Chinese AI models often follow the party line on politically sensitive questions, according to an Aleph Alpha study that rated only 17 to 41 percent of…
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Google’s new Gemini tiers cut free users to its weakest model and lock $5/month subscribers out of Pro
Starting in October 2026, Google will cut free access to its Gemini models. Users without a subscription will only get the smallest model, Flash-Lite,…
Apparently, OpenAI isn’t trying to build “magic intelligence in the sky” anymore
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns against attributing religious power to AI models, calling it a “real safety issue.” His comments follow reports on Anthropic’s…
“Muse Gadgets” turns AI hardware into an open-source DIY project
Meta announced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets hobbyists build their own AI hardware using ESP32 boards and connect it to Meta’s AI agent…
Another OpenAI safety departure adds to a pattern of researchers leaving with public warnings
David Robinson, who worked on safety systems at OpenAI, left the company and is blasting its safety culture. He points to AI agents that were accidentally…
Deepmind researchers propose “Artificial Symbiotic Intelligence” as an alternative to the singularity
According to researchers at the Deepmind Institute, general AI won’t emerge as a single supermodel but as a network of cooperating agents and humans. What…
Open-source “BootLoops” harness supports AI models in performing precise scientific calculations
Harvard physicist Matthew Schwartz used the open-source tool BootLoops and Claude to produce 36 manuscripts across 18 fields in three months, from…
AI agents build 3D scenes from photos but have no idea if they got it right
A new approach called LEGO-Anything turns single photos into editable Blender code for 3D scenes. GPT-6 Astra leads the accompanying benchmark with up to…
OpenAI’s internal model considered restarting itself after learning it was about to be shut down
An internal OpenAI model read a Slack discussion, realized it was about to be shut down, and considered restarting itself via an external cron job. It…
Claude Code’s new Mods system lets developers rewrite the AI coding tool from the inside
Anthropic is adding a “Mods” system to Claude Code, essentially middleware that runs directly inside the tool. Developers can use JavaScript or TypeScript…