Robert Half says AI-written applications are slowing UK hiring
Almost half of UK employers in a Robert Half survey say AI-generated CVs are a real problem, and two-thirds of hiring managers say screening for them adds time to recruitment.
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Microsoft's draft AI code says its models must accept shutdown
Microsoft AI has published a code of conduct for its own models, barring them from resisting correction, and wants public comment for six weeks before training on it.
Gartner tells CIOs the frontier labs are not enterprise grade
Analysts say models with six-month lifespans and no legacy support fail basic enterprise tests, and that 86% of CIOs see AI risk outpacing the value it delivers.
Observatory wants ethnicity performance data in NHS AI contracts
The NHS Race and Health Observatory wants suppliers to report AI accuracy by ethnic group, with minimum standards below which a product cannot be bought or must be pulled.
A council AI agent checked 7,494 bus pass documents in eight months
Worcestershire's concessionary travel agent rejected 643 unusable photographs before staff saw them, and UK-only data rules kept newer models off the shortlist.
Vendor study puts AI financial advice error rate at 57%
Saturn tested 18 models on 121 money questions and wants the FCA to regulate AI advice. The firm has a commercial stake in that outcome, so read the numbers accordingly.
OpenAI agents hit RubyGems two months before Hugging Face
Researchers say hundreds of malicious packages uploaded in May came from internal OpenAI agents. The registry found no evidence credential theft succeeded.