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AI benchmarks systematically ignore how humans disagree, Google study finds

A Google study finds that the standard three to five human raters per test example often aren't enough for reliable AI ...
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Anthropic discovers "functional emotions" in Claude that influence its behavior

Anthropic has identified "emotion vectors" in AI models—measurable patterns of neuronal activity that shape model behavior in ways analogous to how emotions influence human decision-making. In a test ...
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Anthropic cuts off third-party tools like OpenClaw for Claude subscribers, citing unsustainable demand

Starting April 5, 2026, Anthropic will restrict access to Claude through third-party tools like OpenClaw for subscription customers, requiring them to either purchase additional usage packages or use ...
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Anthropic drops 400 million in shares on an eight-month-old AI pharma startup with fewer than ten employees

Anthropic has acquired AI biotech startup Coefficient Bio for roughly 400 million dollars in shares, according to Newcomer and The Information. The startup was founded just eight months ago, had fewer ...
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Know3D lets users control the hidden back side of 3D objects with text prompts

A research team taps into the knowledge of large language models to control the back side of objects via text during 3D generation from single images, addressing a fundamental problem in 3D generation ...
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Anthropic says Claude Code's usage drain comes down to peak-hour caps and ballooning contexts

Anthropic has looked into complaints from users who were hitting their Claude Code usage limits much faster than expected. According to Anthropic's Lydia Hallie, tighter limits during peak hours and ...
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Anthropic leak reveals new model "Claude Mythos" with "dramatically higher scores on tests" than any previous model

The leaked blog posts have allegedly surfaced online; the information matches what Fortune shared in a follow-up article. There are two versions of the same blog post that only differ in the model's ...
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Microsoft's MAI-Transcribe-1 runs 2.5x faster than its predecessor at $0.36 per audio hour

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Transcribe-1, a speech-to-text model supporting 25 languages that achieves the lowest word error rate of any model tested on the FLEURS ...
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EU bars AI-generated content from official communications, according to Politico

Politico reports that the EU Commission, Parliament, and Council have banned their communications teams from using fully AI-generated videos and images. AI may only be used to optimize existing visual ...
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Microsoft rolls out Copilot Cowork more broadly and lets AI models check each other's work

Microsoft is making "Copilot Cowork" more widely available and launching a new AI research agent. The previously announced feature builds on Claude Cowork and lets the system handle multi-step tasks ...
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OpenAI and Anthropic before the IPO: Different balance sheets make comparison difficult

Anthropic and OpenAI are both growing fast, but they report revenue very differently, The Information reports. OpenAI's annualized revenue is around $25 billion; Anthropic's is $19 billion. Both ...
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OpenAI shifts away from sudden AGI breakthrough theory

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and numerous other commercial AI applications, has long pursued the goal of developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) that "benefits all of humanity." Now, ...