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- Musk v. Altman week 3: Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.
MIT Technology Review · 2026-05-15
In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility.
- OpenAI Said ChatGPT Was Private. The May 13 Complaint Says Otherwise.
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
A recent complaint alleges OpenAI misrepresented ChatGPT's data usage policies, implying conversations were private when in fact they could be used for model training without
- When Telling an LLM What to Look At Means It Looks at Nothing Else: The System Prompt Is the Attack…
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
A recent analysis reveals that the system prompt, intended to guide Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI's GPT-4 and Anthropic's Claude
- Beyond the Jupyter Notebook: How to Build a Dockerized RAG Pipeline in Python using Haystack.
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
Haystack, a framework for building LLM applications, has introduced a Dockerized approach for deploying Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
- ChatGPT now wants access to your bank account so it can tell you to stop ordering takeout
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a personal financial assistant. Pro users in the US can now connect their bank accounts through Plaid to get personalized analysis based on real
- YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
The Verge · 2026-05-15
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves.
- Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval
Ars Technica · 2026-05-15
Lawyers accused of rushing historic settlement to seize $320 million in fees.
- Distributed Inference with PyTorch from First Principles
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
PyTorch has introduced a new, foundational approach to distributed inference, enabling models to be spread across multiple devices more efficiently.
- How to Maximize Claude Cowork
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
Learn how to get the most out of Claude CoworkContinue reading on Towards AI »
- How to Build an MCP Style Routed AI Agent System with Dynamic Tool Exposure Planning, Execution, and Context Injection
MarkTechPost · 2026-05-15
In this tutorial, we build a fully functional MCP-style routed agent system from scratch, combining tool discovery, intelligent routing, structured planning
- Figma Jumps as Results Ease AI Disruption Concerns
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
Figma shares rose after the creative software platform reported first-quarter results that beat expectations and raised its full-year forecast
- Figure CEO Says No Teleoperation in Their Humanoid Robot Testing
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
Figure, a robotics company developing humanoid robots that operate via AI, is running a livestream of one of its robots sorting packages in real time to show off its capabilities.
- US Chip Sector Needs More Talent, Says SEMI
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
President Trump says he discussed guardrails on AI and Nvidia's H200 chips with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a two-day summit in Beijing.
- ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
The Verge · 2026-05-15
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop.
- Zyphra Releases ZAYA1-8B-Diffusion-Preview: The First MoE Diffusion Model Converted From an Autoregressive LLM With Up to 7.7x Speedup
MarkTechPost · 2026-05-15
Zyphra's latest release shows that an autoregressive MoE model can be converted into a discrete diffusion model with no systematic loss in evaluation performance.
- US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI
Hacker News · 2026-05-16
Customer service representatives, administrative assistants, and some sales roles experienced significant employment reductions for the second consecutive year in 2025
- The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning
TechCrunch · 2026-05-15
The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question: can we trust the people in charge of AI?
- Google busts the myth that AI search needs its own SEO playbook
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
Google says the SEO industry's favorite new buzzwords, "generative engine optimization" and "answer engine optimization," are just regular SEO by another name.
- Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions
Ars Technica · 2026-05-15
One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.
- OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle
The Verge · 2026-05-15
OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things product.
- OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
Ars Technica · 2026-05-15
Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal.
- Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
TechCrunch · 2026-05-15
Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
- Why Specification-Driven Development (SDD) is Not a Silver Bullet for AI-Assisted SDLC
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
Using a popular SDD GitHub Spec Kit and a real-world feature experimentContinue reading on Towards AI »
- AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
The Verge · 2026-05-15
Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention.
- AI Safety in Practice: Red-Teaming, Evaluation, and Guardrails for Enterprise GenAI Deployments
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
The article details practical approaches to AI safety for enterprise generative AI, focusing on red-teaming, robust evaluation frameworks
- Microsoft pulls Claude Code licenses and pushes developers back toward its own AI tool
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
Thousands of Microsoft developers used Anthropic's Claude Code for programming. Now the company is revoking licenses and betting on GitHub Copilot CLI.
- Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
WIRED · 2026-05-15
OpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
- Anthropic's $900 billion valuation would make it more valuable than OpenAI for the first time
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
Anthropic is raising another $30 billion just three months after a round of the same size. The AI lab's valuation jumps to $900 billion, surpassing rival OpenAI for the first time.
- Richard Dawkins and the question of AI consciousness | Letters
The Guardian AI · 2026-05-15
Salley Vickers and Carrie Eckersley respond to a letter on Richard Dawkins and his chats with AI bots I was delighted to read Dr Simon Nieder’s cogent rebuttal of Richard Dawkins’s
- Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
The Verge · 2026-05-15
Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
TechCrunch · 2026-05-15
Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.
