PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI
If AI lab PrismML isn’t on your radar yet, it should be.
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The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America’s skies.
The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI
As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight problem: Agents can act faster, longer, and at greater volume than humans can realistically review.
OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.
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I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks — here’s whether it beats takeout
Tovala offers both a smart oven and a meal-delivery service. Its meals come with QR codes that you scan using the app, allowing the oven to automatically follow the cooking instructions.
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
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Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions.
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.