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Researchers are sounding fresh alarms about AI agents, warning that prompt injection attacks remain a serious and unsolved vulnerability. A new benchmark study found that as companies rush to deploy these systems publicly, bad actors can still manipulate agents by embedding malicious instructions into content they process — a flaw with real consequences at scale.
Meanwhile, the credibility problem inside AI-generated work is getting harder to ignore. A major report from consulting giant KPMG has been found riddled with AI hallucinations — fake citations and fabricated references that slipped through into a published document. It marks the second time GPTZero has flagged a high-profile professional report for AI-generated misinformation, raising pointed questions about oversight in enterprise environments.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of technology, media, and power, a tribunal backed by Peter Thiel is reportedly putting journalists on trial. The Hollywood Reporter details how the venture, funded by one of Silicon Valley's most influential figures, is using legal mechanisms to scrutinize reporters — a development press freedom advocates are watching with considerable unease.
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