… A paper released this week by AI researchers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Vanderbilt University, and MIT argues that AI models have a measurable “functional well-being” that can be pushed into either positive or negative territory depending on how you treat them. …
… Released Thursday, Claude Opus 4.8 is not Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic’s new “frontier” model that’s so powerful, only a handful of “trusted partners” have been allowed to test it for security reasons. There’s still no solid release date for Claude Mythos. …
… Amazon says of the new model in its press release: The new Fire TV Stick HD is Amazon's slimmest streaming device—both smaller in volume and width than previous models. …
On Tuesday, Anthropic unveiled its latest AI model called Claude Mythos. This "general-purpose, unreleased frontier model" is so impressively powerful that Anthropic is wary of releasing it to the public at large. …
… A normal AI model will pay attention to all parts of the sentence. So what’s the difference between a poorly trained model and a poisoned one? …
… Anthropic’s Claude deal makes for the perfect time to try a new AI provider for a while, and it’s also a great way to check out a “frontier” AI model if you haven’t done so already. Anthropic’s current high-end model for consumer use is Claude Opus 4.6, which was released early last month. …
… What’s easier is to simply ask yourself if you believe the developer of the AI model will deliver on the product’s marketing. Many AI development teams can truthfully say a new release is their most advanced model yet. …
… If you're seeing worse performance with GPT-5.5 than you had with previous models, it might be your prompt constructions. OpenAI released a prompting guide for GPT-5.5 that spells out what works—and what doesn't—with its latest model. …
… At the time of its release, OpenAI made no mention of GPT-5.3 Instant's new "if you like" teasers. …
… But capitulating responsibility to an AI model is an easy way to get yourself into trouble--and believe me, I know what I'm talking about. …