Americans vastly overestimate how toxic social media really is, study finds
Americans believe online spaces are far more hostile than they actually are, according to new research that finds people dramatically overestimate how common abusive behaviour and misinformation are on major social platforms. The mismatch between perception and reality, researchers say, may be quietly fueling broader pessimism about society itself. The study, conducted by researchers Angela […]
Anthropic launches ‘Agent Skills,’ makes it open standard
Anthropic is expanding a set of enterprise tools designed to make workplace AI more consistent, manageable and reusable, as businesses struggle to get real productivity gains from chatbots that aren’t connected to how people actually work. The company has upgraded “skills” in Claude and is releasing Agent Skills as an open standard, a bet that […]
Ottawa stands by $1.1 million Deloitte contract despite firm’s AI citation errors
The federal government is standing by a contract worth up to $1.1 million awarded to Deloitte Canada for advice on deploying artificial intelligence, even as the global consulting firm faces scrutiny for using AI-generated citations in government reports that later proved inaccurate. Employment and Social Development Canada says the work is proceeding under strict conditions, […]
