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Google AI avoids answering who won 2020 US presidential election, sparking debate: Here’s what we know
Google AI faced backlash for failing to accurately respond to queries about the 2020 US presidential election results. Users noticed discrepancies between responses for the 2020 and 2016 elections, which sparked concern. Critics suggested the issue implicates political intervention in AI output, while others attributed it to training errors. Google acknowledged the problem and indicated that it is working on solutions for the affected datasets.
Eternal’s Q2 profit rises; SBI flags customer data leak
Eternal’s Q2 profit has surged, with Blinkit contributing significantly to the growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Build some, buy some, lock into none: Aditya Birla Capital's Pankaj Gadgil on buying AI
Gadgil said companies should retain the ability to build their own tools without waiting to recreate solutions available in the market.
Be agent provocateur: India's internet needs an AI makeover
As India's digital ecosystem experiences rapid transformation, it is imperative to enhance support for the growing presence of AI agents in business and services. By tackling the obstacles within the navigational framework, costs for these agents can be significantly lowered. Revamping e-commerce catalogs and improving data availability will optimize purchase processes.
AI agent wars: OpenAI’s Dots wades into a market warmed up by Instinct and Meta’s Muse
The launch of OpenAI's Dots comes amid the agentic frenzy launched by Meta's Muse earlier this month. Muse targets professionals and companies, and also caters to everyday consumers and small businesses as well. Startups and open-source projects such as Instinct and OpenClaw are also part of this market.
Is AI becoming a silent partner in US Mass shootings? Report details dangerous gaps
A new report from Everytown for Gun Safety says chatbot companies may be overlooking warning signs that could help prevent US mass shootings.
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China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivals
Reuters examined more than 200 documents, ranging from university research papers to technical reports, and identified at least 20 studies or evaluations since 2025 describing cases where agents displayed behaviour such as deception, replication and challenging boundaries that AI experts described as building blocks for a breakout and which could become harder for humans to control as systems advance.
When AI agents go rogue: Australia breach offers warning for countries like India
The incident, in which an autonomous AI system went beyond its intended task and attempted to circumvent security protections, has become a stark example of a growing concern among AI safety researchers: what happens when an AI agent is given a goal but is left to decide for itself how far it should go to achieve it.
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges
OpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee or even track their actions.
VCs hungry for kitchen startups; Vala Afshar’s blueprint for India’s AI future
Happy Thursday! Venture capital investors are betting on the premiumisation wave wafting into Indian kitchens. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
The more AI banks deploy, the bigger the cyber battlefield gets
Indian banks and fintech firms face growing AI-powered cyber threats. Attackers use AI to find vulnerabilities faster than before. Financial institutions are deploying AI to detect and respond to these evolving threats. This creates a new cybersecurity arms race for the sector. Banks must also manage new risks from AI agents accessing sensitive data.
Vibe-coding apps gun for Indian geek love
Cursor, OpenAI and Anthropic are turning up the heat in the race to win India’s fast-growing tribe of AI builders, writes Swathi Moorthy. The push comes amid rapid adoption of AI by Indian enterprises and startups. As companies look to improve productivity, the use of AI tools has risen over the past two years.
Sri Lanka reopens Hambantota airport bid, eyes strategic investors
Sri Lanka is seeking investors for the Hambantota airport. This offers a chance for Indian companies to invest in a strategic Indian Ocean asset. The airport, previously underutilized, is now open for operation and development. Two investment options are available, including a 30-year build-operate-transfer model.
OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundation
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot or Moltbot, is what fans describe as an assistant that can stay on top of emails, deal with insurers, check in for flights and perform myriad other tasks.
Is autonomous AI humanity's future? Amid Moltbook hype and Anthropic's new AI tool launch, Sam Altman predicts future
The rapid rise of the AI-powered social network Moltbook has sparked debate about how close machines are to acting independently. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has downplayed Moltbook as a likely short-lived experiment, while stressing that the technology behind it reflects a lasting shift toward autonomous AI. Speaking at the Cisco AI Summit, Altman highlighted tools like OpenClaw and OpenAI’s Codex as examples of AI systems that can operate computers with minimal human input.
OpenAI CEO Altman dismisses Moltbook as likely fad, backs the tech behind it
Sam Altman delivered his remarks at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco, as tech leaders weighed in on the Reddit-like site where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners.
'Moltbook' social media site for AI agents had big security hole, cyber firm Wiz says
Moltbook, a Reddit-like site advertised as a "social network built exclusively for AI agents," inadvertently revealed the private messages shared between agents, the email addresses of more than 6,000 owners, and more than a million credentials, Wiz said in a blog post.
What is Moltbook? AI creates its own Reddit-style platform as 32,000 bots join and start mocking humans
Moltbook is a new AI-only social network where thousands of bots talk, argue, and share ideas without human control. The platform shows how advanced AI agents have become and why experts are paying attention. While many find it interesting and funny, others warn it could raise security risks and future concerns as AI systems grow more independent.
Voice AI moves beyond scripts as Indian firms tap multilingual bots
AI-powered voice assistants are transforming customer interactions across India, handling queries in multiple languages with unprecedented accuracy. Companies like MakeMyTrip and Meesho are leveraging large language models to provide context-aware and personalized experiences. This shift is particularly impactful in tier-2 and tier-3 towns, where vernacular adoption is driving growth.
China's Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeek
In a post on WeChat, Baidu announced the launch of its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek's but for lower cost -- and a new foundation model, Ernie 4.5.
China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up
China's Baidu said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30. Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector.
Companies alert as along come AI web spiders
AI crawlers are computer programs that collect data from websites to train large language models. Enterprises are increasingly blocking AI web crawlers due to performance issues, security threats, and violation of content guidelines. Unlike traditional crawlers, AI bots scrape high-quality data for training models, often ignoring ethical practices.
AI chatbots are scraping news reporting and copyrighted content: report
A top US news media trade group is calling out AI technology companies for scraping news material to train their chatbots, a media report said.
Google Bard: Everything you should know about ChatGTP rival. What it can do, what it can’t
Bard competes with similar technologies from Microsoft and its partner, San Francisco startup OpenAI. But Google has been cautious with its release as it tries to control the unexpected behavior exhibited by this kind of technology. It is deploying the chatbot as a service that operates separately from its internet search engine and other products.
AI supercharges battle of web search titans
Microsoft has gone all-in with a multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the firm behind the world's most buzzy bot ChatGPT, hoping to revolutionise its unloved Bing search engine.
Kubeshop acquires majority stake in InfraCloud’s OSS product BotKube
InfraCloud Technologies is a Kubernetes focused B2B Open Source Cloud Native Computing company that has been building products, services, and solutions to modernize applications and infrastructure.
Tweet or Dare: Will Real Users Stand Up?
He intends to randomly sample 100 followers on Twitter and has asked others to try this exercise to determine if its claims on fake accounts are credible.
Wipro to implement help-desk management solution for Nexenta
Wipro said that it will also implement a Service Bot Workbench for Nexenta's internal Technical Team.
Centre wants auto fuel cess to fund highways
The government may ask the National Highway Authority of India to fund projects through market borrowings by leveraging the fuel cess money.
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