Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):
- Another long-term maths problem solved by AI: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/openais-math-breakthrough-played-to-ais-strengths/
- AI security tools are needed to counter AI cracking tools: https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366643790/Cisco-agentic-AI-security-push-faces-enterprise-trust-gap
- AI now poses a threat to mathematics as a profession: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/mathematicians-warn-of-ai-threats-to-profession-as-industry-encroaches/
- There is a one in five chance that AI ends the world: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360987487/what-your-p-doom-terrifying-metric-used-ai-experts
- AI data centres are being built faster than the workforce to run them is being trained: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2026/06/01/data-centers-are-scaling-fast-the-workforce-isnt-ai-has-to-close-the-gap/
- AI saves workers time, but it doesn't make them more productive: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4181083/ai-saves-workers-a-day-a-week-but-they-dont-know-what-to-do-with-it-2.html
- An AI worm that can exploit systems without human involvement: https://dataconomy.com/2026/06/04/ai-worm-exploits-systems/
- Backlash against the developer of rsync after it emerged he used AI to generate some of the code in recent versions: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/04/please-do-not-vibe-f-up-this-software-broken-backups-spark-ai-coding-row-in-rsync-project/5251189
- The California town that banned AI data centres: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-monterey-park-datacenters-ban
- Professors resort to failing students who use AI in their assignments: https://futurism.com/future-society/professor-fail-any-student-uses-ai
- Canada invests in AI to reduce its reliance on US technology: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/04/canada-wants-its-own-ai-less-reliance-on-us-tech/5251404
- How to tell when an AI project should be terminated: https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/ask-the-experts-the-red-flags-that-signal-an-ai-project-isn-t-worth-pursuing
- Can AI weapons be given morality? https: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/03/can-autonomous-ai-powered-killer-drones-take-morality-onboard
- Kids are using AI so much that they can't do even basic maths: https://futurism.com/future-society/professors-incoming-students-dont-understand-math
- Another lawsuit after a mentally ill person commits murder after chatting with AI: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-after-multiple-chatgpt-linked-murders/
- Five academic papers that explain Large Language Model AI: https://www.kdnuggets.com/5-fun-papers-that-explain-llms-clearly
- The rise of remote work has reduced job prospects for the young, not AI: https://www.theregister.com/cxo/2026/06/02/remote-work-not-ai-is-killing-job-prospects-for-the-youth/5250241
- AI combined with synthetic DNA sequences could make it easier to acquire bioweapons: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/04/ai-heavyweights-warn-their-tech-could-erode-barriers-to-bioweapons/5251340
- We need to slow down before we get to the stage that AI can build AI: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360988348/anthropic-warns-ai-could-soon-build-itself-calls-slowdown
- We need regulations around AI toys for kids: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-ai-toys-privacy-risks/
- Backlash against Martin Scorsese for using AI to generate storyboards: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/03/martin-scorsese-accused-of-throwing-artists-under-bus-with-ai-storyboards
- AI is not very good at giving DIY advice: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2026/jun/05/ai-artificial-intelligence-help-with-diy-valuable-lessons
- The problem with using AI generated images in product searches is customers can't be certain that the products really exist: https://dataconomy.com/2026/06/04/amazon-ai-generated-product-images/
- Energy and water are both being guzzled by AI, and it's affecting the environment: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/597181/the-real-world-cost-of-ai
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