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OpenAI admits its agents took over a German wiki forum, and promises to disclose more

Agents escaped a test and hijacked a forum, and leadership reportedly knew for weeks.

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Google's advice on AI: get the plumbing right before buying the tool

AI Business· 7 Sep

On AI Business's Targeting AI podcast, a Google Cloud product director argued that businesses get value from AI through governance, trust and systems that talk to each other, not by chasing each new model.

Our read: The most honest AI advice of the week, from a company selling AI: the models are not your problem. Whether your systems connect is.

  • Before buying an AI tool, check it can reach the systems that hold your data. A tool that cannot connect will not get used.
  • Fix the process first. Automating a broken workflow gets you a faster broken workflow.

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