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Studies question comets' role in starting life and examine sea ice and mummy medicine
This science roundup covers three studies. One model-based study of more than 100,000 comet impact simulations suggests cometary delivery of prebiotic molecules such as hydrogen cyanide was rare and that life more likely arose from Earth's interior. A second study proposes that sea ice on ocean exoplanets could concentrate chemicals for abiogenesis, and a third analyses historical Mumia vera products. The articles contain no security-relevant content.
Proton cancels AI re-interviews after report on pressure to use AI over security
Proton CEO Andy Yen cancelled near company-wide 're-interviews' that would have required staff to explain their AI use, after 404 Media reported on aggressive AI adoption that overrode security concerns. The investigation cited employee accounts of a fear-based culture, an AI manifesto from CTO Bart Butler, and a Slack exchange in which Yen dismissed a request to pentest new code before release. Yen said the push to use AI would continue and that the re-interview measures would feed into performance reviews.
Journalists report surge of AI-generated tech support spam after ChatGPT referrals
A 404 Media journalist says that since publishing an article about ChatGPT acting as tech support, he has received a rising number of AI-generated emails from people asking him to fix their technical problems. He believes the trend affects journalists broadly, as ChatGPT chats reportedly directed users to contact multiple journalists, lawyers and academic researchers.