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The UK government has announced a £1.1bn investment in AI hardware, aiming to foster domestic chip companies. Alongside this, new measures will compel big tech firms like Apple and Google to block child nudity online, with potential criminal liabilities for non-compliance. Future actions may include an under-16 ban on high-risk social media apps.
A new UK lab, Nerve Lab, is using AI and brain imaging to study how children consume media, aiming to develop tools for better content classification and personalized learning. Researchers are analyzing animated shows for features like pacing and color, and using fNIRS to understand children's math comprehension difficulties.
Anthropic has suspended its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, after US authorities raised security concerns. The company stated it was ordered to suspend foreign nationals from using the model, which it described as "too powerful." The suspension comes amid a separate lawsuit between Anthropic and the Trump administration over AI tool usage.
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Hackers accessed significant personal student and alumni data, including financial and personal details, from the University of Nottingham's Campus Solutions system. The university is investigating with regulatory bodies and has contacted affected individuals.
Anthropic launched Fable 5, its advanced AI model, restricting sensitive uses like cybersecurity and biology/chemistry queries to a lower-tier model. An unrestricted version, Claude Mythos 5, is available to select partners, including US government entities, via Project Glasswing.
