A new study in *Patterns* had AI models play a game of visual telephone over 100 rounds. No matter the starting prompt, the systems always drifted toward the same 12 bland, often Western-centric motifs, like Gothic cathedrals or rainy Paris streets.
While tech giants grab headlines, midsize companies are quietly becoming AI powerhouses. Their secret? Less red tape and the agility to deploy new tech at speed.
According to an internal Nvidia document, Capital One is actively exploring alternatives to Amazon Web Services to control soaring AI costs. The bank fears its need for GPUs will make AWS expenses unsustainable, looking at “AI factories” and upstart “neocloud” providers. This highlights a major tens
Anthropic has rolled out significant updates to its Claude Skills feature, launched in October. The changes focus on making these custom AI workflows easier to share, manage, and deploy across entire organizations.
Bryan Johnson is setting a date for achieving human immortality. He argues that the accelerated innovation in AI over the past two years has opened a window to make this ancient goal a realistic target.
Neural Concept, a Swiss AI platform for engineering, has secured €85 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and will fuel its mission to transform product development with AI-driven design.
VNG is merging its cloud and AI infrastructure units under the GreenNode brand. The move aims to create a unified AI cloud platform to compete across Southeast Asia.
OpenAI has added Apple Music to its growing list of ChatGPT apps. Subscribers can now use natural language to build playlists and get recommendations directly in the chat. It’s a direct answer to Spotify’s existing integration.
Security researchers have detailed a novel attack that turns AI safety prompts into weapons. The technique, called Lies-in-the-Loop, can make dangerous commands look harmless, bypassing a key human safeguard.
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon for a potential $10 billion investment and to use AWS’s custom Trainium AI chips. This follows OpenAI’s move away from an exclusive cloud partnership with Microsoft, now also working with Google and Oracle.
