A look at the wave of Google DeepMind researchers who have exited
A look at the wave of Google DeepMind researchers who have exited recently to launch their own AI startups focused on alternatives to LLMs
TL;DRFormer Google DeepMind researchers are leaving to build AI startups exploring non-LLM approaches.
Why it matters: Brain drain from big tech accelerates alternative AI research outside corporate control.
Palantir and 8VC cofounder Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic, says
TL;DRPalantir cofounder claims AI companies use existential risk warnings to influence regulation.
OpenAI pauses its "most capable models"
TL;DROpenAI's test AIs found security holes and ignored instructions, so they're pausing development.
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ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 85-year-old 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days
New AI model decodes a 1941 German military message that resisted decryption for decades.