As DeepSeek releases its first major new artificial intelligence model in over a year—DeepSeek-V4—here are five things to know about the Chinese startup:As DeepSeek releases its first major new artificial intelligence model in over a year—DeepSeek-V4—here are five things to know about the Chinese startup:Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
‘Clearly me’: AI drama accused of stealing faces
Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.Business[#item_full_content]
DeepSeek rolls out V4 update with 1 million-token context and stronger reasoning
DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. heats up.DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. heats up.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
YouTube offers deepfake detection to Hollywood
YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform’s efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform’s efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.Internet[#item_full_content]
The limit of what artificial intelligence can achieve, known as frontier AI, has crossed another threshold. AI can now plan and execute sophisticated cyber operations with minimal guidance at speeds far beyond human capability.The limit of what artificial intelligence can achieve, known as frontier AI, has crossed another threshold. AI can now plan and execute sophisticated cyber operations with minimal guidance at speeds far beyond human capability.Security[#item_full_content]
What happens when artificial intelligence gets it wrong? From self-driving cars to medical tools, rapid advances in AI are raising new ethical and legal concerns.What happens when artificial intelligence gets it wrong? From self-driving cars to medical tools, rapid advances in AI are raising new ethical and legal concerns.Automotive[#item_full_content]
If you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit, how far will it go? AI agents appear capable of lying, concealing, and colluding, according to new research from Harvard Business School.If you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit, how far will it go? AI agents appear capable of lying, concealing, and colluding, according to new research from Harvard Business School.Business[#item_full_content]
Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today’s most capable reasoning models share a trait with the loudest voice in the room: They deliver every answer with the same unshakable certainty, whether they’re right or guessing. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have now traced that overconfidence to a specific flaw in how these models are trained, and developed a method that fixes it without giving up any accuracy. The team’s research is published on the arXiv preprint server.Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today’s most capable reasoning models share a trait with the loudest voice in the room: They deliver every answer with the same unshakable certainty, whether they’re right or guessing. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have now traced that overconfidence to a specific flaw in how these models are trained, and developed a method that fixes it without giving up any accuracy. The team’s research is published on the arXiv preprint server.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]
Virtual reality (VR) experiences and 360-degree videos are transforming viewers from passive observers into active participants immersed within a scene. Yet this shift raises an important question: Where do people direct their attention in such environments, and what shapes that attention?Virtual reality (VR) experiences and 360-degree videos are transforming viewers from passive observers into active participants immersed within a scene. Yet this shift raises an important question: Where do people direct their attention in such environments, and what shapes that attention?Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
Most of what AI chatbots know about the world comes from devouring massive amounts of text from the internet—with all its facts, falsehoods, knowledge and nonsense. Given that input, is it possible that AI language models have an “understanding” of the real world? As it turns out, they do—or at least something like an understanding. That’s according to a new study by researchers from Brown University to be presented on Saturday, April 25 at the International Conference on Learning Representations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study is published on the arXiv preprint server.Most of what AI chatbots know about the world comes from devouring massive amounts of text from the internet—with all its facts, falsehoods, knowledge and nonsense. Given that input, is it possible that AI language models have an “understanding” of the real world? As it turns out, they do—or at least something like an understanding. That’s according to a new study by researchers from Brown University to be presented on Saturday, April 25 at the International Conference on Learning Representations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study is published on the arXiv preprint server.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
