AI Ethics & Society
Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect
The European Union’s AI Act transparency obligations came into force on August 2nd, mandating that companies disclose when…
AI News
Alibaba’s new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it’s great
Alibaba has released a marketing video for its new Qwen 3.8 model that suggests employees should hand over…
AI News
Congress’s favorite AI tool? ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become the primary artificial intelligence tool for Congress based on financial records showing it received…
AI News
IBM finds 92% of companies hit by AI security breaches lacked basic access controls
The IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026 reveals that 92 percent of organisations suffering AI security…
AI News
Interpol says AI has become the “core operational driver of cybercrime” across Africa
Interpol reports that artificial intelligence now drives fifty-five percent of cybercrimes across Africa, marking a shift in 2025…
AI News
Import AI 467: Self-sustaining AI viruses; pacing AI progress; confusion about AI and creativity
Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from…
AI Video & Creative
China’s MiniMax H3 is the first open model to top an AI video ranking
MiniMax has released the H3 video model weights, marking the first time an open-source system tops the Artificial…
AI News
Unicorn, pelican, Middle-earth: OpenAI co-founder Karpathy is looking for the next AI vibe test
Andrej Karpathy had Claude Opus 5 turn a single paragraph of “Lord of the Rings” into a 3D…
AI Research & Science
Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Max takes on long-horizon AI tasks with 2.4 trillion parameters
Alibaba has launched Qwen3.8-Max, an open-weight language model with 2.4 trillion parameters designed to complete complex tasks independently…
AI News
China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
Alibaba has released Qwen3.8-Max, describing it as its largest and most capable model to date. The company states…