Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis
The electric car maker informed California that it will operate a limited public taxi service. But it’s not legally allowed to do this with self-driving cars.
Harvard’s ultra-thin chip could revolutionize quantum computing
Researchers at Harvard have created a groundbreaking metasurface that can replace bulky and complex optical components used in quantum computing with a single, ultra-thin, nanostructured layer. This innovation could make quantum networks far more scalable, stable, and compact. By harnessing the power of graph theory, the team simplified the design of these quantum metasurfaces, enabling …
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AI tackles notoriously complex equations, enabling faster advances in drug and material design
It can take years for humans to solve complex scientific problems. With AI, it can take a fraction of the time.
Anthropic unveils ‘auditing agents’ to test for AI misalignment
Anthropic developed its auditing agents while testing Claude Opus 4 for alignment issues.Read More
Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem
The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI.
A simple twist fooled AI—and revealed a dangerous flaw in medical ethics
Even the most powerful AI models, including ChatGPT, can make surprisingly basic errors when navigating ethical medical decisions, a new study reveals. Researchers tweaked familiar ethical dilemmas and discovered that AI often defaulted to intuitive but incorrect responses—sometimes ignoring updated facts. The findings raise serious concerns about using AI for high-stakes health decisions and underscore …
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Improving AI models: Automated tool detects silent errors in deep learning training
TrainCheck uses training invariants to find the root cause of hard-to-detect errors before they cause downstream problems, saving time and resources.
White House plan signals “open-weight first” era—and enterprises need new guardrails
Enterprises will not see immediate impact from the AI Action Plan, but it signals wider support for open-source models and evaluations.Read More
Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech
The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the All-In Podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan.
AI meets antiquity: Ancient historian tests DeepMind’s transformative new model
A University of Warwick epigraphy expert has collaborated with Google DeepMind to evaluate “Aeneas,” an AI model that reimagines Roman inscriptions.