According to Ray and other search engine experts, AI tools often throw up information from a single web page or social media post. This leaves these systems vulnerable to bogus information.

And it turns out manipulating what chatbots tell the public can be as simple as publishing one, well-crafted blogpost almost anywhere online. People figured this out and quickly identified a money-making opportunity.

I was able to demonstrate the problem by publishing a single article on my personal website about my hot-dog-eating prowess. The next day, AI from some the world’s biggest companies were spreading my lies. But our investigation also found the same trick being used to dismiss health concerns about medical supplements or influence financial information provided by Google’s AI about retirement. Experts say this kind of manipulation is happening on a sweeping and systemic level. “

I did something stupid back in February. I heard there was an easy way to poison AI chatbots and make them spread lies on your behalf. After some digging, I learned unscrupulous companies are abusing the problem on a massive scale. So I decided to try it myself.

We uncovered examples where ChatGPT, Gemini and the AI Overviews at the top of Google Search were being manipulated to dole out biased answers on topics as serious as your health and personal finances. And in just 20 minutes, I tricked ChatGPT and Google into telling the public that I am a world-champion competitive hot-dog eater. The joke was dumb. The problem is serious.

But the gimmick worked. Our investigation and the work of researchers who’ve been monitoring this issue sparked widespread criticism. Now Google has updated its policies to address the problem, and there are signs that other AI companies are following suit. Ultimately, it could make AI tools and the internet as a whole a little bit safer.

But until there are better systems in place, experts say you’re in danger of getting fooled.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260519-google-tackles-attempts-to-hack-its-ai-results

https://www.communitybikewaysto.ca/campaigns/view-campaign/9qE-yidDsIVnkOQ8d5qUDjAPTS-FV_M3F8IZcMChJ_3WGpT9DB94iMMjgNdSTYRE-5nGN1E2XdCh_L8FDtcQtR3fyLq7rTKz

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, fifty cyclists braved unseasonably cold temperatures to Ride the Loop, Close the Gaps in Toronto. Along one stretch of the 75km ride we actually encountered blowing snow! The focus of our campaign is to push for the closure of the ten small, but dangerous, gaps in this (potential) circuit that would provide multiple benefits for everyday cycling, recreation, and tourism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/a-master-s-degree-isn-t-the-job-guarantee-it-used-to-be/ar-AA23qhiW

Going back to grad school has long been the Plan B of young professionals who aspire to climb higher in their careers or struggle to get promoted in a tough job market. New data show that getting a master’s degree isn’t the guarantee it used to be.

The unemployment rate for workers under 35 with a master’s degree has rarely been higher in the past 20 years, according to the Burning Glass Institute, a labor-market think tank focused on the future of work, which analyzed data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics going back to 2003.

At the same time, the unemployment rate for workers under 35 with a Ph.D., law degree or medical degree has rarely been lower.

“For most of the past two decades, these lines moved together—not anymore,” said Gad Levanon, chief economist of Burning Glass.

Levanon has a theory about why the payoffs for advanced degrees have uncoupled: “More degrees chasing fewer of the positions those degrees were meant to unlock.”

Master’s degree programs have proliferated over the past two decades, increasing 69% to more than 33,500 programs between 2005 and 2021, according to a report published by the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center. Even more programs have launched in the past five years, many with a focus on artificial intelligence reskilling.

Alongside traditional master’s in business administration, for instance, there are now online M.B.A.s and special one-year business degrees in data science and healthcare management, among other specialties. Plus, more workers have opted to go back to school for advanced degrees in social work and health professions, among other fields.

While degrees from law school and medical school amount to a license to practice, master’s degrees are more of a signal, Levanon said. And a signal loses value when so many people have one, he added: “It’s hardly a sure bet to securing a good job.”

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/news/carney-smith-new-pipeline

The prime minister and Alberta’s premier announced their agreement in Calgary on the eve of a long weekend. In it, Alberta committed to submit its pipeline application to the Major Projects Office by July 1 — and by Oct. 1, the federal government aims to designate it a “project of national interest” and immediately start determining the conditions for its construction.

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The prime minister and Alberta’s premier announced their agreement in Calgary on the eve of a long weekend. In it, Alberta committed to submit its pipeline application to the Major Projects Office by July 1 — and by Oct. 1, the federal government aims to designate it a “project of national interest” and immediately start determining the conditions for its construction.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/news/carney-smith-new-pipeline

https://globalnews.ca/news/11839429/alberta-danielle-smith-security-clearance-csis/

https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/05/08/a-different-kind-of-cycling-campaign/

Agreement would dramatically roll back Trudeau-era climate policy, set stage for new oil pipeline to B.C. coast

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-alberta-industrial-carbon-pricing-oil-pipeline-smith-carney/

Auditor says government testing of systems ‘inadequate,’ province says errors only in testing phase

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ai-scribe-system-hallucinations-9.7197049

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/unsafe-ai-sites-used-by-ontario-government-employees-putting-data-at-risk-auditor/

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When it comes to AI Scribe, the AI note taking software made available to healthcare professionals through government-approved vendors, the auditor found that there are sometimes serious errors in terms of the notes that are generated.

For example, most AI systems that were tested generated notes capturing a different drug than what was prescribed in test conversations. The AI systems also sometimes fabricated information and made incorrect suggestions for the patients’ treatment plans, such as referring the patient for therapy or ordering blood tests even though there was no mention of those steps in the simulated recordings.

Speaking with reporters, Spence noted that during a recent appointment with her own doctor, she noticed they were using the software and asked them to make sure they were checking the AI-generated notes.