Ina Fried
@inafried.bsky.social
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Chief Technology Correspondent at Axios. Huge fan of the sportsball. Also Lego. She/her Aiplus.Axios.com
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Going live shortly on @npr.org Here & Now to talk about two of the latest emerging risks in AI - the ability of systems to resist shutdown and systems that are persuasive enough to get people to change their core beliefs.
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A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform.

Meta deleted the evidence.

New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say
The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.
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Going live shortly on @npr.org Here & Now to talk about the latest research on why AI models hallucinate.
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Scoop: Sierra is near a $350 million funding round that values Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor’s Ai agent startup at $10 billion.
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Going live shortly on @npr.org Here & Now to talk about the AI features on the new Google Pixel phones and what that all means for Apple ahead of the iPhone launch.
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Axios @axios.com · Aug 20
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has instructed D.C.'s federal prosecutors not to seek felony charges against people carrying rifles or shotguns in the capital.
D.C.'s federal prosecutors ordered to not pursue gun possession felony charges
The policy shift comes as Trump escalated law enforcement in D.C.
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New at Axios: Google debuts its Ai-infused Pixel 10 lineup as it looks to get a boost before Apple’s iPhone launch.
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Going live shortly on @npr.org Here & Now to talk about GPT-5.
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ChatGPT unlocks its next level with OpenAI's major GPT-5 update - Reasoning for free users, better at coding and health, etc.
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Going live shortly on @abcnewslive.bsky.social to talk superintelligence and more
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Respect your elders
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The public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26 and tvOS 26 are now live, per Apple.

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Apple Beta
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Going live momentarily on @NPR @hereandnow to talk about OpenAI’s new agent feature and the risks and opportunities.
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Me (see profile pic ;-)
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Highly recommend Shrinking
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Me: “we already have two fantastic dogs, we don’t need any more pets.”

My wife: “you’re right.”

Me: “plus we just got new rugs…”

My wife: “okay”

Me: “and I can’t be home all day to house train a puppy.”

My wife: “I understand”

Me: “so it is NOT gonna happen.”



BlueSky, meet Martha.
Incredibly cute photo of our new dog Martha.