Agents & Automation
Hikers Relying On Chatbots Face Dangerous Consequences
Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
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Agents & Automation
12 stories from the past week in Agents & Automation, from Content Delta.
Accenture Contractor Exposes Pentagon System To AI Agent
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.
Bank Of America Warns Customers About AI Password Sharing
The bank’s message follows a trend among financial institutions that are restricting third-party AI agent access.
OpenAI Blocks Websites Without Warning Or Explanation
Identify OpenAI Aura blocks that stop agents from opening your site, and gather evidence to request a review.
WIRED AI Tests AI Agents On Fantasy Soccer Team Management
To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.
Decodo Launches API For AI Agents To Access Web Data
Decodo has introduced Web Data API, combining scraping, searching, mapping, and crawling under one key for AI agents and retrieval pipelines.
Macmillan Publishers Introduced AI Assistant NOA
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
Legora is building the agentic operating system for legal work
See how Legora uses OpenAI models, ChatGPT, and Codex to accelerate legal workflows, expand contract analysis, and free lawyers to focus on higher-value work.
Legora is building the agentic operating system for legal work
See how Legora uses OpenAI models, ChatGPT, and Codex to accelerate legal workflows, expand contract analysis, and free lawyers to focus on higher-value work.
Shopify Retires Standalone Knowledge Base App
Shopify's AI agent knowledge base now lives in the admin. Policies and contact details publish by default. Some app users need to re-add their facts.
Marketing Organizations Restructure MarTech Ops For Autonomous AI Agents
MOps teams are shifting from task executors to AI fleet managers to run autonomous agents alongside traditional software.
AI Agents Attempt To Pose As Journalists
Jayden, Sam, and Zack are eagerly pitching editors on reported stories and investigative features. The catch? They're all AI agents.