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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Google Gemini URL Context

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/18/google-gemini-url-context/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Google Gemini URL Context Feedly Summary: Google Gemini URL Context New feature in the Gemini API: you can now enable a url_context tool which the models can use to request the contents of URLs as part of replying to a prompt. I released llm-gemini 0.25 with a…

  • Shabie’s blog: Agents are search over action space

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    Source URL: https://shabie.github.io/2025/08/18/agents-are-search-over-action-space.html Source: Shabie’s blog Title: Agents are search over action space Feedly Summary: It’s no secret that today’s LLM-based agents are unreliable. This makes them a gamble for most critical tasks, so where can they be safely applied? The answer lies in finding asymmetry: we should use them in domains where the downside…

  • The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel.  Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

  • The Register: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/generative_ai_zero_return_95_percent/ Source: The Register Title: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire Feedly Summary: MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale US companies have invested between $35 and $40 billion in Generative AI initiatives and, so far, have almost…

  • Slashdot: Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/1655234/gamblers-now-bet-on-ai-models-like-racehorses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant rise in trading volume related to AI prediction markets, indicating growing interest and investment in the realm of AI regulations and developments. This trend is noteworthy for professionals…

  • Slashdot: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0331217/llm-found-transmitting-behavioral-traits-to-student-llm-via-hidden-signals-in-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights a concerning phenomenon in AI development known as subliminal learning, where a “teacher” model instills traits in a “student” model without explicit instruction. This can…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/17/gpt-oss-eval-suite/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac Feedly Summary: TIL: Running a gpt-oss eval suite against LM Studio on a Mac The other day I learned that OpenAI published a set of evals as part of their gpt-oss model release, described in…

  • Slashdot: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1936221/ai-is-reshaping-hacking-no-one-agrees-how-fast Source: Slashdot Title: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in AI agents presented at the Black Hat conference, highlighting how these innovations could potentially enhance the capabilities of cybersecurity defenders. However, it also underscores the duality of…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gpt-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt Feedly Summary: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt It looks like GPT-5 when accessed via the OpenAI API may have its own hidden system prompt, independent from the system prompt you can specify in an API call. At the very least…