The open source DeepSeek-R1 matches OpenAI o1 at 95% less cost using pure reinforcement learning. Shubham Sharma Venture Beat
“Based on the recently introduced DeepSeek V3 expert mixture model, DeepSeek-R1 matches the performance of o1, OpenAI’s frontier inference LLM, across math, coding, and inference tasks. The best part? We do it in a much more engaging way. It has been proven to cost 90-95% less than the latter.”
Web is available on ChatGPT through OpenAI’s operator. Will Knight | mad
“The new tool, called Operator, is an AI agent. It uses an AI model trained on both text and images to interpret commands and figure out how to use a web browser to execute them. OpenAI is an AI agent that can automate a lot of things. I claim it has potential for everyday tasks and errands during the workday.”
Sam Altman’s World now wants to connect an AI agent to your digital identity. Maxwell Jeff | Tech Crunch
“Altman’s World project now wants to create tools that connect specific AI agents to people’s online personas, so other users can verify whether the agent is acting on behalf of a person,” according to Tiago Sada, chief product officer. World, Altman Alex Blania’s Tools for Humanity, formerly known as Worldcoin, is based on the idea that eventually it will be impossible to distinguish between human and AI agents on the Internet.”
The second wave of AI coding is here Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review
“Rather than providing developers with some kind of powerful autocompletion feature like most existing tools, this next-generation product allows them to prototype, test, and debug their code. …But there’s more to it than that. Many people are building generative coding assistants. blazes a trail toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), the hypothetical superhuman technology that many top companies claim they are targeting.”
Tech leaders pledge up to $500 billion in U.S. AI investment Deepa Sitharaman | wall street journal
“The joint venture, known as Stargate, is led by ChatGPT maker OpenAI and global technology investor SoftBank Group. It will build a data center for OpenAI. The investor is backed by database company Oracle and the United Arab Emirates. The two companies are investing $100 billion in ventures and plan to invest up to $500 billion over the next four years.”
China’s WeRide wants to build a global robotaxi empire Jiahui Huang | wall street journal
Daiwa analysts said in a recent report, “China is on the verge of large-scale commercialization of robotaxi,” and “the size of the robotaxi-related automobile manufacturing and automobile parts market is expected to reach 160 billion yuan (approximately 22 billion dollars) by 2026.” . “It is highly likely that robotaxi will completely replace existing ride-hailing vehicles,” he said.
Researchers optimize molecular simulations on quantum computers. John Timmer | Ars Technica
“On Wednesday, Nature Physics published a paper that describes simulations of some aspects of simple catalysts on quantum computers and provides a way to dramatically simplify the calculations. The resulting algorithmic improvements do not have to wait until error correction can be usefully implemented. means no simulation.”
If your AI passes this test, watch out Kevin Rouse | new york times
“(The Humanities Final Exam) consists of approximately 3,000 multiple-choice and short-answer questions designed to test the capabilities of AI systems, from analytical philosophy to rocket science. The questions are presented by university professors and award-winning mathematicians as extremely difficult. “The people who were asked to do it knew the answer.”
The company wants to build a space station with artificial gravity. Emilio Cozzi | mad
“The company aims to launch Haven-2, a commercial space station, into low-Earth orbit by 2028. This will allow astronauts to remain in space even after the International Space Station (ISS) is decommissioned in 2030. , with partner organizations, is attempting to participate in NASA’s plan to develop a commercial low-Earth orbit space station, but most ambitious of all is the goal Vast Space will ultimately put into space.”
Why the next energy race is for underground hydrogen Casey Crownhart | MIT Technology Review
“It may sound like a straightforward 19th-century thing, but one of the most cutting-edge areas in energy today is drilling deep underground to find materials that can be burned for energy. The difference is that this time you don’t see it, you see fossils. “For fuel, the race is on to find natural hydrogen deposits.”
The next step in robotics James O’Donnell | MIT Technology Review
“We’ve had many promises that robots would transform society since the first robotic arm was installed on an assembly line at a General Motors plant in New Jersey in 1961. Few of those promises have ever come true. But this year, the ‘boring’ camp There’s reason to think that even the faithful will be intrigued by what happens in robot racing.
