Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up
… Higher-effort responses will use more tokens, giving users the option of lower-effort responses if they don’t want to burn through their rate limits as quickly. …
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Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
… Anthropic said the release was “made possible by new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas,” with the system falling back to Claude Opus 4.8 — a model it praised for “honesty” when it launched last month. …
Netflix has its own, impressive AI-powered voice search
… Responses are often accompanied by suggestions to further narrow your results, including “more unhinged” and “more bittersweet.” However, narrowing down recommendations this way doesn’t always work. …
Indie developers got tired of waiting for a new Star Fox, so they’re making their own
… In revisiting underserved genres, there is a balance to be struck between capturing the realities of past games and the rose-tinted forgeries, replete with erroneous improvements, that we conjure in our memories. “I think people are quite happy with me making Ex-Zodiac more responsive and snappier,… …
The earbuds I actually use
… Noise cancellation is also top-notch and comparable to more expensive earbuds like the Apple AirPods Pro 3 which we’ll get to in a few paragraphs . The Soundcore buds let in a little more midrange, but handle low-end drone with no problem. …
AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
… The ads became an unintentional signal booster: The more that Leading the Future attacked Bores, the more media coverage it drew, and the more voters became aware that a super PAC backed by Silicon Valley AI billionaires was trying to influence a Manhattan election, specifically targeting a candida… …
Twitter - X
… These disclosure systems only work if every X user is honest about the images and video content they upload. Which is unlikely. Image: @nima owji Thomas Ricker Feb 17 More trouble for X over Grok’s sexualized images. …
AI avatars in digital blackface want to sell you this belt buckle
… A mildly frustrated Amaya — the emotions are somewhat robotic and never look quite right — sighs and goes back to the honest work of making her buckles. …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more. …
How to win — and lose — Decoder
… It’s how regular people are encountering it more and more, and they’re hating it more and more. …