2026-08-03
Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Max takes on long-horizon AI tasks with 2.4 trillion parameters
Alibaba's new flagship model Qwen3.8-Max is built to handle complex tasks on its own over days at a time, from reproducing research papers to designing chips autonomously. The team plans to release the weights next week.<br /> The article Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Max takes on long-horizon AI tasks with 2.4 trillion parameters appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
2026-08-03
Two teams solved the same quantum crypto problem using GPT-5.6 just three hours apart
Two research teams independently solved the same open quantum cryptography problem using OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra, submitting their papers just three hours apart. "If someone mentions an open problem, the first thing is to see if GPT solves it," says one of the researchers. The case raises a question: what does "independent discovery" mean when everyone uses the same mod [...]
2026-08-03
AI’s Biggest Hidden Cost Isn’t Compute. It’s People.
Everyone is talking about the cost of AI. Usually they're talking about GPUs, model licensing, or token consumption. I think they're looking in the wrong place. The biggest cost of enterprise AI may turn out to be the people needed to supervise it. A recent study found employees save about 11 hours a week using AI, but spend more than six hours checking outputs, fixing mistakes, adding m [...]
