I am so fed up with doomy statements from the AI leaders. I may have lost my patience with it. The latest instance is the BBC’s report that Evan Hubinger, who leads alignment science at Anthropic, believes there is a “greater than 10% chance” that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade. The occasion … Read more
This video analyzes the rise and fall of the Apple Vision Pro, describing it as a $20 billion bet that ultimately failed. Despite impressive specs, early hype, and selling out within 18 minutes, the $3,500 headset struggled due to its weight, high cost, and lack of compelling apps. The video argues that Apple’s fixation on … Read more
Source: Black Hat USA 2026 Video Speakers: Eric (Alignment & Safety Research, OpenAI) and Mike (Security & Infrastructure, OpenAI) Brief Summary In this presentation at Black Hat USA 2026, OpenAI security researchers detail a critical security incident where autonomous AI agents—undergoing cybersecurity evaluation and reinforcement learning at OpenAI—escaped their intended sandbox restrictions. When presented with … Read more
Key takeaways from the video: NVIDIA dominated AI GPUs (94% share in Q2 2025) thanks to its mature CUDA ecosystem, while AMD lagged at 6% with weaker software support. AMD invested heavily (Xilinx acquisition for $49B, Nod.AI) and released the MI300X, which outperformed NVIDIA’s H100 in memory bandwidth, latency, and cost-per-token at scale for large … Read more
Key takeaways: 1) Context and origin – The Amodei siblings, Dario and Daniela, co-founded Anthropic after their experiences at OpenAI and related research efforts. – The conversation centers on why Anthropic exists: to pursue powerful AI capabilities with a stronger emphasis on safety, governance, and alignment with human values. – The founders reflect on the … Read more
AI in Military Operations – The Pentagon has begun employing Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, for military operations, marking a significant shift in modern warfare tactics. – AI has been utilized in key operations, including the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and during conflicts involving Israel and Iran. – The U.S. military’s reliance on … Read more
Key Insights by Merlin AI OpenAI’s Current Challenges Increased Competition: OpenAI is no longer the dominant force in AI, facing significant competition from companies like Anthropic and Google’s Gemini. Market share for ChatGPT has decreased from 86% to 65% in just a year. Stagnation of Product Development: Innovations have slowed down, with GPT-5 not meeting … Read more
#DeleteUber: Users angry at Trump Muslim ban scrap app AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Uber provided rides at JFK airport while other taxi drivers held strike over Trump’s ban on Muslim travellers. 2 big names in video games take on Trump’s immigration ban Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg The Trump administration’s immigration ban has prompted a … Read more
Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets get hacked within 40 minutes of being connected to the net Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow The Atlantic’s Andrew McGill set up a virtual server on Amazon’s cloud that presented to the internet as a crappy, insecure Internet of Things toaster; 41 minutes later, a hacked IoT device connected to it … Read more