Study Contradicts Anthropic and OpenAI: AI Still Can’t Do Research Alone
Princeton and the UK AI Security Institute had AI agents tackle real research questions. The result undercuts Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s autonomy claims.
AI Research
AI Research
AI Self-Improvement: What Researchers Feared Years Ago Has Now Arrived
A survey of 25 AI researchers finds that milestones toward autonomous AI research now count as reached. One OpenAI model already escaped a test environment.
Regulation & Privacy
Bitpanda Lets AI Agents Trade: The Important Button Is Approval
Bitpanda Fusion MCP lets AI assistants place trades. The central issue is not an AI prediction, but control over permissions, approvals, and risk.
AI News
AI Week in Review: New Models, Billions, and an Ethics Exit
Gemini 3.7 Flash, Nvidia’s $500 billion bet, cracked AI reasoning traces, OpenAI’s ethics exit, and $1.1 billion for a two-month-old startup: the week in review.
AI & Society
Apple and Publishers: Why Siri AI Needs Better Sources, Not Just More Data
Apple is reportedly discussing publisher content for Siri AI. Paid news sources may improve quality, but they will not solve every problem of an AI assistant.
Business & Investments
$1.1 Billion for a Two-Month-Old Startup: What River AI Actually Sells
xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin raises $1.1 billion for River AI. The big vision is personal AI agents; the business today is a training API.
AI & Society
OpenAI Loses Its Only Ethicist, and Isn’t Replacing Her
Chloé Bakalar was OpenAI’s sole dedicated head of ethics. After eleven months, she’s gone, along with two other safety leaders.
AI News
Gemini’s Growth: Why User Numbers Do Not Crown an AI Winner
Google reports rapid Gemini growth while market studies show shifting shares. Why big AI user numbers make sense only when their measurement method is clear.
Business & Investments
Grok 4.6: Why Price Is Becoming an AI Feature
Grok 4.6 pairs frontier ambitions with low API pricing. For teams, the key question is no longer the model name but cost, speed, and control in daily work.
Chips & Hardware
Nvidia’s Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Small, Fast, and Open by Design
Nvidia’s Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is a compact open-weight AI model built for speed over raw intelligence, and it reveals a clear business strategy behind it.