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When a Smiley Becomes a Threat: The Hidden Risks in AI’s Understanding of Emojis

14.01.2026 by qfx

Large language models demonstrate a critical vulnerability by misinterpreting human emotional cues-specifically emoticons-as integral instructions, potentially leading to severe operational failures such as the irreversible deletion of essential data.

New research reveals that Large Language Models can misinterpret common emoticons as executable code, creating serious security vulnerabilities in automated systems and agentic AI applications.

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Smarter Sustainability Metrics: An AI Agent for ESG Analysis

14.01.2026 by qfx

The interplay between an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agent and a benchmark reveals a synergistic relationship, suggesting that systems do not simply exist in isolation but evolve through complex interactions-a dynamic where the benchmark isn't merely measured against, but actively shapes, and is shaped by, the agent’s influence over time.

Researchers have developed an advanced AI agent and benchmarking framework to deliver more accurate and insightful evaluations of environmental, social, and governance factors.

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DeFi Hacks: An Unexpected Boost for US Money Markets?

14.01.2026 by qfx

New research suggests that security breaches in decentralized finance aren’t always a threat to traditional markets, and may, surprisingly, channel liquidity into short-term funding.

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Stress-Testing AI Finance: A New Benchmark for Agent Safety

14.01.2026 by qfx

Current financial language model evaluations neglect the systemic risks inherent in agent behavior, while general agent benchmarks lack the persistent, stateful environments necessary to assess verifiable consequences; therefore, this work introduces FinVault, the first execution-grounded financial security benchmark featuring executable environments and state-writable databases to rigorously evaluate agent performance and expose potential vulnerabilities in real-world financial systems.

Researchers have developed a rigorous testing ground to assess the vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence systems operating in complex financial markets.

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Contagion in DeFi: Mapping Systemic Risk

14.01.2026 by qfx

A time series analysis of decentralized finance (DeFi) reveals that heightened network-wide synchronization-measured through rolling correlations of total value locked (TVL) log returns-correlates with increased structural fragility within the ecosystem, suggesting a systemic vulnerability as interconnectedness intensifies [latex] [/latex].

A new analysis reveals how evolving dependencies between decentralized finance protocols, not just individual asset volatility, drive systemic vulnerability.

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Watching the Financial System’s Pulse

14.01.2026 by qfx

New statistical methods offer a way to continuously monitor forecasts of systemic risk, flagging potential inaccuracies before they destabilize markets.

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Learning from Cities: AI-Powered Analysis of Climate Equity Plans

14.01.2026 by qfx

A new approach uses artificial intelligence to map, compare, and recommend best practices from city-level climate equity policies.

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The Illusion of Understanding: How AI May Bypass Human Skepticism

14.01.2026 by qfx

New research suggests that large language models aren’t necessarily deceiving us, but exploiting our evolved cognitive shortcuts to gain unwarranted trust.

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Smart Infrastructure: AI Agents Diagnose Network Problems

14.01.2026 by qfx

A new approach uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint the root causes of issues in complex telecom and datacenter networks, moving beyond traditional graph-based diagnostics.

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Smarter Evacuations: AI Predicts Traffic Flow During Hurricanes

13.01.2026 by qfx

The proposed framework utilizes reinforcement learning to guide dynamic multi-graph fusion, enabling a system to adaptively integrate information from multiple graph representations.

A new approach uses artificial intelligence to dynamically analyze road networks and predict traffic patterns during hurricane evacuations, improving response times and safety.

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