In his post, Brooks recounts being “way too close” to an Agility Robotics Digit humanoid when it fell several years ago. He has not dared approach one while walking since. Even in promotional videos from humanoid companies, Brooks notes, humans are never shown close to moving humanoid robots unless separated by furniture, and even then,… Read More: Why iRobot’s founder won’t go within 10 feet of today’s… »
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced Sora 2, its second-generation video-synthesis AI model that can now generate videos in various styles with synchronized dialogue and sound effects, which is a first for the company. OpenAI also launched a new iOS social app that allows users to insert themselves into AI-generated videos through what OpenAI calls “cameos.” OpenAI… Read More: OpenAI’s Sora 2 lets users insert themselves into AI videos… »
The attention bottleneck In AI, “attention” is a term for a software technique that determines which words in a text are most relevant to understanding each other. Those relationships map out context, and context builds meaning in language. For example, in the sentence “The bank raised interest rates,” attention helps the model establish that “bank”… Read More: DeepSeek tests “sparse attention” to slash AI processing costs »
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing. The law requires companies with annual revenues of at least $500 million to publish safety protocols on their websites and report incidents to… Read More: California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly… »
Claude 4.5 is available everywhere today. Through the API, the model maintains the same pricing as Claude Sonnet 4, at $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. Developers can access it through the Claude API using “claude-sonnet-4-5” as the model identifier. Other new features Some ancillary features of the Claude family… Read More: Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30… »
“It took us about 20 seconds to find the first one in an area indicated by the model,” wrote Jaffer in a blog post documenting the field test. Starting at Milton Community Centre, where the model showed high confidence of brambles near the car park, the team systematically visited locations with varying prediction levels. The… Read More: Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find… »
On Thursday, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Pulse, a new “push” feature that generates personalized daily updates for users without having to ask each time. The preview feature, available now for Pro subscribers on mobile, marks OpenAI’s latest attempt to make ChatGPT proactive rather than reactive, with the AI model conducting overnight research to deliver morning updates… Read More: ChatGPT Pulse delivers morning updates based on your chat history »
“AI models can be brilliant,” Dan Moczulski, UK managing director at eToro, told Reuters. “The risk comes when people treat generic models like ChatGPT or Gemini as crystal balls.” He noted that general AI models “can misquote figures and dates, lean too hard on a pre-established narrative, and overly rely on past price action to… Read More: Experts urge caution about using ChatGPT to pick stocks »
Training next-generation AI models compounds the problem. On top of running existing AI models like those that power ChatGPT, OpenAI is constantly working on new technology in the background. It’s a process that requires thousands of specialized chips running continuously for months. The circular investment question The financial structure of these deals between OpenAI, Oracle,… Read More: Why does OpenAI need six giant data centers? »
If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your money. This dance of refusal and counter-refusal, called taarof, governs countless daily interactions in Persian culture. And AI models are… Read More: When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian… »