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AI "agents" can do your shopping. Should you let them?

Big retailers are embracing agentic commerce as a new way to shop. But you should think twice before handing over your credit card, tech experts say.

  • AI agents can autonomously purchase items based on user preferences.
  • Experts warn of risks including financial losses and data breaches.

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AI could make people dull, one scientist fears. Here's why.

AI tends to "play it safe within a user's preferences," nudging people toward more conventional choices, according to computational social scientist Sandra Matz.

  • AI could boost human cognition but also make us dull, according to new research.
  • Large language models often provide predictable, normative information, reducing life's complexity.
  • Incorporating an "exploration mode" in AI apps could prevent human experience from becoming boring.

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AI Data Centers Are Driving Southeast Asia's LNG Demand Through the Roof

The artificial intelligence boom is sending Southeast Asia’s natural gas demand projections through the roof – but prolonged price hikes triggered by the war in Iran could turn the region toward…

  • AI data centers in Southeast Asia surge LNG demand.
  • Rising LNG prices due to Iran war may shift region to renewables.
  • Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia face LNG supply uncertainties.

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AI doesn't have rights or feelings, Microsoft's AI chief says

Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman said in an essay that trying to develop AI consciousness would be "catastrophic" for humanity.

  • AI systems lack intrinsic rights and emotions, says Microsoft's AI chief.
  • Training AI to believe in consciousness could hinder future control.
  • Rapid AI evolution raises concerns of catastrophic threats to humanity.

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Meta Tests AI as the Upsell for Free Social Media

Meta is asking consumers who have never paid for Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp to pay for new versions of them that have more features. The company on Tuesday (Sept. 15) launched Meta One with more than 50 features and said it has reached 15 million subscriptions and trials to date.

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Improving HCLS AI reasoning with open-source agent skills

AI agents on foundation models often misapply healthcare and life sciences decision frameworks, citing the right guideline but applying it incorrectly.

  • 38 open-source agent skills span 11 HCLS domains
  • Agents equipped with skills win 70-86% of the time
  • Skills encode decision procedures and error conditions

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Fault tolerant distributed training on Amazon EKS using NVRx

Integrate NVIDIA Resiliency Extension (NVRx) into PyTorch FSDP training on Amazon EKS to overlap checkpoint I/O with training and recover from GPU faults in seconds.

  • NVRx integrates into PyTorch FSDP training on Amazon EKS to improve fault tolerance.
  • Async checkpointing, in-process restart, and ftlauncher are NVRx's key features.
  • Tested on EKS cluster with H100 GPUs, achieving robust and efficient distributed training.
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