GPT-NL: Netherlands builds its own AI language model to cut reliance on US tech giants

The Netherlands is building its own large language model, independent of major American AI providers. TNO writes that the project, called GPT-NL, is being developed by research institute TNO together with SURF and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). The Dutch government has allocated €13.5 million to the initiative through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. The project …

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AI will hit white-collar workers hardest, economist warns

Brookings Institution researcher Molly Kinder predicts a prolonged and painful period of AI-driven disruption that will hit knowledge workers far harder than blue-collar employees. Casey Newton reports for Platformer in an interview with Kinder, who is leaving Brookings to launch a new organization focused on solving what she calls the problems of the “AI transition.” …

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AI context windows are much smaller than advertised, developer warns

AI companies advertise ever-larger context windows for their language models, but a developer argues that the usable portion is far smaller than the marketed figures suggest. Garrit Franke writes in his blog Garrit’s Notes that effective model performance begins to degrade around 100,000 tokens, regardless of whether the advertised limit is 200,000, one million, or …

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Huawei launches HarmonyOS 7 with access to 2,000 AI agents

Huawei has unveiled HarmonyOS 7, a major update to its mobile operating system that connects users to more than 2,000 specialised AI agents. Iris Dengin reports for the South China Morning Post that the company positions the release as its entry into what it calls the “agent era.” Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s Consumer …

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Botsitting: Workers spend nearly a full day each week managing AI tools, study finds

White-collar workers spend an average of 6.4 hours per week managing AI tools rather than benefiting from them. Thibault Spirlet reports for Business Insider on a new study from Glean’s Work AI Institute, conducted with researchers from Notre Dame, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, which surveyed 6,000 full-time workers in the United States, the United Kingdom, …

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KPMG pulls report on AI after hallucinations undermine its credibility

KPMG has removed a report about artificial intelligence from its websites after multiple organizations named in the document said its claims were false. Anthony Ha reports for TechCrunch that the inaccuracies appear to stem from AI hallucinations, meaning the firm likely used AI to help produce a report about AI adoption. The report, titled “Redefining …

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Survey: AI security incidents rise as companies deepen integration

A new survey by device management company Jamf finds that companies using artificial intelligence extensively are significantly more likely to experience security incidents tied to that use. The survey polled 687 IT professionals and highlights a growing gap between how fast organizations adopt AI and how well they can govern it. Nearly three quarters of …

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Europe demands AI sovereignty after Anthropic shuts off access to top models

Anthropic’s sudden suspension of its most advanced AI models for non-American users has triggered alarm across Europe, with politicians from across the political spectrum calling for greater technological independence. The European Commission confirmed it is assessing the consequences of the move. The US company announced late on Friday that it had received a government directive …

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