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technology15 days ago•3 min saved

Personal AI Agents Face Security Backlash as Users Report Hallucinations and Breaches

Early adopters of autonomous AI agents report serious reliability and security failures, including unauthorized access to login credentials, fabricated personal data, and suspicious login attempts. While Meta’s Muse and startup Instinct offer convenient task automation, these incidents highlight the risks of granting AI broad access to digital lives. The industry faces a growing 'agent war' as platforms like Amazon block third-party agents, forcing a reckoning over data ownership and trust.

via businessinsider.com|

#ai-agents #cybersecurity #data-privacy

technology17 days ago•14 min saved

Instinct vs Muse: A 23-Year-Old Startup Challenger in the AI-Assistant Race

23-year-old Noah Shinn, a Northeastern dropout, launched Instinct—an invite-only AI personal assistant that has gone viral and raised about $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation—putting it in direct competition with Meta’s Muse. Built on high-level AI-agent research and a Reflexion-learning approach from Shinn’s undergraduate work, Instinct aims to actually get things done (booking hotels, canceling subscriptions, etc.), illustrating how a nimble startup can challenge Big Tech in the AI-agent race despite Meta’s vast resources. The rivalry, funding dynamics, and ongoing comparisons to Town and other investors underscore the high-stakes, fast-moving nature of AI development.

via Business Insider|

#ai-agents #instinct #meta-muse

technology7 months ago•8 min saved

AMD and Meta Expand AI Compute Pact to 6 GW of Instinct GPUs

AMD and Meta have broadened their multi-year partnership to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs across multiple generations, beginning with a MI450-based GPU on the Helios rack-scale architecture for Meta’s AI workloads, with shipments for the first gigawatt due in the second half of 2026; the deal also deepens collaboration on 6th‑Gen EPYC CPUs codenamed Venice (and Verano) and expands a performance-based stock warrant of up to 160 million shares tied to milestones, aligning silicon, systems and software roadmaps to accelerate global AI infrastructure deployment.

via AMD|

#amd #epyc-venice #instinct

markets7 months ago•5 min saved

AMD’s AI-Fueled Data Center Boom Stokes Bull Case Amid Selloff

AMD delivered a record 2025 data-center quarter driven by EPYC and Instinct GPUs, with broad strength across gaming and client segments; while Q1 guidance was seen as a temporary ceiling, management signaled a strong second half as new MI350 and Venice CPUs ship, supporting a bullish view as 2026–27 earnings rise and the stock remains attractively valued for an AI compute leader.

via TipRanks|

#ai #amd #data-center

animal-news3 years ago•2 min saved

Determined dogs trek miles to reunite with owners.

Cooper, a Labrador retriever, walked nearly 40 miles to his original home after being surrendered to a dog pound by his family and rehomed to live with a new owner. The dog relied on his instinct to guide himself to the place he originally thought of as his home, without any known human assistance and without being given any meal. Cooper's new owner was in disbelief when he returned home after vanishing for 27 days and praised the incredible help he received during the search.

via USA TODAY|

#animal-news #dog #homecoming