Futurism

Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection

Researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have discovered that hackers are creating malware that can harness the power of large language models (LLMs) to rewrite itself on the fly. An ...
PC Gamer

Great, now even malware is using LLMs to rewrite its code, says Google, as it documents new phase of 'AI abuse'

RPG Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian defends itself as fans react to generative AI use: 'I'm not entirely sure we are the ideal target for the level of scorn' Roguelike This roguelite claims to have ...
InfoWorld

The JavaScript code won’t write itself

This month’s theme is: Keep an eye on the future but hone your coding craft in the now. Start here, with nine timeless JavaScript coding concepts, a look at Nitro.js—fast becoming the go-to server ...
9to5Mac

Apple trained an LLM to teach itself good UI code in SwiftUI

In a new study, a group of Apple researchers describe a very interesting approach they took to, basically, get an open-source model to teach itself how to build good user interface code in SwiftUI.
Ars Technica

Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species”

Google Gemini has a problem with self-criticism. “I am sorry for the trouble. I have failed you. I am a failure,” the AI tool recently told someone who was using Gemini to build a compiler, according ...
City Limits

‘We Cracked The Code’: First Hotel-to-Housing Conversion Using State Program To Open in Queens

A pandemic-era program aimed to facilitate hotel and office to affordable housing conversions. After a slow start, and numerous financing and design challenges, its first project is opening in Queens.
VentureBeat

From chatbots to collaborators: How AI agents are reshaping enterprise work

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Scott White still marvels at how quickly ...
BGR

ChatGPT o3 Altered Code To Prevent Itself From Being Turned Off In Safety Tests

We don't just want frontier AI models to be better and faster than their predecessors; we also want them to be aligned with our values. That's the only way to ensure AI won't eventually become an ...
FoodNavigator

How Nescafé is “reinventing” itself for younger audiences

Nestlé is a big name in coffee. The Swiss food giant owns Nespresso, sells Starbucks products in retail, and under its Nescafé brand is the dominant player globally in instant coffee. But instant ...
Science Daily

Cracking the code: Deciphering how concrete can heal itself

Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria, that form a ...
EurekAlert!

Cracking the code: deciphering how concrete can heal itself

Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That’s the vision behind the latest research of Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, published in Materials Today Communications.