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Starting August 14, Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans. The company says it's safer. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human reviewers caught only 13.6…
People can't tell ChatGPT-generated short stories from human-written ones, according to a new study. More than 2,500 participants performed no better than chance. The AI-generated texts were actually rated higher, but scores dropped as soon as participants learned a machine…
Claude Code now lets sessions talk to each other. On macOS and Linux, instances running in parallel can send messages, share insights, and check on each other's status. The article Claude Code sessions can now talk to each other and…
Backflip AI has released an AI model that converts 3D scans into fully editable, parametric CAD models, a process that normally takes significant time and expertise. According to CEO Greg Mark, most factories have digital models for less than one…
Newly awarded Fields Medalist Jacob Tsimerman is leaving the University of Toronto to join OpenAI and work on AI safety. In a recent paper, he analyzes scenarios where AI could contribute to human extinction and calls for far more investment…
Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather tracked his Claude Code usage over eight weeks: 3.2 billion tokens and about 170 kWh of data center electricity. Per prompt, that's roughly 600 times more than a typical AI chat. His data shows how much…
xAI has released Imagine Image 2.0 as a new image generator for Grok. The model ranks second in the Arena benchmarks, just behind OpenAI's GPT-Image-2. New editing tools like Magic Wand and Multi-Ref Editing, along with preconfigured templates, target practical…
Internal tests of OpenAI's new AI model Astra show cybersecurity capabilities so strong that the company can no longer rule out the highest risk level in its own safety framework. Parts of Astra's development have been paused. The move follows…
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman has announced new guidelines and tighter download limits after its AI-generated music was used to game streaming platforms for profit. The company also faces pressure from a German copyright ruling and an admission by one of…
AMD is buying Canadian startup Taalas, which hard-codes model weights directly into inference chips. That makes them extremely fast but locks each chip to a single model. A demo chip hit over 16,000 tokens per second per user running Llama…
Anthropic has cut false positives in its biology safety filters for Fable 5 by about 85 percent. Previously, nearly all biology-related queries got blocked and rerouted to the less capable Opus 5. The restrictions stay in place for sensitive dual-use…
OpenAI is planning a donut-shaped smart speaker for 2027, priced above $300. The screenless device has a camera, microphones, and moving parts. It's designed to learn from conversations and adapt to users, fitting Sam Altman's "Her" vision. The article OpenAI's…
