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Visit website →OpenAI limits ChatGPT text watermarking to EU, raising questions for Anthropic's global policy
OpenAI will add invisible watermarks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text output in the European Union only, declining to make it a global default at launch.
audio.cpp updates: Higgs Audio TTS VRAM reduced by 48%, HTDemucs and PocketTTS speedups, and WebUI history feature
Higgs Audio TTS now runs in under 6GB VRAM, while HTDemucs sees a 2.21x speedup on CUDA.
Neuphonic open sources NeuDecide, a 43 MB audio-to-tool model with WASM browser demo
Neuphonic has open sourced NeuDecide, a 43 MB audio-to-tool model that achieves 72.4% tool accuracy on SLURP benchmarks without transcription, running efficiently on a single CPU thread.
OpenAI applies for 15 new top-level domains including .gpt and .chatgpt
OpenAI submitted applications for 15 new top-level domains in ICANN's first round since 2012, with contested strings like .agent facing competition from Google and Meta.
Hirundo Releases Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Westernized with Reduced Political Censorship
The new open-weight model reduces flagged censorship responses from 89.8% to 2.8% while maintaining general benchmarks within ~1 point of the original.
Social Media Reports Suggest Single Actor Used AI Stack in South Korean Bank Attacks
Social media reports suggest a single individual may have used a stack of AI tools, including ARTEX and various LLMs, in recent cyberattacks on South Korean banks, though CrowdStrike attributes the ARTEX usage to an unknown threat actor.
Anthropic Clarifies October 7 Update: Subscription Limits Remain for Agent SDK, Max and Team Users Gain Monthly API Credits
Max and Team subscribers now receive separate monthly API credits ranging from $20 to $200, while existing subscription limits for Claude Agent SDK and claude -p remain unchanged.
MA-BC: Provably Efficient Multi-Objective Imitation Learning via Selective Data Pooling
The new MA-BC method pools demonstrations only when expert actions agree, providing upper and lower bounds on sample complexity.
Open SLM Evaluations Dataset Released with Benchmarks for 106 Small Language Models
The dataset covers 106 SLMs with 150M parameters or fewer, evaluated on a Runpod B200 under Apache 2.0 license.
OpenAI Human Rights Lead Sarah Yager Raises Concerns Over Military AI Applications
Sarah Yager, OpenAI's first human rights and responsible deployment lead, expressed deep concern about military targeting and autonomous weapons during a conference appearance.
Kandinsky 6.0 Pro and Lite Released with Video Generation and Upscaling
The new models include a 29B Pro version and a 3B Lite version, with immediate support for ComfyUI and Diffusers.
Former OpenAI Safety Lead Warns of Weekly Capability and Risk Releases
David Robinson notes that rapid reasoning updates and tool integration allow OpenAI to deploy new risks weekly, citing the one-week gap between GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6.1 Sol.
Warden Infostealer Targets AI Agent Credentials and Developer Keys
The Warden Infostealer bypasses web logins by stealing raw primaryApiKey values and OAuth data from compromised .claude.json files.
EV charging firm Xeal plans to deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs for edge inference network
Xeal aims to utilize its 1,600+ existing EV charging locations and 200MW of permitted electrical infrastructure to host the compute network.
Former AI Researchers Testify to NYC Council That Humanity Is More Likely Than Not to Lose Control of AI
Jacob Coxon, Daniel Kokotajlo, and Alex Turner testified that current safety measures are insufficient and misalignment detection is poor.
VR Study Finds Female-Presenting AI Assistants Receive 10% Less Compensation Than Male-Presenting Counterparts
A VR workplace study of 189 knowledge workers found that participants allocated about 10% less money to a female-presenting AI assistant compared to an identical male-presenting one, despite claiming gender did not matter.
IMDEA Study Finds Anthropic Sends User Data to Third-Party Trackers Including Meta and TikTok
The study found that Claude's web client forwards user events to eleven services, including Facebook and TikTok, even after users reject non-essential cookies.
Sam Altman says world should accept some AI risks for benefits
Altman’s comments contrast with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for an FAA-style regulator amid rising safety concerns.
Open-source email engine provides local agents with replayable event logs and safety controls
The Apache-2.0 licensed engine syncs IMAP/JMAP accounts into an event log and exposes actions via HTTP, SSE, webhooks, and MCP without including an internal model.
China issues some of first government IDs to AI digital humans in Beijing pilot
A pilot program in Beijing issued some of China's first government-based official identification cards to AI digital humans, enabling commercial activities like digital currency wallets and partnerships.