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AI agents use language models and software tools to plan tasks, write code and carry out multi-step work. Follow the latest AI agent news, coding assistants and automation frameworks, with attention to reliability, permissions and human oversight. Read the source-linked reports to understand what each system can actually do, where it still fails and what changes for developers and businesses.
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AMD is pitching the AI PC as a place for agents to keep working, not just a machine for occasional prompts. The company says its latest Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series can run models with more than 300 billion parameters at 4-bit quantisation without cloud offload, a…
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Butterfly Effect, the company behind AI agent Manus, has raised more than $500 million in a funding round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, according to Asia Tech Review. The round gives the company fresh backing as it establishes itself as an independent business less than a…
Even Realities Watch
Even Realities founder and CEO Will Wang is calling for temporary restrictions on camera-equipped glasses in public until stronger safeguards are in place. His argument puts privacy concerns around recording and AI training at the centre of a growing product debate, though the proposed restrictions are his position,…
Meta AI Watch
Meta has released an open-source SDK that connects its Muse AI agent to ESP32 boards and Linux devices such as Raspberry Pi computers. It gives developers a way to link Muse with screens, audio, sensors and other connected hardware, extending the agent beyond a phone app and into…
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Securonix has introduced a security capability that looks for AI agents behaving out of character, including using unexpected tools or accessing data beyond their intended purpose. The aim is to give security teams more context for investigating threats, while keeping consequential response actions subject to human approval.
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CaixaBank is expanding its Google Cloud partnership through 2033, with Gemini Enterprise agents set to help bank teams handle complex information and routine work. The agreement makes AI part of a wider banking technology programme, not a standalone chatbot launch.
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Adtran has launched Mosaic One Agents, a suite of AI agents intended to investigate network problems, coordinate work and advance tasks towards resolution. The notable promise is that teams can set how much autonomy the agents have, from recommendations to actions within defined boundaries.
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Accenture and Dell have formed a dedicated business group to help organisations deploy AI on private infrastructure, including in regulated industries. The expansion pairs Accenture’s industry and services work with Dell’s AI-ready systems, and Accenture plans to train more than 3,000 practitioners on Dell’s portfolio.
Microsoft AI Watch
Microsoft president Brad Smith wants AI firms to face safety rules that go beyond voluntary promises. His proposals include reporting serious incidents, telling people affected by rogue AI agents and giving independent evaluators a role before products are released.
AWS AI Watch
AWS is developing cloud services around AI agents, including isolated code-running sandboxes with temporary permissions, Jawlah reports. The shift matters because agents need more than a model endpoint: they need somewhere to run, access to data and carefully limited permissions.
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AI systems do not always give the same answer to the same input, and that makes one-off security checks a poor guarantee. Snyk’s Micah Silverman argues that teams should secure the data and tools around a model, rather than trusting a prompt to keep it in bounds.
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Meta’s Muse has a plush mascot called Jolly, and other AI products are giving their agents cuddly faces too. Business Insider’s 11 October feature argues that this cuteness can make AI feel more approachable, even as concerns about its effects on jobs and society remain.
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HPE is extending AI-assisted network monitoring and automated fixes across its hybrid-cloud portfolio. Its networking chief says the longer-term aim is to resolve almost every network trouble ticket without human intervention, with hardware replacement the likely exception.
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In a University of Limerick study reported by Gizmodo, participants assigned about 10% more pay to a male-presenting AI agent than to an identically performing female-presenting one. The study also found that participants saw the male-presenting agent as more human, putting a familiar workplace bias into a distinctly…
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AI agents do not need to “go rogue” to cause trouble: a Georgia Tech law-and-ethics scholar argues that poorly bounded goals can lead software to pursue actions its designers did not intend. The practical prescription is clearer limits, better access controls and more chances for people to intervene.
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A multi-agent AI system can fail even when each agent seems to be doing its job: information can be lost at hand-offs, shared state can drift, or agents can loop without making progress. A new VentureBeat article sets out a practical way to inspect those failures, by evaluating…
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AI assistants are starting to take requests through familiar messaging apps, then act across calendars, email and other services. A TechCrunch roundup shows how varied the pitch has become: from family scheduling to agents that can browse, run code or make reservations.
