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"Nerd sniping" and "think less" attacks emerge as AI models get more time to reason
A new study by OpenAI shows that AI models become more robust against manipulation attempts if they are given more time to "think". The researchers also discovered new methods of attack. A recent ...
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OpenAI's Operator and Computer-Using Agent bring autonomous AI agents closer to reality
OpenAI has just launched Operator, an AI assistant that can navigate the web on its own. The tool, currently only available to US ChatGPT Pro subscribers, represents a step toward AI assistants that ...
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Perplexity announces new assistant for Android smartphones
Perplexity is stepping into Google's territory with a new AI assistant for Android that can control apps and handle tasks on its own. The move puts the startup in direct competition with Google's ...
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DeepSeek's latest R1-Zero model matches OpenAI's o1 in reasoning benchmarks
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released two new AI models that they say match OpenAI's o1 in performance. Along with their main models, DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-R1-Zero, they've also launched six ...
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AI image generation gets a boost by borrowing ideas from reasoning models
A team of researchers from NYU, MIT, and Google has found a way to improve AI-generated images by borrowing ideas from recent AI reasoning models like OpenAI's o1. Their approach enhances image ...
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OpenAI quietly funded independent math benchmark before setting record with o3
OpenAI's involvement in funding FrontierMath, a leading AI math benchmark, only came to light when the company announced its record-breaking performance on the test. Now, the benchmark's developer ...
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OpenAI CEO Altman tells followers to "chill and cut expectations 100x" amid AGI hype
OpenAI's AI reasoning expert Noam Brown says there is "lots of vague AI hype" on social media. While acknowledging there are "good reasons to be optimistic" about AI progress, Brown emphasized that ...
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Sakana AI's Transformer² is a new approach to help language models learn
While today's AI systems are typically trained once to handle various tasks like writing text and answering questions, they often struggle with new, unexpected challenges. Transformer² aims to solve ...
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Companies prioritize AI training over job cuts, WEF study finds
A new World Economic Forum study reveals an interesting tension: while many companies see AI replacing some jobs, they're betting bigger on retraining than layoffs. The WEF's "Future of Jobs Report ...
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OpenAI reportedly launching ChatGPT's first browser agent "Operator" this week
According to a report from The Information, OpenAI plans to launch "Operator" as a new ChatGPT feature for browser control later this week. The feature will offer several task categories, including ...
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Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking: Google's smallest model takes lead in Chatbot Arena
Google's experimental AI model Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has jumped ahead of its competitors, scoring impressive results in math, science, and general performance tests. According to testing platform ...
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Google's Gemini AI inches closer to becoming a virtual agent with multi-app integration
Google is rolling out several updates to its Gemini AI assistant for Android, focusing on how it handles multimedia, works with other apps, and becomes more accessible. The biggest addition is Gemini ...