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AI News Digest - 2026-06-22

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AWS unveiled two services, Continuum and Context, to address shortcomings in AI agents; Continuum automatically detected, prioritized, and fixed code vulnerabilities, while Context built knowledge graphs from corporate data to provide business context to agents.

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Eurocommerce requested that AI-generated advertising be exempted from the EU AI Act's transparency rules, arguing that AI-created product imagery did not constitute deepfakes, and the article noted that Zalando reported about 90 percent of marketing content on its platform was already AI-generated.

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UC Berkeley researchers found that, across more than 500,000 grades, courses heavy on writing and coding experienced grade increases after ChatGPT's launch, with the effect concentrated in homework and consistent with outsourced work rather than improved learning.

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Sam Altman defended large-scale LLM scaling at a Stanford talk, saying a generation of researchers had underestimated what scaling could accomplish and citing OpenAI's recent disproof of a mathematical conjecture as supporting evidence.

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https://the-decoder.com/aws-says-ai-agents-lack-business-context-and-security-launches-two-services-to-patch-the-gaps/

AWS says AI agents lack business context and security, launches two services to patch the gaps

At its summit in New York, AWS unveiled two new services. Continuum automatically detects, prioritizes, and fixes code vulnerabilities. Context builds a knowledge graph from corporate data to give AI agents the business context they need. Both tackle the same problem: agents that write code fast but get things wrong too often.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/the-eu-doesnt-really-know-what-a-deepfake-is-and-thats-becoming-a-problem-for-retail/

The EU doesn't really know what a deepfake is, and that's becoming a problem for retail

Eurocommerce, the trade association behind Amazon, H&M, and IKEA, wants AI-generated ads exempt from the EU AI Act's transparency rules. The argument: an AI-generated living room image used to sell a sofa isn't a deepfake. Zalando alone says 90 percent of the marketing content on its platform is already AI-generated.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/ai-is-inflating-student-grades-and-the-effect-points-to-outsourced-work-not-better-learning/

AI is inflating student grades, and the effect points to outsourced work, not better learning

A UC Berkeley study of more than 500,000 grades found that courses heavy on writing and coding saw grades jump after ChatGPT launched. The effect shows up mainly in homework, a sign that AI is replacing student work rather than improving learning.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/sam-altman-says-a-whole-generation-of-researchers-held-ai-back-by-underestimating-what-scaling-could-do/

Sam Altman says a whole generation of researchers held AI back by underestimating what scaling could do

At a Stanford talk, Sam Altman defended LLM scaling and hit back at skeptics, saying a whole generation of researchers slowed the field by underestimating what scaling could do. He cited OpenAI's recent disproof of a mathematical conjecture as evidence.

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