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Brand Hype Has Existed Since the Bronze Age, Scientists Discover
Scientists have identified a Bronze Age pottery tradition as one of the earliest examples of branding, proving humanity’s attraction to reliable commodities…
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“`html The Apex-Testing project has been updated with all recent models, based on 65-70…
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One of the world’s top law schools draws a hard line against AI in legal education
“`html One of the world’s top law schools, UC Berkeley Law, has taken a…
23 May 2026
Alibaba’s latest AI model ran autonomously for 35 hours to optimize code for its own custom chip
Alexandria’s latest AI model ran autonomously for 35 hours to optimize code for its…
23 May 2026
Chats disappearing
**What Happened:** A user reported experiencing an issue where previously helpful and substantial conversations…
23 May 2026
Out of the Box
“`html I recently came across a thread on r/artificial where a user, /u/CandyBulls, posed…
22 May 2026
Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook
Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook When a model’s…
22 May 2026
Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars
“`html A British AI publication, 404 Media, discussed notable stories from the week in…
22 May 2026
Text Degeneration: A Production Failure Mode That Most Benchmarks Do Not Track
“`html Text Degeneration: A Structural Failure Mode in Production A self-reinforcing failure mode of…
22 May 2026
Multi-agent AI systems are now automating scientific discovery and nobody seems ready
“`html Two recent papers have highlighted the advancement of AI systems capable of autonomously…
22 May 2026