A Microsoft AI researcher built an absurd neural-network demonstration using Age of Empires II goats as a way to push back on anthropomorphic claims about LLMs. The experiment is less about model performance than about reminding teams that convincing AI behavior does not imply sentience or understanding.
Sindh's Education Department is rolling out a facial recognition attendance system for teaching and non-teaching staff in government schools. Registration runs through June and July, with mandatory attendance marking expected from August, making this a significant public-sector identity and workforce-tracking deployment.
Pakistan's Prime Minister has formed a committee to review Right of Way provisions in the Pakistan Telecommunication Re-organization Amendment Bill, 2026. The review matters for telecom rollout because Right of Way rules directly affect how operators deploy fiber, towers, and related infrastructure.
BleepingComputer reports that a previously undocumented botnet called AryStinger has infected more than 4,000 outdated D-Link routers worldwide. The compromised devices are being used as proxies for malicious traffic, underlining the continuing risk from end-of-life network hardware left exposed online.
TechCrunch reports that John Jumper, the Nobel laureate known for his work at Google DeepMind, is leaving for Anthropic. The move adds another senior research departure from DeepMind and highlights how aggressively frontier AI labs are competing for top scientific talent.
The Atlantic has made searchable several music datasets reportedly used in AI training, including two large collections with millions of tracks. The database gives artists, labels, and developers a clearer way to inspect potential training data exposure as copyright pressure around generative AI continues.