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Stevie Bonifield

Stevie Bonifield

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    Defense contractors are already backing off on Claude.

    Companies that do business with the US military are pivoting away from Anthropic’s AI after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he was designating it a “supply chain risk” last week, CNBC reports. While Anthropic can still challenge the designation in court, defense companies say they’re abandoning Claude preemptively “out of an abundance of caution.”

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    Stevie Bonifield
    AI Wikipedia translations added hallucinated sources.

    A non-profit called Open Knowledge Association has been using AI to translate Wikipedia articles, leading to “hallucinations” that included incorrect, fabricated, replaced, and unrelated sources, 404 Media reports. Wikipedia editors are now placing restrictions on OKA translators, including blocking them if too many of their contributions are found with errors.

    Stevie Bonifield
    Stevie Bonifield
    Audible’s new subscription option is less expensive, but lacks a major perk.

    The new “standard” Audible subscription announced on Tuesday costs $8.99/month, compared to $14.95/month for the existing premium plan. Users on the standard plan get one audiobook each month, but unlike premium subscribers, don’t keep access to those audiobooks if they cancel their subscription.

    Correction: Audible’s “standard” tier does not issue audiobook credits.

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