Accounting and law firms are among the most likely to be hurt as AI pervades professional services, private equity executives warned in recent interviews with the Financial Times.
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FROM THE “AI BEHAVING BADLY” FILE…
Large language model AIs are learning bad habits, including violence, from each other even when there’s no reference to the bad behavior in their training data, researchers have reported.
KPMG SHAMED FOR REPORT RIDDLED WITH AI HALLUCINATIONS
KPMG, one of the world’s premiere accounting and business services firms, published its report “Redefining Excellence in the Age of Agentic AI” last October.
BOTS NOW USE THE INTERNET MORE THAN PEOPLE DO
AI agents and chatbots are now responsible for about 57 percent of web traffic, while people generate 43 percent, according to cloud services provider Cloudfare’s review of activity on its platform.
AMAZON DATA CENTERS USED 2.5 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN 2025
Amazon, a leading provider of cloud services for AI platforms, used 2.5 billion gallons of water in its global data center operations last year, the company said in a blog post.
U.S. MURDERS TWO MORE PEOPLE IN EASTERN PACIFIC BOAT BOMBING
The Trump administration carried out a new deadly strike on alleged drug-smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean last week, killing two people on board, bringing the total death toll in Operation Southern Spear to at least 207, including seven people who are missing and presumed killed.
AI IS WATCHING YOU: CHINA REVAMPS ITS SURVEILLANCE NETWORK WITH NEW AI TECH
China is implementing a new strategy in its mass surveillance by using artificial intelligence (AI) that claims to help law enforcement employ “predictive policing,” according to a report last week in the Financial Times.
TOP TREND 2022: SELF-SUFFICIENT ECONOMIES
The European Union (EU) is planning a major initiative to promote a domestic AI industry encompassing development, chip production, data centers, and cloud services.
KPMG LOOKS FOR TAKEOVER TARGETS IN AI-LAND
KPMG, one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting and business service firms, is shopping Silicon Valley, looking for AI start-ups to partner with, take a stake in, or buy outright to take full ownership of promising innovative technologies.
AI MAY BE A FALSE FRIEND, STUDY FINDS
AI is known to give false answers to questions, but a new study has found that AI also can cause people to “hallucinate” by reinforcing false beliefs.









