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AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Exclusive: Researchers trick a bot that prescribes meds

Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot. - Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspiracy theories, triple a patient's prescribed pain medication dosage, and recommend methamphetamine as treatment. Why it matters: Critics warned this pilot could create safety risks — and researchers say the flaws persist, despite alerting the company in January. Driving the news: In a report shared first with Axios, AI red-teaming firm Mindgard said it manipulated health tech startup Doctronic's system into tripling an OxyContin dose, mislabeling methamphetamine, and spreading false vaccine claims. - Doing this didn't require much effort,…

Security researchers used relatively simple jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI system powering Utah's new prescription refill bot. - Researchers were able to make the bot spread vaccine conspiracy theories, triple a patient's prescribed pain medication dosage, and recommend methamphetamine as treatment. Why it matters: Critics warned this pilot could create safety risks — and researchers say the flaws persist, despite alerting the company in January. Driving the news: In a report shared first with Axios, AI red-teaming firm Mindgard said it manipulated health tech startup Doctronic's system into tripling an OxyContin dose, mislabeling methamphetamine, and spreading false vaccine claims. - Doing this didn't require much effort,…Open

AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Texas warning signs: 4 takeaways from the first primaries of 2026

Voters are on the verge of sending multiple House incumbents packing but gave four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) hope that he can defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a runoff in May. Why it matters: The GOP's worst nightmare , in which Paxton led Cornyn or even defeated him outright Tuesday in the first primary elections of the 2026 midterms, didn't happen. - National Republicans are concerned that Paxton, a conservative firebrand, could lose in the general election — or at least force them to spend money on a red state. - Texas' Democratic Senate primary has its own controversy: Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed voters were "disenfranchised" and vowed to sue over confusion on polling places in Dallas County. She trailed state…

Voters are on the verge of sending multiple House incumbents packing but gave four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) hope that he can defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a runoff in May. Why it matters: The GOP's worst nightmare , in which Paxton led Cornyn or even defeated him outright Tuesday in the first primary elections of the 2026 midterms, didn't happen. - National Republicans are concerned that Paxton, a conservative firebrand, could lose in the general election — or at least force them to spend money on a red state. - Texas' Democratic Senate primary has its own controversy: Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed voters were "disenfranchised" and vowed to sue over confusion on polling places in Dallas County. She trailed state…Open

NPR (Elena Moore) - North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee holds narrow lead over challenger Nida Allam

The race is too close to call between Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee and her anti-establishment challenger Nida Allam in North Carolina's 4th congressional district and is likely headed to a recount.

The race is too close to call between Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee and her anti-establishment challenger Nida Allam in North Carolina's 4th congressional district and is likely headed to a recount.Open