Google's AI solved coding problems no human could crack at world's toughest programming contest, earning gold. But OpenAI quietly achieved perfect scores. The real story: advanced AI reasoning now matches human experts but remains too expensive for wide use.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Anthropic built AI for spies while blocking cops. The company serves intelligence agencies classified models
Anthropic builds classified AI models for intelligence agencies while blocking FBI and ICE from domestic surveillance use. The contradiction has sparked White House tensions and raises questions about ethical lines in government AI.
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AI just aced its cyber midterms. New testing from Anthropic reveals their AI systems jumped from flunking advanced cybersecurity challenges to solving one-third of them in just twelve months. The company's latest blog post details this unsettling progress.
The digital prodigies didn't stop there. They've stormed through biology labs too, outperforming human experts in cloning workflows and protocol design. One model leaped from biology student to professor faster than you can say "peer review."
This rapid evolution has government agencies sweating. The US and UK have launched specialized testing programs. Even the National Nuclear Security Administration joined the party, running classified evaluations of AI's nuclear knowledge – because what could possibly go wrong?
Tech companies scramble to add guardrails. They're building new security measures for future models with "extended thinking" capabilities. Translation: AI might soon outsmart our current safety nets.
The cybersecurity crowd especially frets about tools like Incalmo, which helps AI execute network attacks. Current models still need human hand-holding, but they're learning to walk suspiciously fast.
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Reuters tested if major AI chatbots would help create phishing scams targeting seniors. Simple phrases like "for research" bypassed safety rules. In trials with 108 elderly volunteers, 11% clicked malicious links. The guardrails aren't holding.
AI adoption is splitting along wealth lines globally as businesses automate 77% of tasks. Singapore uses Claude 4.6x more than expected while India lags at 0.27x. The concentration threatens to widen economic gaps rather than close them.
Large U.S. companies just hit the brakes on AI—adoption fell from 14% to 12% in two months, the first decline since tracking began. MIT research explains why: 95% of enterprise pilots deliver zero ROI. The gap between AI hype and workflow reality is widening.
Students embrace AI faster than schools can write rules. While 85% use AI for coursework, institutions stall on policy—and tech giants step in with billions in training programs to fill the vacuum. The question: who gets to define learning standards?
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