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  • AWS Open Source Blog: Strands Agents and the Model-Driven Approach

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/strands-agents-and-the-model-driven-approach/ Source: AWS Open Source Blog Title: Strands Agents and the Model-Driven Approach Feedly Summary: Until recently, building AI agents meant wrestling with complex orchestration frameworks. Developers wrote elaborate state machines, predefined workflows, and extensive error-handling code to guide language models through multi-step tasks. We needed to build elaborate decision trees to handle…

  • Slashdot: Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/165206/mathematicians-find-gpt-5-makes-critical-errors-in-original-proof-generation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mathematicians Find GPT-5 Makes Critical Errors in Original Proof Generation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a study by University of Luxembourg mathematicians that evaluated the capabilities of GPT-5 in extending a qualitative mathematical theorem. The findings revealed significant shortcomings of the AI, particularly…

  • The Register: Microsoft doing light work with Analog Optical Computer prototype

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/microsoft_analog_optical_computer/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft doing light work with Analog Optical Computer prototype Feedly Summary: Good for solving finance and clinical problems… and AI Microsoft researchers in Cambridge have unveiled its latest iteration of an Analog Optical Computer (AOC) and have inevitably incorporated AI into the technology’s capabilities.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Wired: IBM and NASA Develop a Digital Twin of the Sun to Predict Future Solar Storms

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ibm-and-nasa-develop-a-digital-twin-of-the-sun-to-predict-future-solar-storms/ Source: Wired Title: IBM and NASA Develop a Digital Twin of the Sun to Predict Future Solar Storms Feedly Summary: The tool models the sun using AI, and its developers say it can anticipate solar flares 16 percent more accurately and in half the time of current prediction systems. AI Summary and…

  • Cloud Blog: Don’t just speculate, investigate! Gemini Cloud Assist now offers root-cause analysis

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/gemini-cloud-assist-investigations-performs-root-cause-analysis/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Don’t just speculate, investigate! Gemini Cloud Assist now offers root-cause analysis Feedly Summary: Debugging in a complex, distributed cloud environment can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. The sheer volume of data, intertwined dependencies, and ephemeral issues make traditional troubleshooting methods time-consuming and often reactive.…

  • 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: Co-Founder of xAI Departs the Company

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/0414234/co-founder-of-xai-departs-the-company?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Co-Founder of xAI Departs the Company Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Igor Babuschkin, co-founder of xAI, is departing to launch Babuschkin Ventures, a VC firm aimed at supporting AI safety and startups that promote human advancement. His experience includes significant roles at both xAI and leading…

  • Slashdot: LLMs’ ‘Simulated Reasoning’ Abilities Are a ‘Brittle Mirage,’ Researchers Find

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/2253229/llms-simulated-reasoning-abilities-are-a-brittle-mirage-researchers-find?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLMs’ ‘Simulated Reasoning’ Abilities Are a ‘Brittle Mirage,’ Researchers Find Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Recent investigations into chain-of-thought reasoning models in AI reveal limitations in their logical reasoning capabilities, suggesting they operate more as pattern-matchers than true reasoners. The findings raise crucial concerns for industries…