On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about “government by machines” and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
Category: AI
AI Evaluation Should Measure Verification Cost, Not Correctness Alone
arXiv:2608.08709v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The reliability of AI generative models is typically measured by output correctness, yet in practice it…
SkillReason: Reasoning-Enhanced Agent Skill Retrieval for Implicit User Requests
arXiv:2608.08640v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language model agents increasingly rely on reusable skills to extend their capabilities beyond…
IMDb Sentiment Analysis with DistilBERT LoRA, TF-IDF Baselines, Calibration, Interpretability, Robustness Testing, and Semi-Supervised Learning
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to building a robust sentiment analysis workflow. By combining classical TF-IDF baselines with modern…
The Scaffolding Matters More Than the Interface: A Controlled Comparison of MCP and CLI Tool Use Across Seven Agent Scaffoldings, Five Language Models, and One Software Task
arXiv:2608.08654v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: How much an AI coding agent costs to run can depend more on the agent scaffolding that drives it than on…
Sam Jenkins, Managing Partner at Punchcard Systems – Interview Series
Sam Jenkins, Managing Partner at Punchcard Systems, has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and…
EnergyBridge: Benchmarking Household Energy Management, User Participation, and Grid Flexibility
arXiv:2608.08691v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Residential virtual power plants (VPPs) can provide grid flexibility by shifting household demand, but…
The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk
AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry…
Branch2Skill: Efficient Skill Evolution Through Reasoning Trees
arXiv:2608.08677v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Skill evolution improves agent skills through feedback over time, with failed trajectories often providing…
AMIE, our research medical AI system, demonstrates real-time clinical video consultation capabilities in a first-of-its-kind study.
AMIE promotional video