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★ Must ReadAnthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.

TechCrunch AI· Anthony Ha· 2 min· 10d agoSource →

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A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro

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Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future

How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers?

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Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI

Trending on Hacker News with 177 points and 89 comments.

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We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.

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Task Paralysis and AI

Trending on Hacker News with 211 points and 109 comments.

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“Misplaced panic over AI progress”

— Gary Marcus

Breaking down what METR’s latest “time horizon” graph does and does not show

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“Local AI needs to be the norm”

— Hacker News

Trending on Hacker News with 699 points and 333 comments.

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★ Must Readהזמן שביזבזת על השושנה שלך - האם לבנות או לקנות?

AI THINKERS — הזמן שביזבזת על השושנה שלך - האם לבנות או לקנות?

AI THINKERS· Galit Galperin· 3 min· 11d agoSource →

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★ Must Read🔮 Exponential View #573: Are the AI labs building for an intelligence explosion?

Plus: Mythos Preview, jobs, fusion economics & personhood++

Exponential View· Azeem Azhar· 2 min· 11d agolong readSource →

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“Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts”

— Anthony Ha, TechCrunch AI