- Anthropic Introduces Routines for Claude Code Automation
InfoQ · 2026-05-15
Anthropic has introduced a new feature called Routines for Claude Code, allowing developers to configure automated codin
- OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
The Verge · 2026-05-15
Your trust in AI is about to be put to the test: OpenAI will soon let you give the chatbot direct access to your bank accounts.
- Apple-OpenAI Alliance Frays
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
Apple Inc.’s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter
- Inside Paul Tudor Jones’ Sports AI Startup
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
SumerSports, a startup founded by Paul Tudor Jones, is trying to transform football using artificial intelligence.
- UnitedHealth Tracks Workers’ AI Use in Push to Transform Company
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
UnitedHealth Group Inc. is tracking how often some employees use artificial intelligence tools as part of a push to embed the technology throughout its operations
- Deloitte: Scale ‘autonomous intelligence’ for real growth
AI News · 2026-05-15
Enterprise leaders must progress past generative applications and scale “autonomous intelligence” to capture real growth.
- How I Continually Improve My Claude Code
Towards Data Science · 2026-05-15
Learn how to make your Claude Code improve over time
- Cerebras Pulls Back After IPO Day; Gemini Space Station Rises on $100M Investment | Stock Movers
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
On this episode of Stock Movers with Alexis Christoforous: - Gemini Space Station (GEMI) is rising after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss made a $100 million “strategic investment”
- AI, Robotics Key to Transforming Health Care: BD CEO
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
Tom Polen, CEO of medical technology company BD, says that in the next decade AI and robotics will transform health care in ways that will make today’s system seem archaic.
- Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI
TechCrunch · 2026-05-15
AI video-generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.
- x.AI plays catch-up with Grok Build, its first terminal-based coding agent
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
Elon Musk's AI company x.AI is jumping into the coding agent space with Grok Build, a new terminal-based tool.
- SambaNova Challenges Cerebras Strategy
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the next AI war won’t be about training models, but rather it will be about inference costs
- Why My Coding Assistant Started Replying in Korean When I Typed Chinese
Towards Data Science · 2026-05-15
From a Chinese prompt to a Korean response: an embedding-space investigation into how code vocabulary reshapes language
- Presentation: Using AI as a Thinking Partner for Large-Scale Engineering Systems
InfoQ · 2026-05-15
Julie Qiu explains how AI serves as a "thinking partner" for engineering leaders. She discusses five distinct roles - Archa
- Everyday People Are Hurting. Why Are AI and Markets Still Booming?
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
As the Strait of Hormuz closure continues, the global energy crisis deepens, while inflation continues to rise and US consumer sentiment remains low.
- This new Claude skill saves you from bad contracts - and costs less than a lawyer
ZDNet · 2026-05-15
I tested Claude for Small Business, which has 31 skills, and the contract review tool is amazing.
- The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets
MIT Technology Review · 2026-05-15
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
- Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac
TechCrunch · 2026-05-15
Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware.
- Arxiv cracks down on unchecked AI-generated content in research papers
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
Arxiv, the influential preprint server where researchers worldwide publish their work before formal peer review, is tightening its rules on AI-generated content.
- The UK's tax authority is turning to AI to help identify fraud
Engadget · 2026-05-15
Human staff members will still check the AI's findings.
- Stop Prompting. Start Commanding: The Top 10 Claude Plugins That Actually Ship Work
Towards AI · 2026-05-15
Why the best developers in 2026 don’t type conversations, they delegate tasks.
- Stop Evaluating LLMs with “Vibe Checks”
Towards Data Science · 2026-05-15
How to build a decision-grade scorecard for AI agents
- ‘I didn’t want to be the guinea pig’: inside tech’s AI-fueled manager purge
The Guardian AI · 2026-05-15
Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley As tech companies pour bill
- Trump Says He Discussed AI Guardrails, Nvidia’s Chips With Xi
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
US President Donald Trump said he discussed guardrails on artificial intelligence with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
- AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
The Verge · 2026-05-15
Last summer, Peter Degen's postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much.
- Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS
Engadget · 2026-05-15
Security researchers, leveraging Anthropic's Mythos AI, have reportedly demonstrated a method to bypass macOS security protocols, a claim Apple acknowledges it is investigating.
- Claude Code's product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the "lean harness"
Ars Technica · 2026-05-15
"We have no grand plan," says Anthropic's Cat Wu—but that's by design.
- Anthropic frames AI competition with China as a now-or-never moment for Washington
The Decoder · 2026-05-15
In a policy paper, Anthropic lays out two scenarios for 2028: either the US locks in its compute lead over China, or authoritarian regimes set the rules for the AI era.
- AI-Hacking Threat Pushes $130 Billion Crypto Sector to the Brink
Bloomberg · 2026-05-15
The crypto hacks came a little over two weeks apart in April, netting the attackers almost $600 million in total while triggering an investor exodus from one major platform and