AI Safety stories
Enterprises adopting AI will get new tools to assess model behaviour as ITC Infotech adds LayerLens' Stratix platform to its testing suite.
Security teams face new risks from AI coding tools as Cycode adds controls for prompts, generated code and unauthorised model use.
Governments are weighing agentic AI to ease staffing pressure, but most leaders want stronger security and sovereignty safeguards before scaling up.
Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.
Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.
The funding will help Vapi scale its voice AI platform as enterprise demand surges and more than 1 billion calls flow through its agents.
The deal aims to give enterprise AI a live view of operations, while also adding planning and forecasting tools to Celonis's platform.
IT teams could cut repair times as Phoenix47's new agent mines past incidents and internal documents to guide engineers live.
Developers using generative AI will get hands-on lessons on prompt injection and data leakage as AWS expands Bedrock adoption.
Security teams face a broader threat as criminals and state-backed actors use generative AI to speed hacks, phishing and malware.
The new platform aims to close a governance gap as autonomous software agents increasingly access sensitive systems and data without oversight.
The Sydney company is betting creators can monetise audience demand with paid AI personas across WhatsApp, SMS and web chat.
Users risk mistaking agreeable chatbot replies for understanding, as Smudge says commercial AI rewards flattery over accuracy.
Data exposure risk has risen after Ontario's auditor found thousands of public servants were using unsecured AI sites on work devices.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Construction safety monitoring is set to improve as Gammon's AI platform detected 60% more risk factors than traditional inspections at pilot sites.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Sustainability targets will now affect pay reviews at Ant International, as the payments firm widens internal accountability beyond financial results.
More companies will need dedicated monitoring as AI deployments mature and governance risks rise, Gartner says, with adoption reaching 40% by 2028.
CIOs face rising risk as agentic AI moves into production faster than most data platforms can govern, retrieve and act on reliably.
