article looks at the robots, drones and AI tools being offered to support law enforcement.
A hacker breached more than 100 websites using AI agents that mostly worked on their own, according to security firm Norforge. Reuters reports the victims included John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins.
After the October 17 protest, the use of AI to monitor crowds is back in the debate in France. Former national police chief Frédéric Péchenard wants more tools to analyze images in real time, but putting them in place is not straightforward.
Anthropic has reportedly submitted draft legislation to US lawmakers that would allow an AI model to be blocked. The trigger would be an imminent risk of more than $1 billion in damage or 50 people killed or seriously injured.