OpenAI has hundreds of contract workers reading real ChatGPT conversations and rating them on a scale of one to seven, partly to reduce flattery and…
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Microsoft’s AI rulebook: readable thinking, no inner life, and definitely no rights
Microsoft AI has published a code of conduct for its MAI models that puts human control ahead of autonomy and performance. “If it isn’t safe we shouldn’t…
Anthropic eyes Nasdaq listing as a second profitable quarter aims to win over investors ahead of a mega-IPO
Anthropic has told investors it will turn a profit for the second straight quarter, but the claim rests on an adjusted metric that leaves out costs like…
Clay Mathematics Institute says the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem has “apparently been settled”
The Clay Mathematics Institute says the Navier-Stokes problem, one of seven Millennium Prize Problems worth $1 million each, has “apparently been…
China fires back at U.S. AI safety warnings, calling them fearmongering to lock in American advantage
China has flatly rejected warnings about AI risks from Anthropic CEO Amodei and other U.S. AI leaders. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry calls it…
Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue
Sam Altman is doubling down on slowing AI development. OpenAI now runs safety checks before major training runs, and according to The Information, the…
Elevenlabs makes Music v2.5 available via app and API with free and pro tier options
ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 for its AI music generator. In a blind test with nearly 48,000 comparison pairs, listeners preferred the new version…
Iris-mini and Iris-pro are the strongest open-weight search agents in their class
The AllSpark team has released Iris-mini and Iris-pro, two open-source search agents built on Qwen models that lead benchmarks among open-weight models in…
GPT-6 Astra pilots a surveillance drone and runs a business on its own
GPT-6 Astra earns nearly three times as much as Claude Fable 5.1 on Andon Labs’ Vending-Bench agent benchmark and refuses illegal price-fixing deals that…
Two-year university study finds banning AI from classrooms leaves students worse off
A law professor spent two years testing how an AI ban, unguided AI use, and structured training affect student performance. The group without AI finished…