AWS’s New Agentic Tools Trail Rivals, but Respond to Real Problems
With its latest AI tools and products, the vendor showed it is listening to its customer base even while it fails to offer novelty in the market.
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Depending on AI can also potentially decrease the ability to discern misinformation, research says A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the latest research to find that relying too much on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, and potentially decrease our ability to discern misinformation for ourselves. As AI tools are becoming more sophisticated and accessible, manipulated images and misleading headlines are becoming more common. AI can be part of the solution, and has proved useful in helping users identify fake content – but there’s a cost to using it this way, the new research suggests. An over-dependence on AI to help figure out what’s real on the internet can lead to trouble making those judgments. Continue reading...
Read full articleWith its latest AI tools and products, the vendor showed it is listening to its customer base even while it fails to offer novelty in the market.
Kraken has released an open-source CLI and MCP server that lets developers connect trading commands to AI tools, with live-order security caveats.
According to the latest Pew Research poll, 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, but 63 percent think the tech is advancing too quickly. Overall, use of AI chatbots has increased dramatically since 2024, when only 33 percent reported using them. Specifically, ChatGPT's usage has doubled since 2023, with 44 percent of respondents saying they've used it. But opinions remain negative, with only 16 percent saying that AI will have a positive impact on society. Interestingly, it's the younger generations who both report using AI more and who are inclined to have a more pessimistic view. 66 percent of Americans betw … Read the full story at The Verge.
There are concerns about artificial intelligence’s risks to kids’ learning and critical thinking, and tech companies are pushing to get chatbots into schools.
Coinbase unveiled tokenized stocks, options, AI tools and new finance products as it expands its push to become an everything exchange. The post Coinbase expands everything exchange push with tokenized stocks and AI tools appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
News consumers worldwide are increasingly turning to social media and video platforms for information, overtaking traditional outlets for the first time, according to a Reuters Institute report. The study warns that shifting habits, driven by younger audiences and AI tools, are reshaping the global news industry and threatening old media business models.
State Information Technology Services officials said the enterprise agreement lowers costs, simplifies acquisition and expands access to AI tools and training for more than 130,000 state employees.
As the state accelerates the use of artificial intelligence in government, more than 50 state agencies, boards and offices now report using AI tools, prompting questions about transparency and oversight.