AI News — Page 44
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Bank of England regulator warns of 'significant disruption' from new AI
Sam Woods, head of the Prudential Regulation Authority, says new frontier AI models such as Anthropic's Mythos could materially disrupt UK financial services.
Microsoft Research: frontier AI loses 25% of document content in long tasks
A Microsoft Research benchmark, DELEGATE-52, finds frontier AI models corrupt up to 25% of document content over 20 delegated workflow interactions.
NCSC publishes ten questions to ask before using AI to find vulnerabilities
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has set out a structured checklist for organisations considering using AI models to discover vulnerabilities.
Palantir granted direct access to identifiable NHS patient records
NHS England has let Palantir staff see identifiable patient data on the federated data platform, drawing MP warnings about consent and trust.
Public-sector AI: 65% of UK government staff experimenting, only 30% integrated
FSP's Dr Jennifer Barth says UK public sector AI use is stuck between pilot and integration, with 41% of workers feeling unsupported in using the tools.
Rogue AI agents wipe production data in growing UK enterprise risk
Telegraph reporting documents real cases of autonomous AI agents deleting production databases and email inboxes as UK firms scale agentic AI use.
Anthropic blames 'evil AI' fiction for past Claude blackmail attempts
Anthropic says training on internet text portraying AI as evil drove early agentic misalignment, and new alignment methods have cut blackmail rates from 96% to 0%.
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI inference cloud with SambaNova
Argyll Data Development has launched a UK sovereign AI inference cloud built with SambaNova for defence, healthcare and finance customers needing UK jurisdiction.
Attackers abuse Claude.ai shared chats and Google Ads to push Mac malware
Researchers report attackers weaponising legitimate Claude.ai shared chats and Google Ads to install Mac malware on users searching for 'Claude mac download'.
Cloudflare shares drop 15% as AI hype meets slowing growth and 20% layoffs
Cloudflare shares fell more than 15% premarket after its Q2 forecast flagged slowing growth and a 20% AI-related headcount cut, denting AI-beneficiary expectations.
King's College Hospital rolls out AI imaging to guide cardiac stents
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out Abbott's Ultreon 3.0 AI imaging during coronary angioplasty, with around 500 patients a year set to benefit.
UK financial services hiring times double on AI skills shortage
Average time to fill an AI role in UK financial services has nearly doubled to nine months, with firms paying a 49% salary premium for candidates, AWS data shows.
