AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy

A joint essay with Daniel Thilo Schroeder and Jonas R. Kunst, based on a new paper on swarms with 22 authors (including myself) who just published in Science. (A preprinted version is hereand you can see WIRED’s coverage here.) Automated bots spreading misinformation have been a problem since the early days of social media, and…

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Enterprises are turning to AI to solve their efficiency problems, but is just a short-term fix?

Michael Kitces and Ben Henry-Moreland ask whether these long-term problems require a solution other than AI? JANUARY 21, 2026 By Ben Henry-Moreland and Michael Kitces As companies grow and merge over time, they accumulate technical debt. Technologies, capabilities, and processes that in a perfect world would be retooled and improved every time the company grows…

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How to prevent AI slop from costing your business

Beth Kempton pour Upwork Comment éviter que les erreurs d’IA ne coûtent cher à votre entreprise L’intelligence artificielle sur le lieu de travail offre des avantages incontestables, tels qu’une exécution plus rapide, un rendement accru et une prise de décision mieux informée. Cependant, alors que les organisations se précipitent mettre en œuvre l’IAils découvrent souvent…

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Zen-AI-Pentest: Open-source AI-powered penetration testing framework

Zen-AI-Pentest provides an open source framework for analyzing and testing systems using a combination of autonomous agents and standard security utilities. The project aims to enable users to execute an orchestrated sequence of reconnaissance, vulnerability analysis, exploitation and reporting using AI guidance and industry tools such as Nmap and Metasploit. It is written to support…

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