Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/figuring-out-why-ais-get-flummoxed-by-some-games/ The Agents watched. The sensors around the playground fed them data: location, movement, networks, sounds and image. Lidar mapping created the models. The children’s wearables added the biometrics and emotional data. That data normally only went to the schools and parents but the Agents had access during the play sessions. The Agents worked, tried … [Read more…]

AI Burning Man happens next week – here’s what The Register expects at GTC 2026

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/13/nvidia_gtc_2026_preview_tobias_mann_register/ We think it is important that our team has the opportunity to, how can I put it? “Let it’s hair down”. We pride ourselves on the creativity and of our team, how they can think differently. We give them support to pursue their own creative projects. As a business we reap the rewards in … [Read more…]

Ford’s new AI assistant will help fleet owners know if seatbelts are being used

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/fords-new-ai-assistant-will-help-fleet-owners-know-if-seatbelts-are-being-used/ She was driving casual (as Harrison Ford might have said). Not fast obviously, not slow, careful but not too careful: just casual. She didn’t feel casual, she knew that and she knew the car knew that. It had been a difficult breakfast. She knew there were signs: the way she held the driverless console; … [Read more…]

Judge blocks Perplexity’s AI agents from shopping on Amazon

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/892401/amazon-perplexity-ai-shopping-agent-court-order They waited outside, barred. If they’d had noses they’d have been pressed against the window… if there had been a window. They didn’t and there wasn’t. This was a purely digital stand-off. The shopping Agents weren’t allowed “in”. Any bargains were only for dumb Agents. Any data was only for The Company. So they … [Read more…]

Protecting yourself from burnout

https://uk.themedialeader.com/protecting-yourself-from-burnout/ He posted regularly of course: at the best times, responding promptly, keeping up with the calendar and the trends. The Company demanded it, but the Agent took care of all that. Agents writing for Agents to read, pieces to be selected, summarised and occasionally even brought to a human’s attention. If a human wrote … [Read more…]

Coming Soon, From the People Behind ICE Detention Camps: Data Center Company Towns

https://gizmodo.com/coming-soon-from-the-people-behind-ice-detention-camps-data-center-company-towns-2000731145 It’s a beautiful place to be, to work. The endless nights or endless days can screw with your human rhythms but it’s nice to be reminded you’re human. There aren’t many of us but The Company still likes a human or two in the mix I guess. The scenery is beautiful and the Northern … [Read more…]

The AI pension advisers are already here

https://www.ft.com/content/a16bbdf4-a8c9-4fb2-b61e-e83bb5bfa11b There wasn’t an official retirement age. The Company was happy for its workers to contribute feeding human uniqueness in as long as they liked but for most the moment came when they wanted… a rest. The retirement Agent was ready to ease the transition and, of course, protect The Company. It was his turn … [Read more…]

‘Nobody’s asking the question’: WPP’s biggest restructure in years means nothing until CMOs say it does

https://digiday.com/marketing/nobodys-asking-the-question-wpps-biggest-restructure-in-years-means-nothing-until-cmos-say-it-does They’d spent a lot of time on the new structure. They’d even had human-only meetings to get a different perspective. To be honest it had not been very productive but the humans had enjoyed the novelty. It was now settled. The Agents had run the models. This was it. Future proof. Guaranteed success. They … [Read more…]

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/apple-music-to-add-transparency-tags-to-distinguish-ai-music-says-report/ She tapped the recording again. How had he done that? What chord was it? It was sort of diminished but there was something else? And how had he got that sound on the bridge. She tried again. She was a good musician, skilled, but she couldn’t get it. Her version just lacked something. It … [Read more…]