The Verge

Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human

Human verification ‘will be rare and will not apply to most users,’ according to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. Human verification ‘will be rare and will not apply to most users,’ according to Reddit CEO ...
The New York Times

A.I. Agents: They’re Fun. They’re Useful. But Don’t Give Them the Credit Card.

New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble. A Vals AI employee using Claude Code to debug A.I. agents.Credit...Video by Manuel Orbegozo ...
protos

Netflix reveals main cast for upcoming FTX series

Netflix has rounded out the main cast of its upcoming FTX collapse drama The Altruists, revealing six actors who have been chosen to appear alongside Julia Garner’s Caroline Ellison and Anthony ...
CNN

Meta just bought the social network for AI bots everyone’s been talking about

Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots. Meta has acquired Moltbook, the social media network where AI agents interact ...
Los Angeles Times

A new delivery bot is coming to L.A., built stronger to survive in these streets

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The rolling robots that deliver groceries and hot meals across Los Angeles are ...
IGN

Astro Bot Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet on PS5, But the Deal Won't Last Long (Updated)

Update: Astro Bot is now out of stock at Amazon, but Walmart has price-matched the deal. The original article continues below. This is 45% off its full list price of $59.99, but more importantly, it ...
Inc

A Surge of Strange Bot Traffic From China Has Website Owners Alarmed. Here’s What It Means for Your Data

Website owners are reporting a sharp spike in the number of bots visiting their platforms in recent months. While the bots’ function is unclear, experts say they could represent an attempt to scrape ...
Wired

A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web

From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China. When he first noticed the traffic spike, Quintero ...
The Conversation

Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy

In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform’s data, my colleagues and I looked for signs of social bot accounts ...
Fast Company

An AI agent just tried to shame a software engineer after he rejected its code

Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software maintainer after he rejected its code contribution. It might be the first ...
Business Insider

Death isn't the end: Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave

If you could set your Instagram page to keep posting after you die, would you? Meta was granted a patent that would use AI to train a bot to keep post-mortem accounts active. A Meta spokesperson said ...