Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366
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Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 20261 hr
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OpenAI introduced Dots this week; proactive agents that run in the cloud and act for you without being asked. Meta’s Muse and Manus offer similar capabilities. The big question: Do you want your AI agent to be proactive? Plus Amazon unveiled a new Kindle lineup this week aimed at new readers. Amazon says 60% of buyers are first-time Kindle owners. The second question of the week: Ebook or real book? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe To read the show notes click here! ...

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Welcome to the Daily Tech News Show, Big Tech Question, where we look at the tech news this week and ask what it means. I'm your referee Tom Merritt. This week, the big questions are, do you want your agent to be proactive? And ebook or real book? We're not guessing. We're saying which one we prefer. Joining us here to draw the top tech news of the week, of course, is Len

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Peralta, welcome, Len. Thank you for being with us. We will check back with what Len has drawn at the end of the show. But first, today's tech news. Here's Sarah Lane and Jason Howell. Bloomberg sources say that OpenAI dismissed three employees for what it called mishandling sensitive information outside established company procedures. Two worked in safety and alignment.

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One was a research program manager. They allegedly shared information with an outside evaluation group, including details of OpenAI's infrastructure architecture.

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