Government websites and public services across Europe went offline this week as organisations reacted to two newly disclosed PHP vulnerabilities. The piece argues AI is speeding up the race between finding flaws and patching them.
A photo of an elderly couple in their underwear, supposedly robbed by rioters, was shared millions of times and exploited by the far right, but it had been generated by AI. The Paris prosecutor denies the robbery, and the image came from a site Next had listed as AI-generated for more than a year and a half.
Two critical flaws found in PHP show the growing cybersecurity risks posed by AI. An Anthropic executive warns that the next 18 months could be especially hard while companies adapt their defences.
Graylark, a US company that makes AI tools for law enforcement, has built software that can work out a home's address from photos taken inside it. The capability raises obvious privacy questions.
The events of the weekend of October 17 and 18 triggered a surge of manipulative content, from playful AI-generated fake pink panthers to more insidious rumours that Jewish-owned shops had been targeted.
Investigators looking for suspects in the looting of October 17 are relying on a tool built by a French startup. It sifts through large volumes of video footage to help identify those involved.