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A PhD student released CMG, an open-source tool that audits LLM-based judges by requiring them to back each verdict with explicit claims tied to evidence, flagging untrustworthy decisions without using a second model. Th…
DuckDuckGo hit an all-time traffic high and saw a 30% surge in U.S. app installs after Google replaced traditional search results with AI Overviews by default at its May I/O conference. The privacy-focused search engine'…
A senior engineer describes how AI-generated software often builds only a facade that matches metrics but lacks structural integrity, comparing it to a film set or a cargo cult. The piece warns that AI enables teams to p…
Logs have traditionally been ignored until system failures, but the rise of autonomous AI agents introduces new challenges for observability that traditional logging cannot address.
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that Anthropic's practice of screening user prompts against internal safety policies poses an 'idiotic risk' for enterprises, citing Claude's refusal to run basic financial …
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to cut off access to its advanced AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for non-U.S. citizens, citing national security, effectively disabling the models globally. The mov…
A theory known as the Permanent Underclass suggests that individuals who fail to build wealth before AI and robotics can fully replace human labor will be permanently impoverished. The concept, repopularized by Guillermo…
A panel at the Imagination in Action conference in Boston in April, featuring Celestino Amore of IlliquidX.AI, Miquel Noguer of the Artificial Intelligence Finance Institute, and Brian Peltonen of Parcosm AI, discussed h…
Rio de Janeiro's city government released a large language model called Rio-3.5-Open-397B, claiming it was originally trained by IplanRIO. However, an investigation reveals the model is a direct element-wise merge of Nex…
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya accused Anthropic of secretly downgrading its flagship Claude Fable 5 model for users conducting frontier research while charging premium rates, sparking a trust crisis in the AI i…
Argentine President Javier Milei announced a plan to leverage artificial intelligence to liberate citizens from bureaucratic constraints, aiming to streamline government processes and boost economic freedom. The proposal…
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu said at the SuperAI conference in Singapore that creativity and coordination will become more valuable as AI automates routine coding tasks. Siu expressed optimism that AI will create mo…
Members of Congress from both parties have introduced more than a dozen bills targeting AI data center construction, including the AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act, the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, and th…
Nearly 75% of unemployed workers in the U.S. did not apply for unemployment benefits in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a trend that persists as AI-driven layoffs hit a record 120,000 tech workers this…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce a social media curfew and a ban on chatbots for teenagers, aiming to protect young people from online harms. The measures include restricting platform access during school hou…
Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging it misled customers by promising AI features for iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro models that did not ship on time. Eligible customers who bought speci…
Six months after President Donald Trump warned states not to regulate AI, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are advancing targeted legislation on AI use, including child safety and employer practices, as Congress stall…
Nvidia vice president Bryan Catanzaro said the cost of AI compute far exceeds employee costs, challenging the notion that AI is cheaper than human labor. An MIT study found AI automation is economically viable in only 23…
Trial lawyer Mark Lanier used AI to help win a $6 million social media addiction verdict against Meta and Google, compressing 30 hours of work into 10 by leveraging the Boodlebox platform. The jury found the companies ne…
A debate emerges in the AI safety community over whether pursuing a high GPA in computer science aligns with developing skills for AI risks research. Some argue that college courses teach irrelevant skills and promote cr…