News reporting focused on AI and machine learning, covering the companies behind these technologies, their real-world applications, and the ethical concerns they raise. This includes areas like generative AI (large language models, text-to-image and video), speech tech, and predictive analytics.
Security firm PromptArmor disclosed a vulnerability in Atlassian's AI agent Rovo that allows attackers to steal sensitive data from Jira and Confluence via hidden white-on-white text in PDFs. The indirect prompt injection attack requires no user confirmation and leaves no visible traces. Atlassian has not responded to the disclosure, leaving the vulnerability unfixed as of August 2026.
Tucker Bryant, a former Google project manager, launched ChatTJB, a chatbot that is actually a human. The art project, which costs $6,000 for a San Francisco billboard, has fielded over 30,000 queries, highlighting how easily people defer to AI. Bryant personally types every reply, aiming to provoke reflection on our relationship with technology.