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OpenAI is releasing two new image models with ChatGPT Images 2.5. Flare handles faster generation, Sunburst delivers more precise edits. It's still unclear which model ChatGPT users get and when. Our test offers the first hints on who actually benefits from the improvements.
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Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗But AI use combined with training to assess its results can give test scores a boost.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗We’re <5 years into a compounding revolution which could take a century, and how the AI industry should manage this.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗As AI increasingly enters more work processes, this judgment becomes an ever-more important workplace skill. People must not only learn how to use AI but also know when AI saves time, when it increases workload rather than decreasing it, and which tasks are best left to humans.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Alibaba responded that the information is false; Wu Zhao has not returned to the Qwen Office business unit. (36Kr)
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Microsoft updated the extension submission process for the Edge Add-ons store, introducing automated validation checks to shorten the review time after developers submit Edge extensions. Microsoft also adjusted the 'Featured' badge mechanism to auto-refresh every 15 days, allowing quality extensions to gain recognition faster.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Skip to content “Wanna go dark for real?” Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt. 
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Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Patagonia has a cool climate and abundant clean energy, which can reduce data center cooling energy use, and the current policy environment is also favorable, but future conditions are uncertain and infrastructure remains to be improved.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Hugging Face launched "ML Intern," an AI assistant built into its chatbot that lets users run machine learning experiments without any ML expertise.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗The fight over an AI-generated proof of a millennium problem is heating up. Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI of academic fraud, CEO Sam Altman rejects the allegations. Terence Tao warns that cases like this could "reverse centuries of tradition in open science."
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗A departing researcher says AI companies are ‘gambling with our lives’ by racing to develop self-improving AI.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Previously, a large number of 'Ghibli-style images' made by generative AI once appeared online. Toshio Suzuki said bluntly about this: 'At that time, interview requests suddenly flooded in, but I thought everyone would soon get tired of it, so I simply did not respond. And that's indeed what happened.'
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗SoftBank Group announced it will prepay its $25.9 billion bridge loan on September 15, clearing all outstanding balances. This move aims to refinance the funding through long-term debt, with plans to raise $10 to $20 billion by issuing U.S. dollar junk bonds and other instruments.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗An NYU mathematician said that research results jointly produced with an Anthropic mathematician were learned by OpenAI before public release, after which the latter invested massive compute to complete a full proof and published it first, sparking academic controversy. #OpenAIControversy# The two sides disagree on the research timeline and data usage.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Anish Acharya, partner at Silicon Valley renowned venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), believes that AI will not create the so-called 'permanent underclass', and there is no need for people to overly worry about this.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗Suno launches all-new v6 series AI music models, including three: v6, v6-wild, and v6-mini, of which only v6-mini is open to free users. The new models generate faster and support new features such as natural language editing and remixing. #AI Music# At the same time, Suno has reached licensing partnerships with record companies such as Warner Music and BMG.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗HyperAccel claims that the throughput, cost-effectiveness, and energy efficiency of its Bertha 500 can reach 2 times, 19 times, and 12 times that of NVIAI H100, respectively.
Source links can be verified on the original siteRead original ↗OpenAI Codex lead warned that demand for the GPT-6 Astra model far exceeds supply, and to protect existing user experience, new Pro subscriptions may be paused. Previously, the model's launch was a "mess" due to capacity issues, and OpenAI has reset user quotas and optimized quota consumption.
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