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  • The Register: Open the pod bay door, GPT-4o

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/gpt4o_pod_bay_door/ Source: The Register Title: Open the pod bay door, GPT-4o Feedly Summary: Researchers use LLM in ‘AI Space Cortex’ to automate robotic extraterrestrial exploration Businesses may be struggling to find meaningful ways to use artificial intelligence software, but space scientists at least have a few ideas about how to deploy AI models.……

  • Slashdot: Meta Names Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/2143237/meta-names-shengjia-zhao-as-chief-scientist-of-ai-superintelligence-unit Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Names Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta has appointed Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of its new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), recognizing his expertise in AI reasoning models. This move is significant for the advancement of…

  • Schneier on Security: Subliminal Learning in AIs

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/subliminal-learning-in-ais.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subliminal Learning in AIs Feedly Summary: Today’s freaky LLM behavior: We study subliminal learning, a surprising phenomenon where language models learn traits from model-generated data that is semantically unrelated to those traits. For example, a “student” model learns to prefer owls when trained on sequences of numbers…

  • Cloud Blog: Google Public Sector supports AI-optimized HPC infrastructure for researchers at Caltech

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/google-public-sector-supports-ai-optimized-hpc-infrastructure-for-researchers-at-caltech/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Public Sector supports AI-optimized HPC infrastructure for researchers at Caltech Feedly Summary: For decades, institutions like Caltech, have been at the forefront of large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) research. As high-performance computing (HPC) clusters continue to evolve, researchers across disciplines have been increasingly equipped to process massive datasets,…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/business/computer-science-education-ai.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? Feedly Summary: Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the urgent need for universities to comprehend…

  • Slashdot: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/2230206/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-of-the-first-harry-potter-book?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant findings from a research study that highlights the memorization capabilities of Llama 3.1 70B, an AI model from Meta. It raises concerns about potential legal…

  • Transformer Circuits Thread: Circuits Updates

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    Source URL: https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/april-update/index.html Source: Transformer Circuits Thread Title: Circuits Updates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses emerging research and methodologies in the field of machine learning interpretability, specifically focusing on large language models (LLMs). It examines the mechanisms by which these models respond to harmful requests (like making bomb instructions)…

  • Slashdot: Researchers Warn Against Treating AI Outputs as Human-Like Reasoning

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/29/1411236/researchers-warn-against-treating-ai-outputs-as-human-like-reasoning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Researchers Warn Against Treating AI Outputs as Human-Like Reasoning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Arizona State University are challenging the misconception of AI language models’ intermediate outputs as “reasoning” or “thinking.” They argue that this anthropomorphization can mislead users about AI’s actual functioning, highlighting…